diff --git a/scripts/setup-desktop.sh b/scripts/setup-desktop.sh
index 4f342685..bb8f52a5 100755
--- a/scripts/setup-desktop.sh
+++ b/scripts/setup-desktop.sh
@@ -56,7 +56,8 @@ echo "[3/6] Setting GDM as the default display manager..."
 echo "/usr/sbin/gdm3" | sudo tee /etc/X11/default-display-manager > /dev/null
 sudo systemctl enable gdm3 >/dev/null 2>&1 || sudo systemctl enable gdm >/dev/null 2>&1 || true
 sudo systemctl set-default graphical.target >/dev/null 2>&1 || true
-# Disable any prior display manager (e.g. lightdm from an XFCE setup) so it doesn't fight GDM.
+# Disable any prior display manager so it doesn't fight GDM. lightdm is named because earlier versions
+# of this script installed XFCE; a host set up back then still has it and it would win the boot race.
 sudo systemctl disable lightdm >/dev/null 2>&1 || true
 echo "  Done (takes effect on next reboot)."
 
diff --git a/scripts/setup.sh b/scripts/setup.sh
index 99913700..e4762c80 100755
--- a/scripts/setup.sh
+++ b/scripts/setup.sh
@@ -862,9 +862,9 @@ ENVFILE
   ok ".env written to $PROJECT_DIR/.env"
 fi
 
-# ─── 17. remote desktop (XFCE + VNC) ────────────────────────────────────────
+# ─── 17. remote desktop (Ubuntu Desktop + VNC) ───────────────────────────────
 echo ""
-echo "── Remote Desktop (XFCE + VNC) ──"
+echo "── Remote Desktop (Ubuntu Desktop + VNC) ──"
 
 if dpkg -s ubuntu-desktop &>/dev/null 2>&1; then
   skip "remote desktop (ubuntu-desktop already installed)"