[ubuntu-studio-devel] DEs and how they relate to media production use

[Len Ovens]

On Wed, 28 May 2014, leo wrote:

> What is a DE?

Desktop Environment. Everything that makes up a session, starts with a 
window manager which positions and decorates new windows. Then add dual 
monitor support, workspaces, a taskbar, a systray, a backdrop/background, 
a menu, sound server, clock.... all those things that are not a part of 
the application you are running that make the desktop "nice" to use. As 
Ralf has said, some people have only the window manager as their desktop 
environment. The original DE was a window manager with an open terminal.

--
Len Ovens
www.ovenwerks.net