Top 6 Linux Desktop Environments To Install On Ubuntu 16.04

  If you haven’t used any other desktop environment except Unity under Ubuntu 16.04, there are many choices that you can try. Since Linux offers the possibility to test many desktop environments, you can choose your favorite one from the list given below.

  如果在Ubuntu 16.04下未使用Unity以外的其他桌面环境，则可以尝试多种选择。 由于Linux提供了测试许多桌面环境的可能性，因此您可以从下面列出的列表中选择自己喜欢的一种。

1. Gnome 3

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:gnome3-team/gnome3-staging 
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:gnome3-team/gnome3 
sudo apt update 
sudo apt dist-upgrade 
sudo apt install gnome gnome-shell

  Note: If asked to select default display manager, select “lightdm”.

2. KDE Plasma 5.6

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:kubuntu-ppa/backports 
sudo apt update 
sudo apt-get dist-upgrade 
sudo apt install kubuntu-desktop

Note: If asked to select default display manager, select “lightdm”.

3. XFCE

sudo apt update 
sudo apt install xfce4

4. LXDE

sudo apt update 
sudo apt install lxde

5. Cinnamon 3.0

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:embrosyn/cinnamon 
sudo apt update 
sudo apt install cinnamon

6. MATE

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:jonathonf/mate-1.16 
sudo apt update 
sudo apt install mate-core mate-desktop-environment

From
http://www.upubuntu.com/2016/09/top-6-linux-desktop-environments-to.html