[SOLVED] using gnome 3 and cinnamon together.

rubankumars · 10-19-2015, 10:42 PM

I use debian jessie.Can I use gnome 3 and cinnamon and mate together?
Will it cause any problems?

ondoho · 10-20-2015, 02:19 AM

you can't use more than 1 desktop environment at the same time, but you can use various apps from different DEs.
a little caution is prudent, always look what dependencies the app wants to pull in when installing. it may cause problems.

jens · 10-20-2015, 07:05 AM

@ ondoho: I think he(or she) meant installing all tree on the same system ...

@ rubankumars: It might need some extra configurations in the menu/default-apps (you'll get multiple tools for the same thing), only install their minimal packages.

rubankumars · 10-20-2015, 10:54 PM

Dear ondoho,
What I meant by using more than one DE at a time is "keeping more than one DE" the same machine.For eg,I install both lxde and kde in my debian.I use lxde is for me and KDE is for my family.

ondoho · 10-21-2015, 01:15 AM

^ you mean like seperate logins, maybe even seperate users?
that should be possible.
i would go for the seperate users option, and install the new DE from inside the target user.