Name: Linux Desktop Environment-Gnome,KDE,Xfce,MATE,Cinnamon
Uploaded: 2014-02-17T13:20:24.000Z
Duration: 7 min 41 s
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hello this is arash from arashium.com and thank you for watching this video

in this video we have a look at variaty of linux environments that i have installed them on ubuntu.

before we start, you should consider this fact that in some distributions,

they come as the default environment with some themes and desktop backgrounds

also i do not go deep into technical details.

in previous video we had a look at unity. i talked about dash board,

launcher, hud-up display, and workspace switcher.

now in this video i'm going to talk about Gnome, KDE, Xfce, Cinnamon and MATE

GNOME with capital letters is pronounced with its starting G;

however many people confuse it with [g]nome, the dwarflike creatures,

GNOME stands for "GNU Object Model Environment",

and "GNU" is a recursive acronym for "GNU's Not Unix!".

in the other languages also, GNOME is pronounced GNOME, KNOME or JENOME but not nome.

anyway GNOME is the name of both user interface and desktop environment.

In GNOME shell the component on left is activities,

in activities there is a luncher that you can run applications from.

widows show you the running windows and applications show you the list of all applications ready to run.

you can also filter them by their category.

to find applications easier, there is a search tool.

in a messy desktop you can drag some windows to the other workspaces.

and you can switch between them. just role the mouse wheel. empty workspaces are removed.

and there are also two ways to close applications that you dont need.

if you are a new linux user, notice that you shold install these desktop environments.

i choose the text editor, and a calculator.

There is a show desktop and a taskbar on the bottom of screen.

on the top right side you see the notification area.

and the workspace switcher is on bottom right.

and swiching between workspaces is similar to unity and you can also use shortcuts,

as you see, gnome classic does not provide you any search tool by default.

it's a simple interface; nevertheless many experienced linux users have a nostalgic feeling about it.

Now lets have a look at KDE. KDE in comparison with GNOME is havier and it uses more hardware resources.

and i run the file manager of KDE, dolphine.

you can also switch between two desktops.

you can also send your application into another desktop.

in dolphin file manager you can switch between home and root directory.

another folders inside it: blue green and red

i grab colors and drag it to the desktop.

as you see these windows are transparent.

you can also see running applications here., there is a show desktop button.

notification area... and the thing i like about KDE is its calendar

if you work with KDE for a while, you may find some interesting stuffs about it.

now we have look at Xfce. the development of Xfce started in 1996 one year ahead of GNOME.

Xfce is a very light environment, it needs low hardware requirements and

it is very suitable for old computers. the default theme appeariance of Xfce in xubuntu is a little bit different from here.

first of all let's launch some applications from application menu.

you can see the running applications on the taskbar.

working with the workspaces is also very easy.

moreover, there is a panel below where you can launch applications from

and add more items into it. and i show you how to do that.

then properties you can assign one or several applications to each luncher

from the item that contains subitems, i run libreOffice writer.

the default file manager of Xfce is Thunar.

in different distributions you may find shut down button in different locations.

MATE, after release of GNOME 3 in 2011 that led to some criticism,

MATE project started continuing the way of GNOME 2.

and as you see, it is very similar to GNOME 2.

Nemo file manager which re-introduced some removed features of Nautilus,