I just installed debian 12 on an old laptop, and it has gnome. I’ve installed KDE, but when I log in it still pulls up gnome. How do I change it to KDE? Thanks.
Your login manager should have the option to select which DE you login to.
Thanks. The login screen didn’t show the icon to choose an environment until I was entering my password, at which point I was going on muscle memory, so I hit Enter without thinking. Once I logged out, I was able to log in using KDE. Thanks.
Log out, and then look around the login screen for a way to choose your desktop “session”. The location and appearance varies depending on the display manager, but it’s often in a corner of the screen. (Lower left in my case.)
I’m assuming you installed the “plasma-desktop” package. If you installed KDE some other way, your installation might be incomplete.
Thanks. The login screen didn’t show the icon to choose an environment until I was entering my password, at which point I was going on muscle memory, so I hit Enter without thinking. Once I logged out, I was able to log in using KDE. Thanks.
On mine, the little gear icon in the lower right of the login screen doesn’t show until I click my name first. Then it shows up and I can change my desktop environment.
