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From the FAQ: How is it different from other desktop environments? > Designed to work best with TrueOS®, but specifically works very well for the BSD communit
by morinted 9y ago
From the FAQ:
How is it different from other desktop environments?
> Designed to work best with TrueOS®, but specifically works very well for the BSD community at large. Lumina® can also be easily ported to any OS, including Linux distros).
> Does not require any of the commonly-used desktop implementation frameworks (DBUS, policykit, consolekit, systemd, HALD, etc..).
> Does not come bundled with any "end-user" applications (web browsers, email clients, multimedia software, office suites, etc..). The only utilities that Lumina brings to the table by default are the ones written specifically for the project and are generally for background/utilitarian functionality (the largest utility is the file manager).
> Simple text-based configuration file for setting system-wide defaults for new users. This allows distributors of the desktop to easily pre-set the system defaults/interface so it just works for the end user.
> Plugin-based interface design. This allows the user to make the desktop as light/heavy as desired (within reason) simply by choosing which plugins to have running on their desktop/panels.
> Designed to function as a general-purpose system interface - easily pre-configured to run on any type/size of device or screen.
- noobermin 9y agoDoes anyone who uses it in practice care to comment? I'm curious how it plays in actual use.
- LeoPanthera 9y agoI used a previous version for a month. It was clunky, but functional. The font rendering had issues, though I understand that has improved in newer versions, which I have not tried.
- CJefferson 9y agoI find this an list amusingly technology obsessed. I notice none of these points mention the actual GUI or desktop, or any of it's features :)
- Qwertious 9y agoWell yes, if you want to look at features then you'd look at the features page: https://lumina-desktop.org/features/ https://lumina-desktop.org/features/ It's in the same dropdown list that lists the FaQ page.
- digi_owl 9y agoThats because most of those expects some kind of linux-isms to be present. Lumina is by BSD for BSD, and thus, perhaps ironically, works even on Linux.
- kingofpandora 9y ago> Does not come bundled with any "end-user" applications (web browsers, email clients, multimedia software, office suites, etc..). The only utilities that Lumina brings to the table by default are the ones written specifically for the project and are generally for background/utilitarian functionality (the largest utility is the file manager). If this is the case, I wonder why the banner on https://lumina-desktop.org/ https://lumina-desktop.org/ has a link to "Development Preview: lumina-mediaplayer" (https://lumina-desktop.org/1-3-0-development-preview-lumina-mediaplayer/ https://lumina-desktop.org/1-3-0-development-preview-lumina-...)?