Uninstall Gnome DE and install Budgie DE

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I’m a newbie On rebornos and wondering how to Uninstall Gnome DE and install Budgie DE the easy way

Thanks

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Hi @robodonster70

To Uninstall Gnome and Install Budgie

Open a tty (Ctrl Alt F3 or Ctrl Alt Fn F3) and run the below commands:

  • To remove Gnome

sudo pacman -Rnc $(pacman -Qq | grep -E 'gnome' | xargs)

  • To install Budgie

sudo pacman -S budgie budgie-extras budgie-desktop-view budgie-backgrounds network-manager-applet materia-gtk-theme arc-gtk-theme papirus-icon-theme gtk-engine-murrine

  • Then restart GDM

sudo pacman -S --needed gdm

sudo systemctl enable gdm

sudo systemctl restart gdm

  • Select the Budgie Session

Afterwards on the login screen, find the gear button which gives you a menu to select Budgie

You can also switch to lightdm:

Switching to LightDM

  • Install LightDM and Greeter(s)

sudo pacman -S lightdm lightdm-gtk-greeter lightdm-slick-greeter

  • Disable GDM and enable LightDM

sudo systemctl disable gdm

sudo systemctl enable lightdm

  • Change LightDM greeter

sudo nano /etc/lightdm/lightdm.conf

Change

greeter-session=something

to

greeter-session=lightdm-slick-greeter

Save and exit with Ctrl X

  • Restart LightDM

sudo systemctl restart lightdm
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that worked very well :grinning:

Thanks

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You’re welcome :smiling_face:. Enjoy!