Lumina Desktop Environment AlternativesDesktop Environments and other similar apps like Lumina Desktop Environment

Lumina Desktop Environment is described as 'Lumina is a lightweight, BSD licensed, standards-compliant desktop environment based upon Qt and Fluxbox. It is being developed on PC-BSD, and is being packaged for distribution on the PC-BSD package repository as well' and is a desktop environment in the os & utilities category. There are more than 50 alternatives to Lumina Desktop Environment for a variety of platforms, including Linux, BSD, Wayland, Mac and FreeBSD apps. The best Lumina Desktop Environment alternative is KDE Plasma, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Lumina Desktop Environment are GNOME, Xfce, Cinnamon and COSMIC.

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  1. KDE Plasma icon

    KDE Plasma

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    Plasma is a cross-device work environment by the KDE Community where trust is put on the user's capacity to best define their own workflow and preferences.

    31 KDE Plasma alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Linux
    • BSD
    • KDE Plasma
    • postmarketOS
    • openSUSE
    • Arch Linux
    • Fedora
    • FreeBSD
    • SteamOS
    • Wayland
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    A typical Plasma desktop looks like this
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  2. GNOME icon

    GNOME

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    An easy and elegant way to use your computer, GNOME is designed to help you have the best possible computing experience.

    32 GNOME alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Linux
    • BSD
    • US flagUnited States
    GNOME 40
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  4. Xfce icon

    Xfce

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    Xfce (pronounced as four individual letters) is a free software desktop environment for Unix and other Unix-like platforms, such as Linux, Solaris and BSD. It aims to be fast and lightweight, while still being visually appealing and easy to use.

    31 Xfce alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Linux
    • BSD
    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU
    Xfce 4.14
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  5. Cinnamon icon

    Cinnamon

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    Cinnamon is a Linux desktop which provides advanced innovative features and a traditional user experience. The desktop layout is similar to GNOME 2. The underlying technology is forked from GNOME Shell.

    26 Cinnamon alternatives

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    • Linux
    • BSD
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    • European Union flagEU
    Cinnamon 4.2
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  6. COSMIC icon

    COSMIC

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    COSMIC is the name for the main shell components in Pop_Shell.

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    • Linux
    • US flagUnited States
    COSMIC screenshot 1
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  8. LXQt icon

    LXQt

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    LXQt is the Qt port and the upcoming version of LXDE, the Lightweight Desktop Environment. It is the product of the merge between the LXDE-Qt and the .

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Linux
    • BSD
    • TW flagTaiwan
    LXQt screenshot 1
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  9. niri icon

    niri

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    Windows are arranged in columns on an infinite strip going to the right. Opening a new window never causes existing windows to resize.

    84 niri alternatives

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    • Linux
    • Wayland
    • RU flagRussia
    niri screenshot 1
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  10. MATE icon

    MATE

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    Many users of GNOME 2 dislike GNOME 3. MATE is a fork of the good old GNOME 2. It provides an intuitive and attractive desktop environment using traditional metaphors for Linux and other Unix-like operating systems.

    24 MATE alternatives

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    • Linux
    • BSD
    • FreeBSD
    • OpenIndiana
    • GhostBSD
    • Global
    MATE screenshot 1
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  11. LXDE icon

    LXDE

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    The "Lightweight X11 Desktop Environment" is an extremely fast-performing and energy-saving desktop environment.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
    • TW flagTaiwan
    Screenshot of the LXDE desktop. It's simple, lightweight, fast, modern, internationalized, and standard-compliant.
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  12. Budgie icon

    Budgie

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    The Budgie Desktop is a feature-rich, modern desktop designed to keep out the way of the user. It consists of a number of components to provide a more complete desktop experience.

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    • Linux
    • Global
    A screenshot of the Budgie desktop running on Solus Linux. The Budgie settings manager is on the right, made specifically to customize the desktop. The rest of the settings are handled by the Gnome settings manager.
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  13. Enlightenment icon

    Enlightenment

     56 likes

    Enlightenment is a Window Manager, Compositor and Minimal Desktop for Linux (the primary platform), BSD and any other compatible UNIX system.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • US flagUnited States
    Enlightenment screenshot 1
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  14. Openbox icon

    Openbox

     77 likes

    Openbox is a highly configurable, next generation window manager with extensive standards support.

    78 Openbox alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Alerts

    • Discontinued

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    • Linux
    • BSD
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    BlackWhite theme by lyrae @ box-look.org
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