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Does anyone actually use Enlightenment? (self.linux)

submitted 1 year ago by eyolf to c/[email protected]

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One of the first wow-moments when I first installed linux (2003ish) was Enlightenment. I though it was very pretty, and quite different from the mainstream WMs. It was presented as a feature, not a bug, that development was slow: the people behind it wanted to take the time it took to get it right.

So I waited. I always installed it on new computers, but it never seemed quite ready to use.

I did the same today, and the feeling is the same as in 2003: it's not quite there yet.

Hence the question: does anyone actually use it as their everyday WM?

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Enlightenment has a fantastic feature set and some very interesting ways of using a Linux desktop.

But...the themes are just so 2005. It's hard to look past that, or at least make it a little bit 2015 at the least.

[–] eyolf 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Could you expand on that? What is exceptional about the feature set, and how does e use the desktop differently?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

The virtual desktops functionality is miles above any other DE, specifically. The settings are really simple, and the options in the right click context menus are really well featured.