The Ultimate Guide to Choosing the Right Desktop Environment

[Cifra]

http://www.internetling.com/2008/07/04/the-ultimate-guide-to-choosing-the-right-desktop-enviroment/

I wrote a long article on my blog for you guys that want to explore the world of desktop environments.

More info, more research and more work are contained in this post. Enjoy, and favorite it if you like in the case you’re in a dilemma with you Linux install.

Feel free to post this article anywhere, as the content is under a CC license.:guitar:

[sayakb]

It missed out Openbox/Fluxbox.

[urukrama]

It missed out Openbox/Fluxbox.

Because they are window managers, not desktop environments.

From the blog post (http://www.internetling.com/2008/07/04/the-ultimate-guide-to-choosing-the-right-desktop-enviroment/):

There will be a follow-up post about Window managers, so if you’re interested in that, subscribe to my feed and you’ll be updated when it’s published!

[Cifra]

Exactly like Urukrama said, the WMs will be in a following post.

[sayakb]

Because they are window managers, not desktop environments.
And so is Enlightment.

[Cifra]

And so is Enlightment.

This is wrong.
1. I am talking specifically about DR17, not 16
2. It can be used as a WM, yes and it is originally a WM, but provides additional modules which can be used as a sibstitute for other desktop environments. Don't forget the EFL foundation libraries.