On Thu, 06 Sep 2018 11:53:19 +0100 mick crane <mick.cr...@gmail.com> wrote:
> hello, > It is a long time since I fiddled with the display. > is buster. > there are the names > display manager which is lightdm > desktop environment which is mate > and window manager which I think is part of mate > > If I want to change desktop environment do I need a window manager ? > I'm not seeing anything looks like a window manager in output > of "ps ax" > > How do I change desktop environment ? > Is it > "update-alternatives --config x-window-manager" > > just asking because I don't want to bugger it up To change desktop environment, you must install another one. Seems you only have Mate installed. Do a search for "Installing Debian Desktop" for the details. B
