ROX Desktop
| ROX Desktop | |
|---|---|
A screenshot of the ROX desktop | |
| Initial release | 1999 |
| Final release | 2.11
/ October 9, 2011 |
| Written in | C, Python, GTK |
| Operating system | Unix-like |
| Type | Desktop environment |
| License | GNU General Public License |
| Website | rox |
| Repository | github |
The ROX Desktop is a discontinued graphical desktop environment for the X Window System. It is based on the ROX-Filer, a drag and drop spatial file manager. It is free software released under the GPL-2.0-or-later. The environment was inspired by the user interface of RISC OS (not to be confused with RISC/os). The name "ROX" is derived from "RISC OS on X Window System". Programs can be installed or removed easily using Zero Install, a decentralized software installation system.
The project was started by Thomas Leonard as a student at the University of Southampton in 1999 and was still led by him in 2012.