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Ubuntu – Changing Window Managers (Gnome/KDE/XFCE/LXDE)

Using one of the many versions of Ubuntu but want to use a different window manager than the one it came with? This can be done quickly and easily by installing the window manager you wish to use and logging out and back in. Sound simple enough? It is.

To install your new window manager you can use the following commands through a terminal.

For LXDE

sudo apt-get install lxde

for XFCE

sudo apt-get install xubuntu-desktop

for Gnome

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:gnome3-team/gnome3

sudo apt-get update

sudo apt-get install gnome-shell

For KDE

sudo apt-get install kde-plasma-desktop

Once you install the one you want, log out, choose the one you want by clicking the icon next to your username, and log in.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Johnny October 23rd, 2013

Posted In: How To

Tags: change window manager, Gnome, kde, Linux, sessions manager, Ubuntu, window manager, Window Managers, xfce

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