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So, before, I have installed another desktop environment which after installation it made a startup sound, and changed one of my fonts, and things like these which I could never make them like before.

Also as it says in Will I have problems installing multiple desktop environments?

However, desktop environments will often "argue" with each other and overwrite settings.

Made me sure it's not a random thing that just happened for me.

now after a while, again, It passed my mind to have multiple desktop environments. Is there anyway to install them without them arguing and interfering with each other and without overwriting settings and etc.. ?

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    The best way to do this is to have a separate partition for each operating system that has its own DE. I also suggest not having a common partition for the home directory, because each DE will over write config files in the user's home directory. (If you want to have a common Documents, Downloads, Music, etc. directories, you can always create a link from each user's home directory to a another partition that has these directories. This will keep everything clean and separate while allowing you to easily work on your files from any DE.)
    – Enterprise
    May 1, 2021 at 4:31
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    You can fully install multiple Linux OS on a SSD or HDD. Just like installing Windows and Ubuntu on the same drive, only it is much easier as they all use GRUB bootloader.
    – C.S.Cameron
    May 1, 2021 at 4:33
  • thanks guys, but at this moment, Installing multiple Linuxes is not my best option
    – Parsa
    May 1, 2021 at 4:35
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    It depends on, in my opinion if the desktop share the same "roots". I would avoid gnome/unity/mate/cinnamon install together (gtk based) Or lubuntu/plasma (qt* based)
    – nobody
    May 1, 2021 at 9:49
  • @nobody what about logging in into each of the desktop envs by different users and not opening two gtk based or two qt based desktops with one user?
    – Parsa
    May 1, 2021 at 10:02

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So, I tested installing other desktop environments alongside gnome,(I installed kde and cinnamon) and logging into each with a different user, so the config files of the envs don't interfere.

as long as I see, There will be no issue if you always use one desktop environment for each user.

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