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One of the wallpapers has XFCE on it, but I didn't change my desktop environment. Also of note, when I open the terminal it doesn't look the same as it used to. Instead of the dark purple window it's a black window with white text and the window's icon is a red "X" with a dark blue "T" on it.

This is a headless machine and I connect to it through remote-desktop.

If I go through the applications menu (manually clicking, the super key does nothing and my keyboard does not have a "Fn" key) and go to settings I get the window on the left. Changing the settings in this window does nothing. Right clicking the desktop and clicking "desktop settings" I get the window on the right. This window correctly changes the wallpaper.

When I open the home folder I get Thunar.

My guess is there are two desktop environments competing or something right now? How can I fix this?

Also, weirdly, if I click my name in the upper right I can "lock screen" and "log out..." but I can't "switch user," "suspend," or "shut down."

Thank you in advance for any help.

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[–] avidamoeba@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Get out with this noise. This is the same nonsense as "just install Linux" to a person with a Windows problem.

[–] over_clox@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

Have you not caught the recent news that Ubuntu is now plastering adverts on the desktop if you haven't paid for it?

Please kindly fuck off.

[–] over_clox@lemmy.world 0 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Here mofo, go purchase Ubuntu Pro..

https://slrpnk.net/post/13269933

Canonical can suck my balls.

[–] avidamoeba@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

Wait you thought that meme was factual? 🫨 Even OP themselves said in that thread it was a joke he made to troll Canonical haters. !linuxmemes@lemmy.world is rarely factual.

[–] over_clox@lemmy.world -2 points 1 month ago

Whether factual or not, that's still the direction Canonical is heading.