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recklessswing

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From: Türkiye

Registered: 2020-12-18

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[SOLVED] I installed gnome, now I can't use XFCE

I installed gnome with this command: sudo apt install task-gnome-desktop
And chose gdm instead of slim. Now when I choose xfce from the bottom, it stil brings me to gnome wayland. Why? Is XFCE broken now?

andyprough

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Registered: 2019-10-19

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Re: [SOLVED] I installed gnome, now I can't use XFCE

Does Gnome even run on Devuan? I thought it requires Soystem-D.

golinux

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Registered: 2016-11-25

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Re: [SOLVED] I installed gnome, now I can't use XFCE

Does Gnome even run on Devuan?

Yes.

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berni51

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Registered: 2018-12-20

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Re: [SOLVED] I installed gnome, now I can't use XFCE

If you have once installed Gnome, you will have it forever. Whatever you will do beside Gnome - Gnome is already there. Scary!
Remove it as long you will be ablte to do. :-)

Berni, Gnome-hater.

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Head_on_a_Stick

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Re: [SOLVED] I installed gnome, now I can't use XFCE

I installed gnome with this command: sudo apt install task-gnome-desktop

Check the logs to see if any packages were removed for that operation. I've had both GNOME & Xfce working under Devuan chimaera so it should be possible.

This should re-install the full Xfce desktop:

# apt install task-xfce-desktop

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recklessswing

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From: Türkiye

Registered: 2020-12-18

Posts: 87  

Re: [SOLVED] I installed gnome, now I can't use XFCE

I installed gnome with this command: sudo apt install task-gnome-desktop

Check the logs to see if any packages were removed for that operation. I've had both GNOME & Xfce working under Devuan chimaera so it should be possible.

This should re-install the full Xfce desktop:

# apt install task-xfce-desktop

This gave me already installed thing. I did it with this instead:

sudo apt install task-xfce-desktop --reinstall