Currently using obsidian, will check this out ASAP

Of GNOME or KDE? Because both of them leave gunk in system files when removed

This just isn’t true. There are tons of dependencies that are going to get left all over the place

Right. But cleaning up the old files left over from swapping your DE is much easier if you actually have read and write access to those files. When you swap DEs, it’s gonna leave shit behind whether you’re atomic or not. But atomic systems have more barriers to cleaning them up, to prevent the user from accidentally cleaning the wrong things.

On atomic systems like Bazzite and the universal blues, getting rid of the old files from the previous DE can be a huge hassle. On normal systems it’s a lot easier

To keep an eye on pets