Desktop environments Archive

XPde Team Releases XPde 0.4.0

Submitted by José León Serna 2003-08-01 Desktop environments 65 Comments

The XPde Team released XPde 0.4.0, a major upgrade to the XPde desktop environment and window manager. Check out the announcement, view the screenshots or read the detailed ChangeLog. Go to the downloads section to get the binaries and sources.

SGI Indigo Magic Desktop for Linux Beta 1 Available

Submitted by Gil Bates 2003-07-04 Desktop environments 35 Comments

The first beta of SGI Indigo Magic Desktop has been uploaded and is ready for testing. The IMD project reproduces the 4Dwm desktop, as found on SGI's IRIX operating system, running under Linux.

ROX Desktop 2.0 Released

Submitted by Thomas Leonard 2003-06-01 Desktop environments 16 Comments

ROX-Filer 2.0.0 has been released. This is a major upgrade to the core component of the ROX Desktop. Use of ROX is centred around the file system, using the same program and interface to manage both applications and data. Originally based on concepts in RISC OS, ROX takes and extends these GUI ideas and merges them with an underlying Unix or Linux system. The release notes have the full story, and the guided tour and screenshots may be useful for new users.

XPde 0.3.0 Released

Eugenia Loli 2003-03-16 Desktop environments 68 Comments

The XPde Team released XPde 0.3.0, a major upgrade to the XPde desktop environment and window manager. Check out the announcement, view the screenshots or read the detailed ChangeLog. Go to the downloads section to get the binaries and sources. Read more for a quick commentary.

XPde 0.2.0 Released

Submitted by FH 2003-02-16 Desktop environments 63 Comments

There is a new version of the X11 desktop environment which emulates Windows, XPde.

SGI Indigo Magic Desktop for Linux Project Needs Betatesters

Submitted by Gil Bates 2003-02-05 Desktop environments 28 Comments

"IMD for Linux (Indigo Magic Desktop) is going much further that those themes that simulate the IRIX look and feel. IMD for Linux has it own window manager that looks, behaves and provides the same features found on an IRIX box. Read more about the recreation of 4dwm desktop environment on Linux and how to beta test for the project.

XFCE 4, E17, Evolution Updates

Eugenia Loli 2003-01-17 Desktop environments 15 Comments

Jasper Huijsmans has been working on a possible replacement for xfbd and xfdeskmenu, both parts of the XFCE desktop environment. Screenshot here. In the meantime, the Enlightenment project posted an update a few days ago. And here are some shots of the Evolution email client running on GTK+ 2.x.

XPde 0.1 Released

Submitted by José León Serna 2002-09-28 Desktop environments 50 Comments

A few months back we reported on XPwm, a window manager and a desktop that emulates the behaviour of Windows XP. Today, the project is renamed to XPde, it has a new release, and it now looks more polished. Read more for the message the developer sent us.

FVWM 2.4.8 Released

Eugenia Loli 2002-06-16 Desktop environments 29 Comments

FVWM, the powerful ICCCM-compliant multiple virtual desktop window manager for the X Window system, released version 2.4.8. Latest alpha release 2.5.2 will support font shadow effects like the ones seen at WindowsXP's title bars.

FluxBox Extends the BlackBox Window Manager

Eugenia Loli 2001-12-09 Desktop environments 51 Comments

More than 1.5 years has past since the last release of the BlackBox window manager, and its development seems to have stopped. However, based on the latest version of BlackBox's sources, FluxBox was born. The FluxBox X11 window manager fixes a number of problems found in the original BlackBox and it introduces some new GUI concepts like the use of the tabs along with the addition of some more tradititional functionality like iconbar, keygrabbers and more.