Revision as of 11:30, 17 October 2013 edit Aoidh (talk \| contribs) Autopatrolled, Checkusers, Oversighters, Administrators 59,283 edits m Aoidh moved page Linux on the desktop to Desktop Linux over redirect: WP:BRD; Desktop Linux is the WP:COMMONNAME. Open an WP:RM if you want to change the title like this. ← Previous edit		Revision as of 11:31, 17 October 2013 edit undo Aoidh (talk \| contribs) Autopatrolled, Checkusers, Oversighters, Administrators 59,283 edits Rm unsourced statement from the lede; no sources appear to use this term Next edit →
Line 1: [[File:Linux kernel ubiquity.svg\|thumb\|400px\|Two '''[[windowing system]]s''' found wide adoption for the Linux Desktop [[X11]] and [[Wayland (display server protocol)\|Wayland]];<br> current UIs are e.g. [[KDE Plasma Workspaces]], [[GNOME Shell]], or [[Docky]];<br>obsoleted UIs are e.g. [[GNOME Panel]], [[Kicker (KDE)\|Kicker]], or [[KDesktop]]]] The term '''Desktop Linux'''~~, also called '''Linux on the desktop''',~~ refers to all the software components that build a [[graphical user interface]], that is designed for usage with a [[desktop computer]] and also devices, that offer identical [[human interface device]]s, such as [[Laptop]]s. Most, if not all, such GUIs implement the [[WIMP (computing)\|WIMP]] paradigm. Their main human interface devices for the [[input device\|input]] are a [[pointing device]] and the [[computer keyboard]] and for the visual output one or multiple [[computer monitor]]s as well as [[loudspeaker]]s/[[Headset (audio)\|Headset]] for the acoustic output. Supplemental HID, such as a [[refreshable braille display]], a [[touchscreen]] or [[speech recognition]] are possible.

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