Is it possible to install i3 alongside kde-dragonized

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Hello everyone. I'm trying to install i3wm along with kde-dragonized so that i can change between the dms. Is there a way or is it possible to install i3 alongside kde-dragonized. My garuda-inxi output is displayed below if anybody asks. Thanks for the help

garuda-inxi
System:
  Kernel: 6.3.2-zen1-1-zen arch: x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc v: 13.1.1
    parameters: BOOT_IMAGE=/@/boot/vmlinuz-linux-zen
    root=UUID=12f7b6be-a10e-4223-8c17-1899ed215c72 rw rootflags=subvol=@
    quiet quiet splash rd.udev.log_priority=3 vt.global_cursor_default=0
    loglevel=3 ibt=off
  Desktop: KDE Plasma v: 5.27.5 tk: Qt v: 5.15.9 info: cairo-dock
    wm: kwin_x11 vt: 1 dm: SDDM Distro: Garuda Linux base: Arch Linux
Machine:
  Type: Laptop System: Alienware product: Alienware x14 v: 1.5.0
    serial: <superuser required> Chassis: type: 10 serial: <superuser required>
  Mobo: Alienware model: 0J3PYX v: A01 serial: <superuser required>
    UEFI: Alienware v: 1.5.0 date: 07/11/2022
Battery:
  ID-1: BAT1 charge: 61.0 Wh (100.0%) condition: 61.0/80.5 Wh (75.8%)
    volts: 12.7 min: 11.4 model: COMPAL PABAS0241231 type: Li-ion
    serial: <filter> status: full cycles: 241
CPU:
  Info: model: 12th Gen Intel Core i7-12700H bits: 64 type: MST AMCP
    arch: Alder Lake gen: core 12 level: v3 note: check built: 2021+
    process: Intel 7 (10nm ESF) family: 6 model-id: 0x9A (154) stepping: 3
    microcode: 0x42A
  Topology: cpus: 1x cores: 14 mt: 6 tpc: 2 st: 8 threads: 20 smt: enabled
    cache: L1: 1.2 MiB desc: d-8x32 KiB, 6x48 KiB; i-6x32 KiB, 8x64 KiB
    L2: 11.5 MiB desc: 6x1.2 MiB, 2x2 MiB L3: 24 MiB desc: 1x24 MiB
  Speed (MHz): avg: 2481 high: 2700 min/max: 400/4600:4700:3500 scaling:
    driver: intel_pstate governor: powersave cores: 1: 2700 2: 488 3: 2700
    4: 2700 5: 2700 6: 2700 7: 2700 8: 2700 9: 547 10: 2700 11: 2700 12: 2700
    13: 2700 14: 2700 15: 2700 16: 2700 17: 2700 18: 2700 19: 2700 20: 2700
    bogomips: 107520
  Flags: avx avx2 ht lm nx pae sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 ssse3 vmx
  Vulnerabilities: <filter>
Graphics:
  Device-1: Intel Alder Lake-P Integrated Graphics vendor: Dell driver: i915
    v: kernel arch: Gen-12.2 process: Intel 10nm built: 2021-22+ ports:
    active: eDP-1 empty: DP-1, DP-2, DP-3, DP-4 bus-ID: 0000:00:02.0
    chip-ID: 8086:46a6 class-ID: 0300
  Device-2: NVIDIA GA107BM [GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile] vendor: Dell
    driver: N/A alternate: nouveau non-free: 530.xx+
    status: current (as of 2023-05) arch: Ampere code: GAxxx
    process: TSMC n7 (7nm) built: 2020-22 bus-ID: 0000:01:00.0
    chip-ID: 10de:25e2 class-ID: 0300
  Device-3: Microdia Integrated_Webcam_HD driver: uvcvideo type: USB
    rev: 2.0 speed: 480 Mb/s lanes: 1 mode: 2.0 bus-ID: 3-7:4 chip-ID: 0c45:673b
    class-ID: 0e02
  Display: x11 server: X.Org v: 21.1.8 with: Xwayland v: 23.1.1
    compositor: kwin_x11 driver: X: loaded: modesetting
    alternate: fbdev,intel,vesa dri: iris gpu: i915 display-ID: :0 screens: 1
  Screen-1: 0 s-res: 1920x1080 s-dpi: 96 s-size: 508x285mm (20.00x11.22")
    s-diag: 582mm (22.93")
  Monitor-1: eDP-1 model: Sharp 0x154d built: 2021 res: 1920x1080 hz: 144
    dpi: 158 gamma: 1.2 size: 309x174mm (12.17x6.85") diag: 355mm (14")
    ratio: 16:9 modes: 1920x1080
  API: OpenGL v: 4.6 Mesa 23.0.3 renderer: Mesa Intel Graphics (ADL GT2)
    direct-render: Yes
Audio:
  Device-1: Intel Alder Lake PCH-P High Definition Audio vendor: Dell
    driver: sof-audio-pci-intel-tgl
    alternate: snd_hda_intel,snd_sof_pci_intel_tgl bus-ID: 0000:00:1f.3
    chip-ID: 8086:51c8 class-ID: 0401
  Device-2: NVIDIA driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel bus-ID: 0000:01:00.1
    chip-ID: 10de:2291 class-ID: 0403
  API: ALSA v: k6.3.2-zen1-1-zen status: kernel-api tools: N/A
  Server-1: PipeWire v: 0.3.70 status: active with: 1: pipewire-pulse
    status: active 2: wireplumber status: active 3: pipewire-alsa type: plugin
    4: pw-jack type: plugin tools: pactl,pw-cat,pw-cli,wpctl
Network:
