1st SPOT Linux Environments

KDE

KDE - Conquer Your Desktop KDE is a powerful Free Software graphical desktop environment for Linux and Unix workstations. It combines ease of use, contemporary functionality, and outstanding graphical design with the technological superiority of the Unix operating system.

KDE Look Visual enhancements for the KDE Desktop

Konqueror File manager, browser, and file viewer. Konqueror is the center of the KDE system

KDE Apps A huge repository of KDE applications

KOffice KOffice is a free, integrated office suite for KDE, the K Desktop Environment.

dot KDE KDE news

KDE Files Clipart and scripts

Kmail A powerful too for handling multiple accounts.

Commit Digest A weekly overview of the development activity in KDE

GNOME

Gnome Home GNU Object Model Environment: Building a full, user-friendly desktop for Unix operating systems, based entirely on free software.

Gnome Look

Gnome Files Free software repository

The GNOME Journal

Gnome Support

GNOME Support Forums

Gnome Usability Project

Using Gname

Gnome Development Libraries

XFCE

XFCE Lightweight but powerful desktop environment embodying the traditional UNIX philosophy of modularity and re-usability

XFCE Look Xfce4 Themes, Wallpapers, Icons, Sounds, Screenshots, Schemes and Skins

XFCE Diary

Xubuntu Home Page Xubuntu is lighter on system requirements, since it uses the Xfce Desktop environment, which makes it ideal for old or low-end machines

The XFCE Desktop Environment

XFCE Documentation

LXDE

Install and Setup LXDE

FLUXBOX

Fluxbox Main Page

Fluxbox Configuration HOW TO

Fluxbox Wiki

Fab's Fluxbox Page

Fluxbox Screenshots

Using the Fluxbox Window Manager

ENLIGHTEMENT

Enlightenment

Enlightenment Exchange Art for your E 17 desktop

E17 Stuff Everything for your Enlightenment Desktop

FVWM

FVWM FVWM is an extremely powerful ICCCM-compliant multiple virtual desktop window manager for the X Window system.

FVWM Themes

FVWM Beginner's Guide

FVWM Wiki

Quest for the Perfect Window Manager

ICEWM

IceWM The goal of IceWM is speed, simplicity, and not getting in the user's way.

IceWM - the Cool Window Manager

Afterstep Originally based on the look and feel of the NeXTStep interface, it provides end users with a consistent, clean, and elegant desktop. The goal of AfterStep development is to provide for flexibility of desktop configuration, improving aesthetics, and efficient use of system resources.

Afterstep Applets Distribution

Afterstep Themes

Afterstep Configuration

Rob's Afterstep Page

OTHER ENVIRONMENTS

Blackbox A minimalist window manager, capable of multiple windows and supporting both KDE and GNOME

Boxwhore themes for your box

Sawfish Sawfish is an extensible window manager using a Lisp-based scripting language --all window decorations are configurable and all user-interface policy is controlled through the extension language.

WindowMaker Window Maker is an X11 window manager originally designed to provide integration support for the GNUstep Desktop. Window Maker includes compatibility options which allow it to work with other popular desktop environments, namely GNOME and KDE, and comes with a powerful GUI configuration editor, called WPrefs, which removes the need to edit text-based config files by hand.