In addition, you can also identify the Desktop by checking the currently running processes. Like the following command will show you the processes running for XFCE or KDE or GNOME desktops. You will see the results like below. As per the below result, the GNOME desktop is being used on this system.

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In addition, you can also identify the Desktop by checking the currently running processes. Like the following command will show you the processes running for XFCE or KDE or GNOME desktops. You will see the results like below. As per the below result, the GNOME desktop is being used on this system.

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