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Steps to Change Desktop Environment to XFCE on Debian

The XFCE desktop environment is a lightweight and modular desktop environment for Unix-like operating systems. Changing the desktop environment from the default to XFCE needs a couple of steps. Here’s an overall method for doing it:

1. First, we have to set up the XFCE desktop environment. We may do this using the package manager. Open a terminal and run the following:

2. LightDM is a display manager that handles graphic logins. If we want to use LightDM instead of Debian’s default display manager, we can set up:

3. We got LightDM and if wish to use it, we may need to set it up as the default display manager. We can do this by running:

4. Follow the prompts to set LightDM as the default display manager.

5. Once XFCE has been set up log out of the current session. On the login screen, we should see an option to switch to the XFCE session.

6. After logging out, we will see the login screen. Click on the username, then in the session menu (typically near the bottom of the screen), select “XFCE” or “XFCE Session” from the available desktop environments.

7. Enter the password to log in. We should now use XFCE as the desktop environment.

By changing the desktop environment to XFCE on Debian, user can get several benefits, particularly if we have specific needs or preferences regarding performance, resource usage, customization, and simplicity.

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Conclusion

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