Freedesktop

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X Desktops with a Development Framework

• Backbone: A GNUstep-based desktop environment


• Étoilé: another GNUstep-based Desktop Environment


• GNOME (developer site): The GNU Network Object Model Environment


• GNUstep: The GNU OpenStep Implementation


• KDE (developer site): The K Desktop Environment


• Unity: A desktop environment built on GNOME

Plain Desktop Environments

• AfterStep: Window manager that combines flexibility with elegant look


• AntiRight: Lightweight scripted environment that uses the GTK+ toolkit


• awesome: Highly configurable, next generation framework window manager


• EDE: small desktop environment, built to be simple and fast


• Enlightenment: The Enlightenment Window Manager


• fluxbox: Lightweight WM with support for tabs


• FVWM: An extremely customizable window manager and some desktop applications


• GoFun: Lightweight Desktop Entry Specification based desktop


• IceWM: Window manager designed to be small, fast and lightweight


• LxDE: provide a new desktop environment which is lightweight and fast


• Matchbox: Environment for non-desktop systems, such as handheld computers


• MATE: MATE Desktop Environment is the fork of GNOME2


• ROX: ROX is a free, GTK+-based, fully drag-and-drop desktop


• UDE: attempt to create new WM with original Look'n'Feel


• WindowMaker: Window manager intended to work with GNUstep


• Xfce: Lightweight GTK+-based environment


• XPde: A Windows XP-like desktop environment designed for Windows users migrating to Linux

3D Desktop Environments

• Compiz: OpenGL-based 3D window manager to extend existing desktop environments like Gnome and KDE


• Metisse: Metisse 3D Desktop project


• True3D*Shell: open source 3D desktop environment

Classic Desktop Environments

• CDE: Common Desktop Environment, the traditional proprietary environment based on Motif


• TkDesk: TkDesk predates most of the environments on this page

http://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Desktops/
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