switch between gnome and kde

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How do I switch my desktop environment between gnome and kde?

[Mnemonic]

How do you currently start KDE? Are you entering via runlevel 5, or are you typing startx in runlevel 3?

[scott_R]

with debian, you simply edit the /etc/X11/default-display-manager file.

With the other "biased" distros, there's usually a major headache involved. Essentially, however, all you have to do is start either gdm or kdm in whatever runlevel you are booting into.

[JockVSJock]

Try two things:

1. From a term. session


switchdesk kde


To switch from Gnome to KDE


switchdesk gnome


To switch from KDE to Gnome

2. Or try


echo startkde >~/.xinitrc


To start KDE


echo startgnome >~/.xinitrc


To start Gnome

Either one should work, but the switchdesk is far easier to use