Switching Desktop Environments / Edition

Ultramarine Hop

Ultramarine Hop (previously codenamed umswitch) is a graphical application that enables users of Ultramarine to switch between editions or install multiple desktop environments on their system.

The source code is available on GitHub.

Installation

The package name is ultramarine-hop but it is also aliased as hop. This package is available directly in Ultramarine repositories.

sudo dnf install hop

Running the program

  1. Open the launcher (usually by pressing winkey/Meta/Super).
  2. Type hop. Ultramarine Hop should pop up as the first option.
  3. Select the option. A dialog asking for privileges will pop out. Type in your password to continue.
  4. Select the corresponding action you would like to perform.
    • if you would like to add a new desktop environment to your system, click the first option. This will download and install an extra desktop environment onto your system.
    • if you would like to remove an existing desktop environment on your system, click the middle option. This will remove the selected desktop environment from your system. You may only select this option if you have more than 2 desktop environments installed, otherwise this option will be greyed out.
    • if you would like to switch to another edition, select the last option.
  5. Select the corresponding desktop environment / edition.

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