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[LFS rebase] Update "Change Desktop Environment Documentation" for 24.04 release (#1392)
* Update desktop environment documentation for Pop!_OS 24.04 Updated documentation to reflect changes in Pop!_OS version 24.04, including the default desktop environment and installation instructions. * Update documentation for COSMIC desktop environment --------- Co-authored-by: Dmitry Yarygin <deemoun@users.noreply.github.com> Co-authored-by: Thomas Zimmerman <41023059+thomas-zimmerman@users.noreply.github.com>
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title: Change Desktop Environment (Pop!_OS 22.04)
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title: Change Desktop Environment (Pop!_OS 24.04)
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Pop!_OS 22.04 Comes with GNOME by default. Follow these instructions to install additional desktop environments.
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Pop!_OS 24.04 Comes with COSMIC by default. Follow these instructions to install additional desktop environments.
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- desktop environment
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- MATE
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Pop!\_OS and Ubuntu both include the GNOME desktop environment by default. A desktop environment is responsible for the look and feel of the graphical desktop, and includes many of the key programs that get used every day.
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Pop!\_OS has the COSMIC desktop environment by default. A desktop environment is responsible for the look and feel of the graphical desktop, and includes many of the key programs that get used every day.
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You can install an alternative desktop environment using the instructions below.
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> **Warning:** Installing other desktop environments may affect the visual style and functionality of the default GNOME desktop (on both Ubuntu and Pop!_OS).
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> **Warning:** Installing other desktop environments may affect the visual style and functionality of the default COSMIC desktop.
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If you run into trouble while using an alternative desktop environment, you may wish to revert to the default environment. To ensure the default GNOME desktop environment is installed in Pop!\_OS, install the `pop-desktop` package:
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If you run into trouble while using an alternative desktop environment, you may wish to revert to the default environment. To ensure the default COSMIC desktop environment is installed in Pop!\_OS, install the `pop-desktop` package:
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```bash
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sudo apt install pop-desktop
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sudo apt install ubuntu-desktop
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The desktop environment acts as the top graphical layer of the OS. The desktop environment is launched by a display manager; Pop!\_OS and Ubuntu both use GDM (GNOME Display Manager) by default.
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The desktop environment acts as the top graphical layer of the OS. The desktop environment is launched by a display manager; Pop!\_OS has cosmic-greeter while Ubuntu uses GDM (GNOME Display Manager) by default.
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If multiple desktop environments are installed, GDM will display a gear icon, which will allow you to select the desktop environment you want to launch. You will need to either reboot or restart your display manager using `sudo systemctl restart gdm` before a newly-installed desktop environment will show up in the list of options.
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### GNOME
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While Pop and Ubuntu contain GNOME by default, both include a number of customizations to GNOME. You can also install a vanilla GNOME session to get the upstream GNOME experience.
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Pop!_OS 24.04 Comes with the new COSMIC desktop environment by default. You can also install a vanilla GNOME session to get the vanilla GNOME experience.
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![GNOME](/images/desktop-environment/GNOME.png)
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