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How to install Enlightenment on Ubuntu 17.04

To install Enlightenment on Ubuntu 17.04

Enlightenment is an open-source, lightweight desktop environment for Linux. It is supports high customization with animations, effects and dedicated applications. Although it posses a basic design, it is tweaked and integrated differently depending on which supporting Linux distribution you use. Installing Enlightenment on the latest version of Ubuntu is very simple and this tutorial ensures that.

Installing Enlightenment

One of the crucial things to do before proceeding with any installation process in a Linux system is the addition of the repository, and this process also involves it. So, make sure you add them in your machine by executing the following command. 

root@linuxhelp:~# add-apt-repository ppa:niko2040/e19
 Stable version of Enlightenment E21 and EFL.
For Debian Unstable you can use https://repo.4e.by
 More info: https://launchpad.net/~niko2040/+archive/ubuntu/e19
Press [ENTER] to continue or ctrl-c to cancel adding it
gpg: keybox ' /tmp/tmps0yzlz33/pubring.gpg'  created
gpg: /tmp/tmps0yzlz33/trustdb.gpg: trustdb created
gpg: key A1C52A3884E6BD97: public key " Launchpad PPA for Niko2040"  imported
gpg: Total number processed: 1
gpg:               imported: 1
OK

Once it is added, you need to update your system by running the following command. 

root@linuxhelp:~# apt-get update
Hit:1 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu zesty-security InRelease
Hit:2 http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu zesty InRelease
Hit:3 http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu zesty-updates InRelease              
Hit:4 http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu zesty-backports InRelease            
Get:5 http://ppa.launchpad.net/niko2040/e19/ubuntu zesty InRelease [15.4 kB]
Get:6 http://ppa.launchpad.net/niko2040/e19/ubuntu zesty/main amd64 Packages [4,360 B]
Get:7 http://ppa.launchpad.net/niko2040/e19/ubuntu zesty/main i386 Packages [4,368 B]
Get:8 http://ppa.launchpad.net/niko2040/e19/ubuntu zesty/main Translation-en [648 B]
Fetched 24.8 kB in 5s (4,697 B/s)
Reading package lists... Done


You can now install Enlightenment easily by simply executing the following command. 

root@linuxhelp:~# apt-get install enlightenment
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
The following additional packages will be installed:
  libbulletcollision2.83.7 libbulletdynamics2.83.7 libbulletsoftbody2.83.7
  libefl libefl-bin libefl-data libgif7 liblinearmath2.83.7 libluajit-5.1-2
  libluajit-5.1-common libpoppler-cpp0v5 libpoppler-glib8 libpoppler-qt5-1
  libpoppler64 poppler-utils
The following NEW packages will be installed:
  enlightenment libbulletcollision2.83.7 libbulletdynamics2.83.7
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Setting up libpoppler-cpp0v5:amd64 (0.48.0-2ubuntu2.1) ...
Setting up libpoppler-glib8:amd64 (0.48.0-2ubuntu2.1) ...
Setting up poppler-utils (0.48.0-2ubuntu2.1) ...
Setting up libpoppler-qt5-1:amd64 (0.48.0-2ubuntu2.1) ...
Setting up libbulletcollision2.83.7:amd64 (2.83.7+dfsg-5) ...
Setting up libbulletdynamics2.83.7:amd64 (2.83.7+dfsg-5) ...
Setting up libbulletsoftbody2.83.7:amd64 (2.83.7+dfsg-5) ...
Setting up libefl (1.20.3-0zesty0) ...
Setting up enlightenment (0.21.9-0zesty0) ...
Setting up libefl-bin (1.20.3-0zesty0) ...
Processing triggers for libc-bin (2.24-9ubuntu2) ...

Now you need to close all the open programs and log out of your account.

Here you need to select the environment. Choose it and proceed.

Login by entering your password.

You should do some basic configuration. Choose your language of choice and click on Next.

After that, you should choose the profile. Since here it is a computer in which the testing is taking place, Computer is chosen. Click on the Next button.

After that, you should set the sizing.

Also, you ought to configure the mouse modifiers. Click on the Next button after that.

Enable the Taskbar and click on the Next button. With this, the configuration gets over. Wait for the environment to take effect.

The desktop environment gets loaded.

Now the process is complete. The look of the design is as sleek as the one in the following image.

With this, the complete installation of Enlightenment on Ubuntu 17.04 is over.

Tag : Enlightenment E20 Desktop Ubuntu
FAQ
Q
Is Enlightenment is the lightweight application?
A
Enlightenment is a lightweight desktop environment for Linux.
Q
What is the stable PPA used for Enlightenment?
A
Stable PPA for enlightenment is "add-apt-repository ppa:niko2040/e19".
Q
What is a Enlightment?
A
Enlightenment is an open-source, lightweight desktop environment for Linux. It supports high customization with animations, effects and dedicated applications.
Q
If there is any alternative for Enlightenment?
A
The alternative for Enlightenment are as follows,
Gnome,
Xfce,
KDE Plasma,
Cinnamon,
LXDE,
LXQt, etc.
Q
Whether its possible to install Enlightenment on Windows?
A
No, its possible to install Enlightenment on Windows.