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Utilities include: ''Insight'', a [[file manager]]; ''File information'', which reports a file's [[File format|format]] and other details; and ''Lumina Open'', a graphical utility to launch applications based on the selected [[Computer file|file]] or [[Directory (computing)|folder]].{{sfn|Watson|2016}}
Utilities include: ''Insight'', a [[file manager]]; ''File information'', which reports a file's [[File format|format]] and other details; and ''Lumina Open'', a graphical utility to launch applications based on the selected [[Computer file|file]] or [[Directory (computing)|folder]].{{sfn|Watson|2016}}


The [[Portable Document Format|PDF]] reader ''lumina-pdf'', which is based on [[Poppler (software)|poppler]], was added in version 1.4.{{sfn|Larabel|2017}}
Version 1.4 included several new utilities.{{sfn|Nestor|2017}} The [[Portable Document Format|PDF]] reader ''lumina-pdf'' is based on the [[Poppler (software)|poppler]] library.{{sfn|Larabel|2017}} The ''Lumina Theme Engine'' replaced an earlier [[Theme (computing)|theme]] system; it enables a [[User (computing)|user]] to configure the desktop appearance and functionality, and ensures all Qt5 applications "present a unified appearance".{{sfn|Nestor|2017}}


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*{{cite web|url=https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Lumina-1.4-Released|title=Lumina 1.4 Desktop Environment Released|last=Larabel|first=Michael|publisher=Phoronix|date=23 November 2017|accessdate=13 January 2018|ref=harv}}
*{{cite web|url=https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Lumina-1.4-Released|title=Lumina 1.4 Desktop Environment Released|last=Larabel|first=Michael|publisher=Phoronix|date=23 November 2017|accessdate=13 January 2018|ref=harv}}
*{{cite journal|journal=BSD Magazine|url=https://bsdmag.org/lumina_desktop/|title=Basis Of The Lumina Desktop Environment|last=Moore|first=Ken|date=September 2015|accessdate=23 November 2016|ref=harv}}
*{{cite journal|journal=BSD Magazine|url=https://bsdmag.org/lumina_desktop/|title=Basis Of The Lumina Desktop Environment|last=Moore|first=Ken|date=September 2015|accessdate=23 November 2016|ref=harv}}
*{{cite web|url=http://news.softpedia.com/news/lumina-1-4-desktop-environment-debuts-with-new-theme-engine-and-zfs-integrations-518678.shtml|title=Lumina 1.4 Desktop Environment debuts with new Theme Engine and ZFS integrations|last=Nestor|first=Marius|publisher=Softpedia|date=22 November 2017|accessdate=13 January 2018}}
*{{cite web|url=http://www.zdnet.com/article/hands-on-lumina-desktop-1-0-0/|title=Hands-on: Lumina Desktop 1.0.0|last=Watson|first=J.A.|publisher=[[ZDNet]]|date=18 August 2016|accessdate=23 November 2016|ref=harv}}
*{{cite web|url=http://www.zdnet.com/article/hands-on-lumina-desktop-1-0-0/|title=Hands-on: Lumina Desktop 1.0.0|last=Watson|first=J.A.|publisher=[[ZDNet]]|date=18 August 2016|accessdate=23 November 2016|ref=harv}}
*{{cite web|url=https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Lumina|title=Lumina|publisher=Arch Linux|accessdate=23 November 2016|ref={{harvid|Arch Linux}} }}
*{{cite web|url=https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Lumina|title=Lumina|publisher=Arch Linux|accessdate=23 November 2016|ref={{harvid|Arch Linux}} }}

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Lumina
Developer(s)Ken Moore
Stable release
1.4.0 / November 22, 2017; 7 years ago (2017-11-22)[1]
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,[2] but has been ported to various Linux distributions.[3]

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.[4] 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".[4] 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.[4] The source code has since been moved to a separate GitHub repository "under the PC-BSD umbrella" and converted to use Qt5.[4] Development also focused on replacing the Fluxbox core with a Qt-based window manager integrated with the Lumina desktop.[4]

The project avoids use of Linux-based tools or frameworks, such as D-Bus, Polkit, and systemd.[5]

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.[3] The default panel includes a Start menu, task manager, and system tray, and its location can be customized.[3] Menus may be accessed via the Start menu or by right-clicking the mouse on the desktop background.[3]

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.[2]

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.[3]

Version 1.4 included several new utilities.[6] The PDF reader lumina-pdf is based on the poppler library.[7] The Lumina Theme Engine replaced an earlier theme system; it enables a user to configure the desktop appearance and functionality, and ensures all Qt5 applications "present a unified appearance".[6]

Ports

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

Notes

  1. ^ "Releases - trueos/lumina". Retrieved 13 January 2018 – via GitHub.
  2. ^ a b Lumina FAQ.
  3. ^ a b c d e Watson 2016.
  4. ^ a b c d e Moore 2015.
  5. ^ Lumina Desktop Environment homepage.
  6. ^ a b Nestor 2017.
  7. ^ Larabel 2017.
  8. ^ a b c d e f g Lumina 1.0 release.
  9. ^ Freshports.
  10. ^ Arch Linux.

References

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