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or maybe something else?

I am using Redhat OS.

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Someone with editing powers needs to change "Genome" to "Gnome" – Shannon Nelson Jan 15 at 9:59
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done :) I'd also wish the OP had pointed out what version of redhat he's using, since unless its RHEL, there hasn't been a redhat release in ages – The Journeyman geek Jan 15 at 13:27

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Have a look at your installed applications. If a lot of them start with K - you're on KDE. If a lot of them start with G, you're on Gnome. Seriously. :o)

If you go to the About page of your computers settings panel, that should give you some clues.

Alternatively, look around on Google Images for screenshots of Gnome or KDE. It should be obvious once you have seen the basic look of the desktop environment.

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Since you can have both Gnome and KDE installed on the machine, and have access to both sets of programs in your menus, the first suggestion is not a foolproof method. The About panel is most likely the useful answer. – Shannon Nelson Jan 20 at 8:34
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Open a terminal and type:

echo $DESKTOP_SESSION

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This is the best answer. – daxim Jan 15 at 18:49
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Not always true, as for someone could be just "default" – dag729 Jan 18 at 0:55
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Quick way #1: if you have a "System" menu entry on the top line, and there's an item in the menu that says "About Gnome", you're probably running Gnome.

Quick way #2: ps -ef | grep gnome

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Ahm...this is what GNOME lookes like, and this is KDE.

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