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GUI Concept

http://askubuntu.com/questions/411147/what-is-the-relationship-between-unity-gnome-gnome-3-compiz-metacity-and-li

Determine display manager

cat /etc/X11/default-display-manager

http://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/20370/is-there-a-simple-linux-command-that-will-tell-me-what-my-display-manager-is

Determine windows manager

env | grep XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP

http://askubuntu.com/questions/72549/how-to-determine-which-window-manager-is-running

Determine desktop environment

env | grep DESKTOP_SESSION
#or
echo $GDMSESSION

http://askubuntu.com/questions/125062/how-can-i-find-which-desktop-enviroment-i-am-using

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