# Rocky 9.2 GUI- difference between "gnome-classic" and "gnome-classic-xorg"? **URL:** \ **Category:** Rocky Linux Help & Support\ **Created:** [November 13, 2023, 10:59am UTC](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/rocky-9-2-gui-difference-between-gnome-classic-and-gnome-classic-xorg/11842 "2023-11-13T10:59:15Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![lerroot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/d26b3c/32.png) [@lerroot](https://forums.rockylinux.org/u/lerroot)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2023, 10:59am UTC](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/rocky-9-2-gui-difference-between-gnome-classic-and-gnome-classic-xorg/11842/1 "2023-11-13T10:59:15Z")
Hi- /usr/share/xsessions: What is difference between “gnome-classic” and “gnome-classic-xorg”? echo $XDG\_SESSION\_TYPE is X11 for both (using Nvidia video card) Any thoughts? Thank you. ---
**Author:** ![jlehtone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9a140/32.png) [@jlehtone](https://forums.rockylinux.org/u/jlehtone)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2023, 11:54am UTC](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/rocky-9-2-gui-difference-between-gnome-classic-and-gnome-classic-xorg/11842/2 "2023-11-13T11:54:14Z")
They are text files, so you could see the differences with: ```auto diff /usr/share/xsessions/gnome-classic* ``` * * * The files `gnome.desktop` and `gnome-xorg.desktop` are identical. All `*.desktop` files in `/usr/share/xsessions/` are for X11 – the Wayland configs are in `/usr/share/wayland-sessions/` ---
**Author:** ![lerroot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/d26b3c/32.png) [@lerroot](https://forums.rockylinux.org/u/lerroot)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2023, 12:58pm UTC](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/rocky-9-2-gui-difference-between-gnome-classic-and-gnome-classic-xorg/11842/3 "2023-11-13T12:58:40Z")
Thank you for the info. Yes, I diffed those file already. My question is- when I chose gnome-classic.desktop (not gnome.desktop) or gnome-classic-xorg.desktop for my desktop from /usr/share/xsessions/from the login screen, what is the difference? Why are both offered if they are identical? Also- how do I get the option to boot to a wayland session? The tool icon in the login screen only lists the /usr/share/xsessions/ options. Is this due to NVIDIA card/drivers (latest) being incompatible with wayland? ---
**Author:** ![jlehtone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9a140/32.png) [@jlehtone](https://forums.rockylinux.org/u/jlehtone)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2023, 1:35pm UTC](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/rocky-9-2-gui-difference-between-gnome-classic-and-gnome-classic-xorg/11842/4 "2023-11-13T13:35:33Z")
> [@lerroot](#): > > My question is- when I chose gnome-classic.desktop (not gnome.desktop) or gnome-classic-xorg.desktop for my desktop from /usr/share/xsessions/from the login screen, what is the difference? Why are both offered if they are identical? I don’t know. Apparently GDM does something fancy: [Reddit - Dive into anything](https://www.reddit.com/r/Fedora/comments/y7u23n/why_are_there_two_gnome_wayland_choices/) > [@lerroot](#): > > Also- how do I get the option to boot to a wayland session? NVidia’s drivers – at least initially – did not support Wayland. The installation of driver probably adds `WaylandEnable=false` to config of GDM so that GDM does not run on Wayland nor offer any Wayland sessions. Again, I don’t know whether one can already re-enable Wayland – I had Zoom crash Nouveau+Wayland, so haven’t had inspiration to check latest developments (as long as X11 “lives”). ---
**Author:** ![lerroot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/d26b3c/32.png) [@lerroot](https://forums.rockylinux.org/u/lerroot)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2023, 2:09am UTC](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/rocky-9-2-gui-difference-between-gnome-classic-and-gnome-classic-xorg/11842/5 "2023-11-14T02:09:50Z")
ok thank you! this is beyond obscure. i wish someone would bother to properly document this. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/rockylinux/original/1X/91b7219eec10e30013422e4df76c1d898711a5d5.svg) [@system](https://forums.rockylinux.org/u/system)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2024, 2:10am UTC](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/rocky-9-2-gui-difference-between-gnome-classic-and-gnome-classic-xorg/11842/6 "2024-01-13T02:10:51Z")
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