In this article, I have collected 15 best desktop environments available for Ubuntu 12.10 (Quantal Quetzal) that can be used as a replacement for Unity. If you are interested in good design and look for your desktop, you may try the first seven desktop environments given below. If you want speed with no interest in design and desktop look, you may start from the eighth desktop environment.
Additionally, instead of installing various desktop environments on Ubuntu 12.10, you may try the different Ubuntu flavors which are:
- Xubuntu - XFCE desktop environment
- Kubuntu - K Desktop environment
- Lubuntu - LXDE
1. GNOME Shell
sudo apt-get install gnome-shell
2. KDE
sudo apt-get install --no-install-recommends kubuntu-desktop
3. Xfce
sudo apt-get install xfce4
4. LXDE
sudo apt-get install lxde
5. Cinnamon
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:gwendal-lebihan-dev/cinnamon-stable
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install cinnamon
6. Mate
sudo add-apt-repository "deb http://packages.mate-desktop.org/repo/ubuntu precise main"
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install mate-archive-keyring
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install mate-desktop-environment
7. E17
sudo apt-add-repository ppa:hannes-janetzek/enlightenment-svn
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install e17
8. Awesome WM
sudo apt-get install awesome
9. WindowMaker
sudo apt-get install wmaker
10. Fluxbox
sudo apt-get install fluxbox
11. Blackbox
sudo apt-get install blackbox
12. Openbox
sudo apt-get install openbox
13. jwm
sudo apt-get install jwm
14. IceWM
sudo apt-get install icewm
15. fvwm
sudo apt-get install fvwmExtra DEs
Here are some other desktop environments suggested by our readers:
- Razor-qt
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:razor-qt
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install razorqt
Note: You may also install these DEs on Linux Mint 14 or older.
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