Is it advisable to have i3 + a GUI environment in the same install?

Hello. I’m wondering if there’s any disadvantages or compatibility issues that may arise if I install i3wm through pacman when I use XFCE at the moment. I don’t have a lot of experience with this so I’d like to make sure nothing’s going to break if I have both i3 and XFCE installed. Also, is selecting your DE the same as other distros, where it’s done on the log-in menu? Thanks guys.

So far nothing has broken in my multi DE setup (Cinnamon, XFCE and I3). You chose the DE you want to log in to, via the switch over the user name in your login screen.

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