I have to disagree.  DVD installs the desktop or desktops you choose.  Is the CD that has a default.  In Fedora Desktop is Gnome Shell but there are spins as KDE, LXDE, etc.

I would rather not to use Gnome 3.  But is just my opinion and there's always the option to install any other desktop.



Regards,
Lailah
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