轻松使用 Linux Equinox 桌面环境
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我还没有认真用过 Fast Light Toolkit（[FLTK](https://www.fltk.org/)），但我是 C++ GUI 工具箱的粉丝，它非常易于学习，并且即使进行更新也很可靠。当我发现有一个用 FLTK 构建的桌面环境时，我很想尝试一下，并且我很快为我的决定感到高兴。[Equinox 桌面环境（EDE）](https://sourceforge.net/projects/ede/) 是用 C++ 和 FLTK 为 Unix 桌面编写的快速、简单的桌面环境。它使用通用的桌面约定，因此外观和感觉都非常熟悉，并且在使用几天后，我发现它的简单性提供了我所喜欢的最低限度的优雅。


![EDE desktop](/data/attachment/album/202001/03/174400p89hyv66jh6zq6sn.jpg "EDE desktop")


### 安装 EDE


你可能会发现 EDE 包含在发行版的软件仓库中，但你也可以在它的 [SourceForge 仓库](http://ede.sf.net)中找到它。如果你已经在运行其他桌面环境，你可以安全地在同一系统上安装 EDE，因为它仅带来了一些额外的应用，这些应用程序特定于 EDE，因此它们不会妨碍你的其他桌面。


EDE 只是桌面环境，它使用 [Pekwm](https://opensource.com/article/19/12/pekwm-linux-desktop) 窗口管理器来处理布局。


安装 EDE 之后，注销当前的桌面会话，以便你可以登录到新的会话。默认情况下，会话管理器（KDM、GDM、LightDM 或 XDM，取决于你的设置）将继续登录到以前的桌面环境，因此你必须在登录之前覆盖该桌面环境。


在 GDM 中：


![](/data/attachment/album/202001/03/174402uo5lx3mooz633tmx.jpg)


在 SDDM 中：


![](/data/attachment/album/202001/03/174403xhzim8n8z0ugmuhn.jpg)


首次启动 EDE 时，可能会提示你确认一些启动任务。在我的 Slackware 工作站上，KDE 将某些服务标记为启动任务（例如 HPLIP 打印监视器和蓝牙守护程序），并且 EDE 在一个确认框中显示了它们。


![Importing desktop services in EDE](/data/attachment/album/202001/03/174404lm6tt9h6mva9hzfz.jpg "Importing desktop services in EDE")


设置一次后，你无需再次进行设置。


### EDE 桌面之旅


EDE 的布局恰恰是大多数人在桌面上所期望的布局：左侧的应用菜单、中间的任务栏、右侧的系统托盘。这是标准的现成布局，不会让任何人感到困惑。这是一个可以安全地装在 Linux 上并且可以自信地给任何没有使用过 Linux 的人使用的桌面。他们将以舒适的方式很快地适应这个桌面。


你可以单击鼠标右键打开一个小型桌面菜单。这可以让你在桌面上创建应用启动器、创建文件夹并设置一些主题选项。


屏幕底部的面板是可伸缩的，因此你可以根据需要在全屏模式下工作。单击屏幕右下角的时钟来调出日历和时区设置。


EDE 有一个小的配置应用，可用于设置一些简单的选项：


* 背景和图标设置
* 屏幕保护程序设置
* 时间和时钟
* 系统铃声
* 键盘
* 偏好应用


![EDE Configuration Place](/data/attachment/album/202001/03/174406mxvi3sgj45neg5x4.jpg "EDE Configuration Place")


EDE 的功能不多。没有文件管理器、文本编辑器、绘画程序或纸牌游戏。你必须安装你想在桌面运行的程序。这意味着你可以从各种各样的 Linux 应用中进行选择，并使用你最喜欢的。


### EDE 总结


我发现 EDE 至少作为一种“假日”桌面而言，它的简单性令人舒适。它值得一看。它不是最迷人的桌面，也不是最精简的、也不是最高效的。但它的柔和、安宁让人平静，它让人感到熟悉舒缓，并且它的图标主题充满乐趣和生气。EDE 是一个以其缓慢而稳定的步调而自豪的桌面。


