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Neo313

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Registered: 2018-10-19

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Is possible to "dual boot" KDE and LXQt?

I've just installed my first arch system and would like to try out several of the desktop environments. Currently I have LXQT and LXDE both installed and I switch between them by using "systemctl disable sddm" and then "systemctl enable lxdm" or vice versa. However both LXQT and KDE use the same sddm display manager. So obviously these commands wouldn't work. Is there a way to switch between KDE and LXQT without deleting LXQT first?

ngoonee

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Re: Is possible to "dual boot" KDE and LXQt?

Display managers should allow you to choose which DM to log in to.

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Scimmia

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Re: Is possible to "dual boot" KDE and LXQt?

The display manager you use doesn't matter. Just choose what session you want to start.

simona70

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Re: Is possible to "dual boot" KDE and LXQt?

At login you can choose one of desktop environment you have installed. sddm allow it. Entries are in /usr/share/xsessions/

Last edited by simona70 (2018-10-20 10:04:34)

ewaller

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Re: Is possible to "dual boot" KDE and LXQt?

At login you can choose one of desktop environment you have installed. sddm allow it. Entries are in /usr/share/xsessions/

Expanding upon that.  It is possible to log in from different consoles (Ctrl-Alt-F2, F3....) and start and use a different desktop environment / windows manager on each one.  I often run i3wm on console one and Openbox on console 2.

Last edited by ewaller (2018-10-20 15:28:06)

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Slithery

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Re: Is possible to "dual boot" KDE and LXQt?

I do pretty much the same thing as ewaller.

I always have herbstluftwm on TTY1 as my main desktop, then a Steam big-picture session running on TTY2 and finally Kodi on TTY3.

I switch between them using a button on my TV remote bound to chvt via CEC if I can't be bothered to reach for the keyboard

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