Installing wallpapers into the backgrounds folder in E17.

Installing wallpapers into the backgrounds folder in Enlightenment E17. Installing wallpapers with the E17 window manager is very easy, mostly like the older Enlightenment E16 window manager. You may either copy the wallpapers into the ~/.e/e/backgrounds/ folder or import them with the backgrounds settings dialog. jason@Yog-Sothoth:~/.e/e/backgrounds$ ls -hula total 43M drwxr-xr-x 2 jason jason 4.0K … Read more

Awesome E17 desktop is the best alternative to the MATE and KDE desktop environments.

The E17 desktop is the best alternative to the bloated MATE and Gnome desktop environments. These are good, but use a lot of resources. A good alternative is to use E17. This is light and has a lot of very good effects. Install it on Ubuntu 17 easily. sudo apt install e17-data e17sudo apt install … Read more

Enlightenment E17 has now been released officially! The E desktop is now live.

The Enlightenment desktop window manager that has been in development for over 12 years has finally been officially released! This desktop that started with the old Enlightenment E16 and the even older E15 desktop is a window manager that aims to provide eye candy on the desktop whilst being light on resources and a desktop … Read more

Ubuntu Gnome Shell re-mix available; download links here.

Here is a link to the page hosting downloads of the Ubuntu Gnome Shell re-mix. This is a version of the Ubuntu distribution that uses the Gnome Shell desktop instead of the default Unity. This is a more customisable desktop for the Linux desktop user. Of course you can just install the KDM login manager … Read more

E17 desktop available for the Debian Testing repository.

The enlightenment E17 desktop window manager is now available for the Debian testing distribution, now all of those complex steps that were formerly required to install this window manager are a thing of the past. I have installed the enlightened window manager as it is a nice complement to the Debian testing distribution. I used … Read more

Installing E17 on Ubuntu 12.04 Precise pangolin.

Installing E17 on Ubuntu Installing the E17 Enlightenment desktop on Ubuntu 12.04 is very easy, just type this command in a terminal emulator window. sudo apt-get install e17sudo apt-get install e17 And then all the packages will be installed. You will need to convert old themes into the new format for them to work with … Read more

Installing Enlightenment E17 on Debian Squeeze.

The Enlightenment E17 window manager is now available for the Debian testing distribution. This window manager is now easier to install now that you are not required to install it with a CVS or GIT repository or with other complex commands. This is what my /etc/apt/sources.lst looks like, I have added the Debian Testing repository … Read more

Installing Enlightenment E17 in Debian 6.0

To add Enlightenment E17 in Debian 6.0, just add the Debian unstable repository to the bottom of your /etc/apt/sources.list. As shown in the example below. |{~}-{Fri Mar 11 21:13:04} -{shoggoth@Lorien } $ cat /etc/apt/sources.list #   deb cdrom:[Debian GNU/Linux 6.0.0 _Squeeze_ – Official amd64 DVD Binary-1 20110205-18:15]/ squeeze contrib main   deb http://ftp.au.debian.org/debian/ squeeze main … Read more