ROX Desktop

ROX Desktop
Repositorygithub.com/rox-desktop/
Written inC, Python, GTK
Operating systemUnix-like
TypeDesktop environment
LicenseGNU General Public License
Websiterox.sourceforge.net/desktop/
AntiX 21 Runit with ROX Desktop 2.11
Lxterminal (one of many Linux terminal or console applications) running neofetch, showing AntiX Linux 21 running ROX Desktop 2.11.

The ROX Desktop is a discontinued[1] graphical desktop environment for the X Window System. It is based on the ROX-Filer, a drag and drop spatial file manager. It is free software released under the GPL-2.0-or-later. The environment was inspired by the user interface of RISC OS (not to be confused with RISC/os).[2] The name "ROX" is derived from "RISC OS on X Window System". Programs can be installed or removed easily using Zero Install, a decentralized software installation system.

The project was started by Thomas Leonard as a student at the University of Southampton in 1999[3][4] and was still led by him in 2012.

  1. ^ Kenlon, Seth (16 December 2019). "Relive Linux history with the ROX desktop | Opensource.com". opensource.com. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
  2. ^ "ROX founder: Why I brought RISC OS to Unix". Archived from the original on 20 November 2007.
  3. ^ "RISC O-X?". Acorn User. No. 214. December 1999. p. 10. Retrieved 16 August 2013.
  4. ^ "comp.sys.acorn.misc – Re: ROX desktop". Archived from the original on 10 July 2012.

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