Equinox Desktop Environment
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| Initial release | 2003 |
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| Stable release | 2.1
/ 22 June 2014 |
| Written in | C++ |
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| Operating system | Unix-like: Linux, Solaris, BSD[1] |
| Type | Desktop environment |
| License | GPL |
| Website | edeproject |
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Equinox Desktop Environment (EDE) is an open source and free desktop environment created in 2003 with the aim of providing a lightweight, fast, simple user experience. It is written in C++, uses the Fast Light Toolkit (FLTK) for its graphical user interface,[2] and PekWM as its default window manager.[3]
History
EDE's development began in 2000 by Martin Pekar. Other early contributors were Mikko Lähteenmäki, Dejan Lekic, and Szasz Pal.[4] In September 2002, project moved to SourceForge. Shortly, Sanel Zukan joined the project, following with Vedran Ljubović.[citation needed]
As of 2009, Sanel Zukan was recognized as the main developer and as project head.[5]
With the release of 2.0, EDE began following the guidelines of freedesktop.org.[6]
Features
EDE is lightweight and low-resource, it can run in as little as 128 MB of random-access memory (RAM), making it useful for some older systems.[7] It includes few pre-installed apps as its philosophy is to let users decide what they want to use for each task and which programs they want to install.[2]
It's graphical interface imitates Windows 95, making it easier to use for users who know the Windows interface.[8]
Even though version 2.2 was announced, it was never released to the public.[9]
References
- ↑ https://edeproject.org/
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "aboutede - EDE". edeproject.org. Retrieved 2025-08-13.
- ↑ "faq - EDE". edeproject.org. Retrieved 2025-08-13.
- ↑ "Equinox Desktop Environment - Summary [Savannah]". savannah.nongnu.org. Retrieved 2025-08-13.
- ↑ Cook, Forrest (2009-10-21). "The Equinox Desktop Environment approaches version 2.0". LWN.net. Retrieved 2025-08-13.
- ↑ "EDE - news archive". edeproject.org. Retrieved 2025-08-13.
- ↑ Thommes, Ferdinand (2025-08-08). "Equinox Desktop Environment für Minimalisten". LinuxCommunity (in Deutsch). Retrieved 2025-08-13.
- ↑ Albert, Jose (2020-11-20). "Equinox Desktop Environment (EDE): A small and fast DE for Linux". Desde Linux. Retrieved 2025-08-13.
- ↑ "roadmap - EDE". edeproject.org. Retrieved 2025-08-13.
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