Correct switching between graphical environments

Post#1 by **IgorLebedev** » 28 Jan 2025, 09:16

Hi all!
I want to switch from KDE Plasma to LXDE - what is the most correct way to do this, or at least how to first try the new environment in work and, if it does not suit, then return to the previous one? I read the manuals, but did not find anything, and there is no way to read everything in a row and search for a long time. I think that the question of switching graphical environments should also be one of the first for noobs. What I found in Perplexity and Google (via Porteus Package Manager (PPM) or by downloading the corresponding LXDE module) - I did not find this in the menu at all. In general, I am at a dead end.
Probably, to simplify the search for information, manuals and the forum should use some GPT system for analyzing personal/corporate document flow (libraries), which will analyze the forum more deeply and will be able to answer any question most accurately.

Post#2 by **rych** » 28 Jan 2025, 11:13

The easiest is to get the 003-lxde.xzm and put it into base or /modules. Then rename 003-kde5.xzm -> 003-kde5.xz_ for example. Then back up copy your current /changes folder to /changesKDE. It should be okay to share /changes folder between DEs even if a bit adventurous as they will cross-contaminate that folder perhaps with some unwanted interference ... but sharing all saved Apps settings etc. is a plus. Alternatively, make a fresh, empty /changes ... and reboot.

Post#3 by **Blaze** » 28 Jan 2025, 14:59

How about noload cheat code? More info is here http://www.porteus.org/tutorials/26-gen ... -them.html

Post#4 by **Ed_P** » 28 Jan 2025, 17:42

Blaze wrote: ↑
28 Jan 2025, 14:59
How about noload cheat code?

Kinda like this one:

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noload=kde;jinn;lxqt;xfce;lxde;mate;open;dat.xzm;mychanges;autonet;pipe

Post#5 by **donald** » 29 Jan 2025, 01:46

Put the 003-DEs you want into the base folder.

Make an entry for each in porteus.cfg and assign a separate changes folder to each.

Example:

LABEL GRAPHICAL
MENU LABEL Graphics mode KDE
KERNEL /boot/syslinux/vmlinuz
INITRD /boot/syslinux/initrd.xz
APPEND from=UUID:<your-string> changes=UUID:<your-string>/porteus/changes-kde noload=003-lxde

LABEL GRAPHICAL
MENU LABEL Graphics mode LXDE
KERNEL /boot/syslinux/vmlinuz
INITRD /boot/syslinux/initrd.xz
APPEND from=UUID:<your-string> changes=UUID:<your-string>/porteus/changes-lxde noload=003-kde