如果你想放松心情使用一个干净和令人愉悦的界面，请试试 EDE。




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via: <https://opensource.com/article/19/12/ede-linux-desktop>


作者：[Seth Kenlon](https://opensource.com/users/seth) 选题：[lujun9972](https://github.com/lujun9972) 译者：[geekpi](https://github.com/geekpi) 校对：[wxy](https://github.com/wxy)


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I haven't used the Fast Light Toolkit ([FLTK](https://www.fltk.org/)) for anything serious yet, but I'm a fan of the C++ GUI toolkit that's pretty simple to learn and (in my experience) reliable even across updates. When I found out that there was a desktop environment built with FLTK, I was eager to try it—and I was quickly glad I did. The [Equinox Desktop Environment (EDE)](https://sourceforge.net/projects/ede/) is a fast and simple desktop written in C++ and FLTK for Unix desktops. It uses common desktop conventions, so it looks and feels familiar right away, and after only a few days of using it, I found its simplicity provides a minimal elegance that I enjoy.

![EDE desktop EDE desktop](https://opensource.com/sites/default/files/uploads/advent-ede.jpg)

## Installing EDE

You are likely to find EDE included in your distribution's software repository, but you can also find it in its [SourceForge repository](http://ede.sf.net). If you're already running a different desktop, it's safe to install EDE on the same system because it brings along just a few extra applications, which are specific to EDE so they won't get in your way on other desktops.

EDE is only the desktop, and it uses the [Pekwm](https://opensource.com/article/19/12/pekwm-linux-desktop) window manager to handle layout.

After installing EDE, log out of your current desktop session so you can log into your new one. By default, your session manager (KDM, GDM, LightDM, or XDM, depending on your setup) will continue to log you into your previous desktop, so you must override that before logging in.

With GDM:

![](https://opensource.com/sites/default/files/advent-gdm_2.jpg)

With SDDM:

![](https://opensource.com/sites/default/files/advent-kdm_1.jpg)

When EDE first boots, you might be prompted to confirm some startup tasks. On my Slackware workstation, KDE had marked some services as startup tasks (such as the HPLIP print monitor and a Bluetooth daemon), and EDE imported them with just one confirmation box.

![Importing desktop services in EDE Importing desktop services in EDE](https://opensource.com/sites/default/files/uploads/advent-ede-init.jpg)

After setting it up once, you won't need to do it again.

## EDE desktop tour

EDE's layout is exactly what most people expect from a desktop: application menu on the left, taskbar in the middle, system tray on the right. It's the standard off-the-shelf layout that confuses nobody; this is a desktop that's safe to install on a Linux computer and hand over, with confidence, to someone who's never used Linux in their life. They'll fall right into this desktop with a soft and gentle landing.

You can bring up a small desktop menu with a right-click. This allows you to make an application launcher on the desktop, create a folder, and set some theme options.

The panel at the bottom of the screen is retractable, so you can work full-screen if you prefer. Click the clock in the bottom-right of the screen to bring up a calendar and time-zone settings.

EDE has a small Configuration Place application that provides access to a few simple preferences:

- Background and icon settings
- Screensaver settings
- Time and clock
- System bell
- Keyboard
- Preferred applications

![EDE Configuration Place EDE Configuration Place](https://opensource.com/sites/default/files/uploads/advent-ede-conf.jpg)


There's not much more to EDE. There's no file manager, no text editor, or paint program, or game of solitaire. You must bring anything you want to run on your desktop. That means you get to pick and choose from the wide array of Linux applications and use whatever you love the most.

## EDE as a statement

I found the simplicity of EDE oddly comforting, at least as a kind of "holiday" desktop; it's a nice place to visit. It's not the most glamorous desktop available, nor the most minimal, nor the most efficient. But its soft, muted tones are calming, its familiarity soothing, and its icon theme fun and exuberant. EDE is a desktop that's proud of its slow and steady pace.

If you're in the mood to put your feet up and enjoy a clean and pleasant interface, try EDE.

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