How do I find which DE is running on 14.04?

Asked Aug 18 '16 at 23:18

Active Aug 19 '16 at 07:57

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I'm logged into an Ubuntu 14.04 server remotely with ssh. I'm trying to find out which Desktop Environment is running. When I do the following, nothing happens:

admin@server:~$ echo $DESKTOP_SESSION
admin@server:~$ echo $XDG_CURRENT_SESSION
admin@server:~$

I know for a fact that there is a desktop running on the server. I saw it this morning, but now I'm 5 miles away.

edited Aug 19 '16 at 07:57

asked Aug 18 '16 at 23:18

jgeorges

How do I find which DE is running on 14.04?

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