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Q&A What desktop environment am I running?

Login screen Check your login screen. Login Managers often give an option to select between different desktop environments. The last used entry is usually highlighted. It is possible that your ...

posted 3mo ago by GeraldS‭  ·  edited 3mo ago by GeraldS‭

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#2: Post edited by user avatar GeraldS‭ · 2024-08-19T07:49:19Z (3 months ago)
added an afterthought
  • ## Login screen
  • Check your login screen. Login Managers often give an option to select between different desktop environments. The last used entry is usually highlighted.
  • ![login screen from POP!OS showing the session selection menu in the lower right corner](https://linux.codidact.com/uploads/bd00cfmcg3uvvqidmrnemz8ww039)
  • It is possible that your Login Manager doesn't show such a selection if only one entry is available. The location can vary depending on the Login Manager used. If you have either more than one desktop environments installed or if your DE provides different options (some provide X11/Wayland/Failback options) it should be somewhere.
  • ## Login screen
  • Check your login screen. Login Managers often give an option to select between different desktop environments. The last used entry is usually highlighted.
  • ![login screen from POP!OS showing the session selection menu in the lower right corner](https://linux.codidact.com/uploads/bd00cfmcg3uvvqidmrnemz8ww039)
  • It is possible that your Login Manager doesn't show such a selection if only one entry is available. The location can vary depending on the Login Manager used. If you have either more than one desktop environments installed or if your DE provides different options (some provide X11/Wayland/Failback options) it should be somewhere (sometimes only after selecting the user to log in).
#1: Initial revision by user avatar GeraldS‭ · 2024-08-19T07:47:33Z (3 months ago) 
## Login screen

Check your login screen. Login Managers often give an option to select between different desktop environments. The last used entry is usually highlighted.

![login screen from POP!OS showing the session selection menu in the lower right corner](https://linux.codidact.com/uploads/bd00cfmcg3uvvqidmrnemz8ww039)

It is possible that your Login Manager doesn't show such a selection if only one entry is available. The location can vary depending on the Login Manager used. If you have either more than one desktop environments installed or if your DE provides different options (some provide X11/Wayland/Failback options) it should be somewhere.