How can I know the display manager it's being used?
You can follow command cat /etc/X11/default-display-manager
. You will get response like /usr/sbin/lightdm
. It looks like:
$ cat /etc/X11/default-display-manager
/usr/sbin/gdm3
The easiest and most painless way to view your environment is with the command:
env | grep XDG
Another choice is:
pstree
which will show a list of all running processes including the display manager. pstree should be installed as part of the standard distribution but if it isn't:
sudo apt-get install pstree
You can obtain more specific information about the windows and desktop environment with the following commands:
echo $XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP
and
wmctrl -m
wmctrl will show you the name of the windows manager. You may have to install it first. wmctrl supports a rich array of fun switches.
sudo apt-get install wmctrl
These commands (except for echo $environment) all have man pages.