How risky is it to install XFCE on stable Cinnamon 17.1

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How risky is it to install XFCE on stable Cinnamon 17.1

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I want to play around with XFCE on my Cinnamon system. Everything is working great in Cinnamon, so don't want to muck it up.
- If this is NOT risky, what's easiest way to install.
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Re: How risky is it to install XFCE on stable Cinnamon 17.1

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Kendoori wrote:I want to play around
Have you considered using VirtualBox? That's how most "play around" with stuff without breaking their main installation.
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Re: How risky is it to install XFCE on stable Cinnamon 17.1

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Good idea on Virtualbox. I will install Cinnamon and see what happens when I put XFCE on top of it.
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Re: How risky is it to install XFCE on stable Cinnamon 17.1

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I use Cinnamon as my primary DE but always install XFCE as a backup DE just in case something gets goobered up in Cinnamon. I have never had any sign of a conflict between the two.
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Re: How risky is it to install XFCE on stable Cinnamon 17.1

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InkKnife wrote:I use Cinnamon as my primary DE but always install XFCE as a backup DE just in case something gets goobered up in Cinnamon. I have never had any sign of a conflict between the two.
If I want to do this, which package should I install?
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Re: How risky is it to install XFCE on stable Cinnamon 17.1

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Kendoori wrote:If I want to do this, which package should I install?
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