Lumina (desktop environment)
 Lumina 1.0.0 on TrueOS | |
| Developer(s) | Ken Moore |
|---|---|
| Stable release | 1.3.0-p1
/ July 1, 2017[1] |
| Repository | |
| Written in | C++ |
| Operating system | Unix and Unix-like |
| Type | Desktop environment |
| License | 3-clause BSD |
| Website | lumina-desktop |
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]
Ports
Lumina has been ported to various BSD operating systems and Linux distributions. These include:
- Berkeley Software Distribution
- Linux distributions
Notes
- ^ "Releases - trueos/lumina". Retrieved 10 July 2017 – via GitHub.
- ^ a b Lumina FAQ.
- ^ a b c d e Watson 2016.
- ^ a b c d e Moore 2015.
- ^ Lumina Desktop Environment homepage.
- ^ a b c d e f g Lumina 1.0 release.
- ^ Freshports.
- ^ Arch Linux.
References
- Moore, Ken (September 2015). "Basis Of The Lumina Desktop Environment". BSD Magazine. Retrieved 23 November 2016.
{{cite journal}}: Invalid|ref=harv(help) - Watson, J.A. (18 August 2016). "Hands-on: Lumina Desktop 1.0.0". ZDNet. Retrieved 23 November 2016.
{{cite web}}: Invalid|ref=harv(help) - "Lumina". Arch Linux. Retrieved 23 November 2016.
- "Lumina". Freshports. Retrieved 23 November 2016.
- "Version 1.0.0 Released". Lumina Desktop Environment project. Retrieved 23 November 2016.
- "Lumina Desktop FAQ/Status Update". Lumina Desktop Environment project. Retrieved 23 November 2016.
- "Lumina Desktop Environment". Lumina Desktop Environment project. Retrieved 23 November 2016.
External links
- Lumina Desktop Environment
- Lumina Handbook
- Moore, Ken (26 April 2014). "Quick Lumina Desktop FAQ". Retrieved 23 November 2016.
- lumina on GitHub