{"id":189,"date":"2023-12-24T00:09:11","date_gmt":"2023-12-24T00:09:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/serverhost.com\/blog\/announcing-the-new-stable-release-of-enlightenment-desktop\/"},"modified":"2024-12-09T06:14:02","modified_gmt":"2024-12-09T06:14:02","slug":"announcing-the-new-stable-release-of-enlightenment-desktop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/serverhost.com\/blog\/announcing-the-new-stable-release-of-enlightenment-desktop\/","title":{"rendered":"Announcing the New Stable Release of Enlightenment Desktop"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><p>An early Christmas treat has arrived for those seeking Enlightenment \u2014 no, not <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Enlightenment_(spiritual)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">spiritual concept<\/a>, but the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.enlightenment.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">EFL-based desktop shell<\/a> for Linux and BSD systems.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><p>Enlightenment 0.26.0 is a modest improvement to Enlightenment 0.25, which was released in December 2021.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><p>For those unfamiliar with it, Enlightenment (sometimes referred to as just \u2018E\u2019) is a clever, lightweight window manager, compositor, and desktop shell built around the Enlightenment Foundation Libraries (EFL). It\u2019s designed for X11 but an experimental Wayland mode is available.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><p>Enlightenment is famed for its low-resource usage, modular design, and unique aesthetics, although the latter element may not appeal to all. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bodhilinux.com\/moksha-desktop\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Moksha desktop<\/a> utilised by Ubuntu-based <a href=\"https:\/\/www.omgubuntu.co.uk\/tag\/bodhi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Bodhi Linux<\/a> is based on Enlightenment, so if you\u2019ve had an experience with Moksha, you\u2019d be somewhat familiar with E.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><h2>What\u2019s New in Enlightenment 0.26?<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/149366088.v2.pressablecdn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/e24.png\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Here&#8217;s a representation of Enlightenment<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><p>Bug-fixes feature heavily in Enlightenment 0.26 (referred to as E26), but a small selection of new features and core enhancements round things out, including:<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>DDC option added to backlight settings<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Larger task previews<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Watermark added to wl mode<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Support action desktop files in EFM to add file actions<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>org.freedesktop.ScreenSaver inhibit support<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Support for logind\u2019s lock\/unlock Dbus APIs<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>API&nbsp;to play sound samples for notifications<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Option to use xrandr cmdline not direct&nbsp;API in Randr X11<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>New params added to mixer actions<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Flat accel + hires scrolling options added to input settings<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Option to set hidden state in netwm<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><p>Check out the official <a href=\"https:\/\/www.enlightenment.org\/news\/2022-12-23-enlightenment-0.26.0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">release post for more insights<\/a> about this release.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><p>For access to the E26 source code, utilize the link above. However, remember that the most recent release requires EFL&nbsp;v1.27.0 or later for successful building.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><p>Not interested in complications? <\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><p>Enlightenment can be installed on Ubuntu, even though it might not be the newest version. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><p>Ubuntu 23.10 includes Enlightenment 0.25.x in the Universe repository. You can simply install it by entering <code>sudo apt install enlightenment<\/code>. To use it, log out, access the session switcher, select the Enlightenment session, and then log back in.<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An early Christmas treat has arrived for those seeking Enlightenment \u2014 no, not spiritual concept, but the EFL-based desktop shell for Linux and BSD systems. Enlightenment 0.26.0 is a modest improvement to Enlightenment 0.25, which was released in December 2021. 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