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GNOME CLASSIC VS UBUNTU vs WAYLAND VS XORG ls /usr/share/xsessions/

https://help.ubuntu.com/stable/ubuntu-help/gnome-classic.html.en https://www.reddit.com/r/Ubuntu/comments/hby264/can_anyone_help_me_with_what_does_gnome_classic/

  • Gnome classic (wayland?) Exec=gnome-session-classic TryExec=gnome-session

  • Gnome classic on Xorg Exec=env GNOME_SHELL_SESSION_MODE=classic gnome-session TryExec=gnome-session GNOME 46 has been released in coordination with the latest GTK version, 4.14

  • Ubuntu (wayland?) Exec=env GNOME_SHELL_SESSION_MODE=ubuntu /usr/bin/gnome-session --session=ubuntu TryExec=/usr/bin/gnome-shell

  • Ubuntu on Xorg Exec=env GNOME_SHELL_SESSION_MODE=ubuntu /usr/bin/gnome-session --session=ubuntu TryExec=/usr/bin/gnome-shell

Classic emulates gnome 2 The Xorg sessions are legacy and shouldn’t be used unless you have a specific need.