LXDE
| LXDE | |
|---|---|
Default LXDE desktop | |
| Original author | Hong Jen Yee ("PCMan") |
| Developer | The LXDE Team |
| Initial release | 2006 |
| Final release | 0.10.1
/ 25 February 2021 |
| Written in | C (GTK 2, GTK 3) |
| Operating system | Unix-like |
| Platform | Linux, BSD |
| Type | Desktop environment |
| License | GPL, LGPL |
| Website | www |
| Repository | |
LXDE (abbreviation for Lightweight X11 Desktop Environment) is a free desktop environment with comparatively low resource requirements. This makes it especially suitable for use on older or resource-constrained personal computers such as netbooks or system on a chip computers.
LXDE was written in the C programming language, using the GTK 2 toolkit, and runs on Unix and other POSIX-compliant platforms, such as Linux and BSDs. The LXDE project aims to provide a fast and energy-efficient desktop environment.
LXDE uses rolling releases for its individual components (or for groups of components with coupled dependencies). The default window manager used is Openbox, but one can configure a third-party window manager for use with LXDE, such as Fluxbox, IceWM or Xfwm. LXDE includes GPL-licensed code as well as LGPL-licensed code.