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How change the default desktop manager in debian?

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I am using Debian 6 with two desktop managers (Gnome and KDE). During installation, I chose KDE as the default desktop. But, now I want to change the default desktop to Gnome. How do I change it?

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I have found the solution by editing the file in the path : For Gnome, edit as: For KDE, edit as below: Once updated, reboot the computer. You can find it updated the display manager. You can also do it by executing the below command:

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