# Install Gnome Desktop Environment (Ubuntu/Fedora) on Armbian

1. Log into Armbian
2. Launch a terminal window and run the following commands:
   # update software repositories
   sudo apt update
   # install available software updates
   sudo apt upgrade
   # clean apt cache
   sudo apt clean
   # install lxdm and gnome
   sudo apt install lxdm gnome-desktop
3. After the system reboots, you should be greeted with a different login screen
4. There is now an option to log into the gnome desktop environment
   1. To set gnome as the default for all users, edit the /etc/lxdm/lxdm.conf file and add session=/usr/bin/gnome-session
      # edit lxdm config
      sudo nano /etc/lxdm/lxdm.conf

      session=/usr/bin/gnome-session

   2. To set gnome as the default just for the current user, edit the ~/.dmrc file setting Session=gnome
      # edit desktop config
      sudo nano ~/.dmrc

      [Desktop]
      Session=gnome