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Seek Enlightenment for an easy-to-use Linux GUI
2007-11-20 by Jack Wallen "Enlightenment has been around for a while, but that doesn't mean it's outdated. It's lightweight, flexible, and reliable. It does its job well and doesn't try to do things it shouldn't. And it can look really, really good. |
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Konquering the Desktop with KDE
2007-11-19 "A task bar, a menu, clickable icons, a system tray, and a customisable look make up the standard operating system GUI. It's what you expect of an operating system's GUI; it's what you get with Windows, and exactly what you get with KDE ru |
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Getting to Know GNOME
2007-11-19 "In the Linux world, you can choose pretty much any GUI for your desktop. GNOME is one of the most popular desktops available, although you've probably heard of other ones such as KDE or Enlightenment..." |
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KDE 4 and the User Experience
2007-11-09 by Bruce Byfield "Following the development of KDE 4 can be daunting for casual observers. With all the colorfully named sub-projects like Oxygen, Solid, and Phonon that comprise this major rewriting of one of the main desktops for GNU/Lin |
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Popular Desktop Apps And Their Online Alternatives
2007-12-18 "..list of 25 online alternatives for the most popular desktop applications that you use, want and simply must have when working online. |
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Why Linux Will Succeed On The Desktop (InformationWeek)
2007-11-01 - "Former Linux Journal editor Nicholas Petreley argues that the open-source operating system will break through big time on the client side, especially if pre-installs increase and the KDE graphical environment is adopted. |
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xoblite
xoblite / Blackbox for Windows - An advanced level Blackbox for Windows that is integrated with a system bar. |
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Virtual Dimension
Virtual Dimension: a free, fast, and feature-full virtual desktop manager for Windows platform. The main goal of this open-source project is indeed to enhance the Microsoft "Window Manager" up to the level of usual Unix Window Manager, by providing v |
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SharpEnvironment
SharpEnvironment - A tool that enables users to personalize every pixel of visible space and customize a single theme in multiple ways with real-time wallpaper effects, icon sets etc. |
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LiteStep
LiteStep - A powerful Windows shell replacement under GPL and inspired by AfterStep. |
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KDE-Cygwin
KDE-Cygwin - KDE’s port in Windows desktop environment. |
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Geoshell
Geoshell - A shell replacement for Windows that replaces the standard desktop interface items like start menu, taskbar, system tray etc. |
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DM2
DM2 - Provides useful enhancements for Windows in daily work like minimizing windows to floating icons, freeing the taskbar etc. |
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CyGNOME
CyGNOME - A nice tool which ports GNOME desktop to Windows. |
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Blueberry 3D-Desktop
Blueberry 3D-Desktop - Made using Delphi; its main objective is a 3D OPENGL engine in replacement of the Windows desktop |
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BlackBox For Windows
BlackBox For Windows - An alternative shell for Windows that is based stylistically on the Blackbox window manager for the X Window system. |
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bbLean
bbLean - A new version of Blackbox for Windows. |
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