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There are several | There are several Desktop Environments and Window Managers available for Manjaro, each with their own unique style, interface, and features. Furthermore, it is possible to install multiple environments if desired, which can be selected at the login screen at any time. Users are not resitricted to whatever comes pre-installed with a particular flavour of Manjaro. | ||
= Desktop Environments = | |||
It is worth noting that a desktop environment is not a single entity; it is actually a collection of different components that work together. This commonly includes a: | |||
* '''window manager''' to display, move and resize application windows | * '''window manager''' to display, move and resize application windows | ||
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= XFCE = | == XFCE == | ||
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= KDE = | == KDE == | ||
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= Gnome 3 = | == Gnome 3 == | ||
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= Cinnamon = | == Cinnamon == | ||
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{{note|Installing LXDE will also result in installing ''Openbox'' as its default window manager. The LXDM display manager will also be downloaded, although it will be necessary to enable this yourself if you wish to replace your existing display manager.}} | {{note|Installing LXDE will also result in installing ''Openbox'' as its default window manager. The LXDM display manager will also be downloaded, although it will be necessary to enable this yourself if you wish to replace your existing display manager.}} | ||
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= Window Managers = | |||
Although Desktop Environments commonly provide a good range of customisation options to suit personal taste and preference, they may still be seen as somewhat restrictive in the sense that they merely allow for the personalisation of their pre-defined components. However, certain Window Managers empower users to literally build their own desktop environments. In essence, they may be used as a foundation on which to add your own choice of panel, file manager, background provider, and so on; literally every aspect of the desktop may be . It is even possible to mix and match various components from other desktop environments into your own. | |||
== Openbox == | |||
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'''[http://openbox.org/ Openbox]''' is not a desktop environment, but a window manager. Although a basic menu is available (and accessed by right-clicking on the desktop), absolutely nothing else is provided with Openbox's basic installation - not even its own themes or configuration application! One for the minimalists out there, or perhaps those who want to use Openbox as a foundation to build on. It will be necessary to install and configure your own choice of panel, file manager, background provider, and so on. '''To install Openbox, enter the command:''' | |||
sudo pacman -S openbox | |||
To install a logout script, configuration application, themes, background provider (nitrogen), file manager (PCManFM), and terminal (gnome), enter the command: | |||
sudo pacman -S oblogout obconf openbox-themes nitrogen pcmanfm gnome-terminal | |||
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[[Category:Customisation and Configuration]] | [[Category:Customisation and Configuration]] | ||
[[Category:Contents Page]] | [[Category:Contents Page]] | ||