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Operating system. Unix-like, Unix. Type. Desktop environment. License. GPLv2+, LGPLv2+. Website. mate-desktop .org. MATE ( / ˈmɑːteɪ /) [ 4] is a desktop environment composed of free and open-source software that runs on Linux, and other Unix-like operating systems such as BSD, and illumos operating systems. [ 5][ 6]
Cinnamon is a free and open-source desktop environment for Linux and other Unix-like operating systems, which was originally based on GNOME 3, but follows traditional desktop metaphor conventions. The development of Cinnamon began by the Linux Mint team as the result of the April 2011 release of GNOME 3, in which the conventional desktop ...
Peppermint OS is a Linux distribution based on Debian and Devuan Stable, and formerly based on Ubuntu. It uses the Xfce desktop environment. [ 4] It aims to provide a familiar environment for newcomers to Linux, which requires relatively low hardware resources to run. [ 5][ 6][ 7][ 8]
APT is a collection of tools distributed in a package named apt. A significant part of APT is defined in a C++ library of functions; APT also includes command-line programs for dealing with packages, which use the library. Three such programs are apt, apt-get and apt-cache. They are commonly used in examples because they are simple and ubiquitous.
Snap is a software packaging and deployment system developed by Canonical for operating systems that use the Linux kernel and the systemd init system. The packages, called snaps, and the tool for using them, snapd, work across a range of Linux distributions [3] and allow upstream software developers to distribute their applications directly to users.
A 3270 Emulator is a terminal emulator that duplicates the functions of an IBM 3270 mainframe computer terminal on a computer, usually a PC or similar microcomputer . As the original 3270 series terminals were connected to the host computer through a display controller (cluster controller) [ a] using coaxial cable, emulators originally required ...
Linux Mint is a community-driven Linux distribution based on Ubuntu (which is in turn based on Debian ), bundled with a variety of free and open-source applications. [ 6][ 7] It can provide full out-of-the-box multimedia support for those who choose to include proprietary software such as multimedia codecs. [ 8]
Xfce or XFCE (pronounced as four individual letters) is a free and open-source desktop environment for Linux and other Unix-like operating systems. Xfce aims to be fast and lightweight while still being visually appealing and easy to use. It embodies the traditional Unix philosophy of modularity and re-usability.