  Device-1: Intel Alder Lake-P PCH CNVi WiFi driver: iwlwifi v: kernel
    bus-ID: 0000:00:14.3 chip-ID: 8086:51f0 class-ID: 0280
  IF: wlo1 state: up mac: <filter>
  IF-ID-1: docker0 state: down mac: <filter>
  IF-ID-2: ipv6leakintrf0 state: unknown speed: N/A duplex: N/A
    mac: <filter>
Bluetooth:
  Device-1: Intel driver: btusb v: 0.8 type: USB rev: 2.0 speed: 12 Mb/s
    lanes: 1 mode: 1.1 bus-ID: 3-10:5 chip-ID: 8087:0033 class-ID: e001
  Report: bt-adapter ID: hci0 rfk-id: 0 state: up address: <filter>
RAID:
  Hardware-1: Intel Volume Management Device NVMe RAID Controller driver: vmd
    v: 0.6 port: N/A bus-ID: 0000:00:0e.0 chip-ID: 8086:467f rev: class-ID: 0104
Drives:
  Local Storage: total: 476.94 GiB used: 232.4 GiB (48.7%)
  SMART Message: Unable to run smartctl. Root privileges required.
  ID-1: /dev/nvme0n1 maj-min: 259:0 vendor: Samsung model: PM9A1 NVMe 512GB
    size: 476.94 GiB block-size: physical: 512 B logical: 512 B speed: 63.2 Gb/s
    lanes: 4 tech: SSD serial: <filter> fw-rev: 36308229 temp: 41.9 C
    scheme: GPT
Partition:
  ID-1: / raw-size: 289.54 GiB size: 289.54 GiB (100.00%)
    used: 168.07 GiB (58.0%) fs: btrfs dev: /dev/nvme0n1p7 maj-min: 259:7
  ID-2: /boot/efi raw-size: 300 MiB size: 299.4 MiB (99.80%)
    used: 576 KiB (0.2%) fs: vfat dev: /dev/nvme0n1p8 maj-min: 259:8
  ID-3: /home raw-size: 289.54 GiB size: 289.54 GiB (100.00%)
    used: 168.07 GiB (58.0%) fs: btrfs dev: /dev/nvme0n1p7 maj-min: 259:7
  ID-4: /var/log raw-size: 289.54 GiB size: 289.54 GiB (100.00%)
    used: 168.07 GiB (58.0%) fs: btrfs dev: /dev/nvme0n1p7 maj-min: 259:7
  ID-5: /var/tmp raw-size: 289.54 GiB size: 289.54 GiB (100.00%)
    used: 168.07 GiB (58.0%) fs: btrfs dev: /dev/nvme0n1p7 maj-min: 259:7
Swap:
  Kernel: swappiness: 133 (default 60) cache-pressure: 100 (default)
  ID-1: swap-1 type: zram size: 15.29 GiB used: 30 MiB (0.2%) priority: 100
    dev: /dev/zram0
Sensors:
  Src: /sys System Temperatures: cpu: 56.0 C mobo: N/A
  Fan Speeds (RPM): N/A
Info:
  Processes: 403 Uptime: 11m wakeups: 36112 Memory: available: 15.3 GiB
  used: 4.1 GiB (26.8%) Init: systemd v: 253 default: graphical
  tool: systemctl Compilers: gcc: 13.1.1 clang: 15.0.7 Packages: pm: pacman
  pkgs: 3300 libs: 536 tools: octopi,pamac,paru Shell: fish v: 3.6.1
  running-in: yakuake inxi: 3.3.27
Garuda (2.6.16-1):
  System install date:     2023-05-02
  Last full system update: 2023-05-20
  Is partially upgraded:   No
  Relevant software:       snapper NetworkManager mkinitcpio
  Windows dual boot:       Probably (Run as root to verify)
  Failed units:
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Better use a tiling manager or the built-in one from KDE.
It is neither supported nor recommended by Garuda. You are then on your own in case of problems.
When asking for help, point it out.

Dual boot is possible

menuentry "Garuda Linux KDE auf nvme0n1p5" {
   insmod btrfs
   search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root fc62cc44-07ab-497b-ac89-15704c290993
   configfile /@/boot/grub/grub.cfg
   }
menuentry "Garuda Linux Sway auf nvme0n1p6" {
   insmod btrfs
   search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root cc8c3427-2bdc-407e-ae93-4105b6795059
   configfile /@/boot/grub/grub.cfg
   }
menuentry "Garuda Linux i3wm auf nvme0n1p7" {
   insmod btrfs
   search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root 21e02e96-0ed6-4629-9a39-85ffee7a4359
   }
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perhaps this is what you are looking for

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Well of course it's possible. Garuda is basically a pimped Arch Linux, so you can just follow the guide here: i3 - ArchWiki

The only trouble is, as stated from SGS, that it's not offically supported. So when trouble comes, you might be on your own (and don't bother asking in the Arch forum, they don't take kindly to spin-off-users asking for help in their forums ^^).

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Ok. Thanks everyone for the replay and the links. I guess I think I'll have to stick with the tiling managers for now. Thanks again

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