SUMMARY
This article explains what a desktop manager is and which desktop managers Mari supports and is tested against. We recommend investigating the potential risks of using a certain desktop manager before committing to one, and moving machines to a supported desktop manager to use with Mari.
MORE INFORMATION
When choosing a Linux-based operating system, additional options may arise in regards to which desktop manager to use. A desktop manager is a collection of software on top of the operating system that defines the Graphic User Interface (GUI). This includes the style and look of icons, windows, folders, mouse pointer, etc.
As per our System Requirements page, Mari supports and is tested against GNOME and MATE desktop managers, and we are aware that the Qt5 developments in Mari 4 have highlighted some issues across other desktop managers.
Unfortunately, at this time, we do not plan to provide support for alternative desktop managers with Mari, as this introduces a high risk of destabilising the Linux support of the desktop managers commonly used by most of our users.
KNOWN ISSUES FOR UNSUPPORTED DESKTOP MANAGERS
We are aware of some issues that are caused by using unsupported desktop managers.
These are as follows:
- XCFE desktop manager - It has been reported that painting on floating palettes does not display properly until the palette is moved. This may result in unexpected UI updates and unwanted visual traces.
FURTHER HELP
If you are using a supported desktop manager and are seeing any Mari issues, please create a support ticket and provide us with the information requested in this article:
Q100090: Information to send Support when reporting a Mari issue
For more information on how to open a Support ticket, please refer to this article:
Q100064: How to raise a support ticket
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