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|title = Desktop Linux

|image = [[File:GnomeKDE 4.png|250px]]

|caption = The [[GNOMEKDE]] desktop[[KDE_Plasma_Workspaces#Desktop|Plasma environmentDesktop]], a popular Linux desktop environment

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== Desktop environments ==

[[Image:KDE 4Gnome.png|thumb|The [[KDEGNOME]] desktop environment]]

Linux offers many desktop alternatives. Common desktop environments include [[KDE]], [[GNOME]], [[Xfce]], [[LXDE]], [[Cinnamon (user interface)|Cinnamon]] and [[Unity (user interface)|Unity]]. These are collections of desktop programs, rather than bare bones [[X window manager|window managers]] such as [[FVWM]], [[IceWM]] amongst numerous others. These environments present a [[GUI]] using a [[desktop metaphor]]. All of these environments allow the user to set many personal preferences and to perform common system management tasks. The [[Compiz]] window manager expands upon the concept of having multiple desktops by rendering each of the user's two dimensional desktops on the surface of a three dimensional cube. The variety of desktop environments is sometimes criticized for splintering focus and creating incompatibilities; the [[freedesktop.org]] project works on improving interoperability between the different environments.