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tmartins

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Registered: 2019-05-14

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Enlightenment

Hey! Let's bring https://enlightenment.org to Devuan?

Head_on_a_Stick

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From: London

Registered: 2019-03-24

Posts: 3,125  

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Re: Enlightenment

https://pkginfo.devuan.org/cgi-bin/d1pk … elease=any

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mamaforestcritter

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Registered: 2025-12-28

Posts: 22  

Re: Enlightenment

YES PLEASE! KDE Plasma is making my hair fall out. My son had installed enlightenment on chimera for me on my laptop and it worked seamlessly. Sadly, that laptop got taken out by lightning and I am starting over. Even more sadly my son is currently not here to install it for me so wish me luck! Was hoping to see if someone else here was using it successfully on excalibur?

delgado

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Registered: 2022-07-14

Posts: 277  

Re: Enlightenment

 $ sudo apt-get install enlightenment

should do it.
I gave it a try once, but my brain doesn't work this way.

mamaforestcritter

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Registered: 2025-12-28

Posts: 22  

Re: Enlightenment

Gee, all the instructions I was finding were way more complicated. I've never done a desktop separate before. I didn't realize it could be so simple. These instructions should be the first thing on Enlightenments web page! I think developers get so caught up in the process that they forget someone new to this may not be aware of what is the most basic first step. I find i have that problem often when i try to get instructions I miss some fundamental that everybody knows but nobody talks about.

Last edited by mamaforestcritter (2026-01-21 20:30:05)

mamaforestcritter

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Registered: 2025-12-28

Posts: 22  

Re: Enlightenment

So now that I have it, how do I apply it instead of xcfe? I tried x session manager but I don't see it there. The download of enlightenment seemed successful. is there a step i am missing?

Last edited by mamaforestcritter (2026-01-21 20:54:39)

RedGreen925

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Registered: 2024-12-07

Posts: 275  

Re: Enlightenment

The download of enlightenment seemed successful. is there a step i am missing?

Yes either installing a display manager where it will be listing as session option or starting it manually from its start file like is done without one. The /usr/bin/enlightenment_start

zeus@9600k:~$ apt-file list enlightenment | grep bin
enlightenment: /usr/bin/emixer
enlightenment: /usr/bin/enlightenment
enlightenment: /usr/bin/enlightenment_askpass
enlightenment: /usr/bin/enlightenment_filemanager
enlightenment: /usr/bin/enlightenment_fprint
enlightenment: /usr/bin/enlightenment_imc
enlightenment: /usr/bin/enlightenment_open
enlightenment: /usr/bin/enlightenment_paledit
enlightenment: /usr/bin/enlightenment_remote
enlightenment: /usr/bin/enlightenment_start
enlightenment: /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/enlightenment/modules/conf_bindings/e-module-conf_bindings.edj
enlightenment: /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/enlightenment/modules/conf_bindings/linux-gnu-x86_64-0.27.1/module.so
enlightenment: /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/enlightenment/modules/conf_bindings/module.desktop

Last edited by RedGreen925 (2026-01-21 22:56:49)

Devarch

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Registered: 2022-10-03

Posts: 127  

Re: Enlightenment

sddm boots almost everythhing and in most cases does not require manual intervention.