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Asked: June 2, 20262026-06-02T12:41:46+00:00 2026-06-02T12:41:46+00:00

I need to programatically determine which window manager is running, on Linux. Pseudocode for

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I need to programatically determine which window manager is running, on Linux.

Pseudocode for how it would be used:

if(WindowManagerOfOS.isKDE()){
      do.anyThing();
}

How can I do this? Is it even possible?

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    2026-06-02T12:41:49+00:00Added an answer on June 2, 2026 at 12:41 pm
    System.getenv("XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP")
    

    returns "GNOME" on my machine. Try it out on KDE-based box.

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