All I've ever noticed is the issue with multiple filemanagers starting at once, but I've only ever extensively used one at a time (normally MATE) so might not spot other issues
On 10/11/2018 at 12:31 AM, "Jonathan Aquilina" <[email protected]> wrote: > >Hi, > >If the below is accurate what issues could be encountered in terms >of configuration? > >Sent from my iPhone > >> On 10 Oct 2018, at 23:17, [email protected] wrote: >> >> The "main DE's" now are at least GNOME, Cinnamon, MATE,KDE, >XFCE,and LXDE >> and probably more. >> >>> On 10/10/2018 at 2:11 AM, "Jonathan Aquilina" ><[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> Hi Len, >>> >>> Aren’t there just 3 Main DE’s. Correct me if I am wrong but >aren’t >>> you talking about corner cases here? Or are you also taking >into >>> consideration window managers? >>> >>> Sent from my iPhone >>> >>>>> On 08 Oct 2018, at 00:05, Len Ovens <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> On Sun, 7 Oct 2018, Ralf Mardorf wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> On Sun, 07 Oct 2018 15:27:25 -0400, [email protected] >>> wrote: >>>>>> Most DE's are designed not to conflict with any other DE >>>>> >>>>> Yesno :D, for some more or less exceptional cases, regarding >so >>> called >>>>> major DEs, you and I know better :p. A "conflict" might not >be >>> the right >>>>> term for some issues, users could experience. >>>>> >>>>> I would reduce it to switching between window mangers, never >>> does cause >>>>> an issue, but switching between desktop environments not >>> necessarily >>>>> does, but always could come with a pitfall. >>>> >>>> The main thing is user config files which may be the same >>> filename from DE to DE or worse, one DE might expand a user >config >>> file in a way another might not understand. Also, if there is a >>> studio specific login and a DE login for the same DE, whichever >>> login you use first will set user configs in the way that login >>> sets up. Most DEs have a DE specific sub directory of .config, >but >>> in the case where the DE is just a modified version of another >>> DE... who knows. >>>> >>>> In general most people pick the DE they want and always use it. >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Len Ovens >>>> www.ovenwerks.net >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> ubuntu-studio-devel mailing list >>>> [email protected] >>>> Modify settings or unsubscribe at: >>> https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-studio-devel >>> >>> >>> -- >>> ubuntu-studio-devel mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> Modify settings or unsubscribe at: >>> https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-studio-devel >> >> >> -- >> ubuntu-studio-devel mailing list >> [email protected] >> Modify settings or unsubscribe at: >https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-studio-devel > > >-- >ubuntu-studio-devel mailing list >[email protected] >Modify settings or unsubscribe at: >https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-studio-devel -- ubuntu-studio-devel mailing list [email protected] Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-studio-devel
