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===== Other environments ===== | ===== Other environments ===== |
* [[slackware:gnome|GNOME]]: since version [[ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-10.2/ChangeLog.txt|10.2]], Gnome is no longer part of Slackware. Several community driven projects provide packages for those willing to use Gnome in Slackware. | * [[http://gnome.org/|GNOME]]: since version [[ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-10.2/ChangeLog.txt|10.2]], Gnome is no longer part of Slackware. Several community driven projects provide packages for those willing to use Gnome in Slackware: |
* [[slackware:lxde|LXDE]]. | * [[http://gnomeslackbuild.org/|GSB: GNOME SlackBuild]] |
| * [[http://www.droplinegnome.net/|dropline GNOME desktop]] |
| * [[http://mate-desktop.org/|MATE]]: a full lightweight environment, based on the GNOME 2 libraries. The [[http://mateslackbuilds.github.com|MATE SlackBuilds]] project has packages available from [[http://www.slackware.org.uk/msb/|http://www.slackware.org.uk/msb/]]. |
| * [[http://lxde.org/|LXDE]]. The [[http://lxde.org/|Lightweight X11 Desktop Environment]] is a good alternative for low-end hardware where KDE is too sluggish. See this [[http://slackware.ponce.cc/blog/2010/08/23/easily-build-yourself-lxde-with-sbopkg/|blog post by ponce]] for instructions on compiling and installing LXDE on Slackware. |
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