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Lumina
Developer(s)Ken Moore
Stable release
1.2.0 / January 3, 2017; 7 years ago (2017-01-03)
Repository
Written inC++
Operating systemUnix and Unix-like
TypeDesktop environment
License3-clause BSD
Websitelumina-desktop.org

Lumina Desktop Environment, or simply Lumina, is a plugin-based desktop environment for Unix and Unix-like operating systems. It is designed specifically as a system interface for TrueOS, and systems derived from Berkeley Software Distribution (BSD) in general,[1] but has been ported to various Linux distributions.[2]

History

Created in 2012 by Ken Moore, Lumina was initially a set of extensions to Fluxbox, a stacking window manager for the X Window System.[3] By late 2013, Moore had developed a graphical overlay for Fluxbox based on Qt4, and had created a utility for "launching applications and opening files".[3] The codebase was integrated into the PC-BSD source repository by early 2014, and a port was added to the FreeBSD Ports collection in April 2014.[3] The source code has since been moved to a separate GitHub repository "under the PC-BSD umbrella" and converted to use Qt5.[3] Development also focused on replacing the Fluxbox core with a Qt-based window manager integrated with the Lumina desktop.[3]

The project avoids use of Linux-based tools or frameworks, such as D-Bus, Polkit, and systemd.[4]

Features

The desktop and application menus are dynamically configured upon first being launched, as the desktop environment finds installed applications automatically to add to the menu and as a desktop icon.[2] The default panel includes a Start menu, task manager, and system tray, and its location can be customized.[2] Menus may be accessed via the Start menu or by right-clicking the mouse on the desktop background.[2]

Some features are specific to TrueOS, including hardware control of screen brightness (monitor backlight), preventing shutdown of an updating system, and integration with various TrueOS utilities.[1]

Utilities include: Insight, a file manager; File information, which reports a file's format and other details; and Lumina Open, a graphical utility to launch applications based on the selected file or folder.[2]

Ports

Lumina has been ported to various BSD operating systems and Linux distributions. These include:

Notes

  1. ^ a b Lumina FAQ.
  2. ^ a b c d e Watson 2016.
  3. ^ a b c d e Moore 2015.
  4. ^ Lumina Desktop Environment homepage.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g Lumina 1.0 release.
  6. ^ Freshports.
  7. ^ Arch Linux.

References

  • Moore, Ken (September 2015). "Basis Of The Lumina Desktop Environment". BSD Magazine. Retrieved 23 November 2016. {{cite journal}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help)
  • Watson, J.A. (18 August 2016). "Hands-on: Lumina Desktop 1.0.0". ZDNet. Retrieved 23 November 2016. {{cite web}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help)
  • "Lumina". Arch Linux. Retrieved 23 November 2016.
  • "Lumina". Freshports. Retrieved 23 November 2016.
  • "Version 1.0.0 Released". Lumina Desktop Environment project. Retrieved 23 November 2016.
  • "Lumina Desktop FAQ/Status Update". Lumina Desktop Environment project. Retrieved 23 November 2016.
  • "Lumina Desktop Environment". Lumina Desktop Environment project. Retrieved 23 November 2016.
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