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I find sometimes installing a bunch of different DEs can cause weird cross-issues, so I tend to just make VMs to try out new things. I have a bunch of them on an external drive like little specimen jars lol.
Also as a side note, I keep a VM that's as close to my current setup as possible, so if I get the urge to try something weird I can do it there first and see if it breaks anything.