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What is the easiest way to try all the DEs? (lemmy.dbzer0.com)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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As title says. Obviously I could setup different virtual machines or spend the time and install all the DEs in one VM if it is even possible without breaking the OS. I'm wondering if there is an already made iso or something that installs all the maintained DEs for trying.

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[–] [email protected] 24 points 1 year ago (1 children)

NixOS. You can change DE by editing a couple lines in your config, running sudo nixos-rebuild boot and rebooting

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I agree with NixOS as a good choice for this. The most important bit for me is it cleans up really well when you switch. Every other distro I've tried tends to leave a lot of mess behind and a lot of duplicate function apps.

[–] mvirts 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Just be ready to clean out your home, maybe add a new user to test them. I set up KDE then went back to gnome and it broke my cursors somehow... nbd but it's a bit annoying

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Can't say I've seen that yet, but it is a good point. Your home directory might still get a little messy. I think the thought of using the config to me a user per-desktop environment you test is problem a good idea.