https://github.com/alexsobiek/desktop-environment
Attempt at a (somewhat) functional Linux desktop environment
https://github.com/alexsobiek/desktop-environment
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Attempt at a (somewhat) functional Linux desktop environment
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/alexsobiek/desktop-environment
- Owner: alexsobiek
- Created: 2022-05-10T05:03:09.000Z (about 3 years ago)
- Default Branch: main
- Last Pushed: 2022-05-10T08:04:46.000Z (about 3 years ago)
- Last Synced: 2024-12-28T13:43:24.360Z (5 months ago)
- Language: Shell
- Size: 965 KB
- Stars: 1
- Watchers: 1
- Forks: 0
- Open Issues: 0
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- Readme: README.md
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README
# Desktop Environment
A side project to dive more into working with Linux as a desktop operating system.
### Motivation
I've been using various desktop environments (with floating window managers, I can't see myself using a tiling WM) on
Debian distros and Arch for about a half year. Performance and reliability have been solid, but I've yet to find a DE that
I can genuinely say looks amazing visually. I'm currently using Cinnamon on Arch and I've gotten very used to it, but I
want something better looking.
### Development
I've contemplated using Flutter or Tauri for graphical elements, but since I am more comfortable with web
development, things will be done with Tauri for now. As for window management, I wanted something functional but
bare-bones and Openbox is a good fit.
## Building/Running in an existing DE
### Dependencies
- Tauri
- Rust/Cargo
- Xephyr
- Openbox
### Notes
There is the `xephyr.sh` script that will handle setting everything up in a Xephyr environment.
#### Current Openbox Users Warning
Because `openbox-session` does not take any command line arguments, this script WILL break any existing Openbox
configurations in `~/.config/openbox`. If you are using Openbox, make a new user and launch the script as that user
to preserve your configuration.