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[โ€“] Weslee@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

So it's basically themes and preset packs of apps?

[โ€“] CeeBee@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

No, nothing like that. It can seem that way from a quick glance, but there's so much more under the surface.

It's such a large change under the surface that sometimes the exact same system, but with a different DE is considered its own distro, but usually they're called spins.