Twin (desktop environment)
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Basic data
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developer | Massimiliano Ghilardi |
Current version | 0.8.1 (December 23, 2019) |
operating system | All BSD systems, all POSIX compliant platforms, Unix and unixoide |
category | Desktop Environment |
License | GPL , LGPL ( Free Software ) |
German speaking | No |
github.com/cosmos72/twin |
Twin ( T extbased win dow manager) is one of Massimiliano Ghilardi written text-based desktop environment for Unix and Unix-like systems . It is published as free software under the GPL and the LGPL .
history
In 1991 Twin was developed by Ghilardi on a DOS basis. Since DOS does not offer multitasking support, no third-party programs could be used under Twin. In 1999 Ghilardi ported it to Linux and greatly expanded it.
There are now numerous extensions for Twin such as X11 support, network integration and a built-in console emulator .
literature
- Andrea Müller: deskTOPia: twin . In: LinuxUser . December 2003 ( linux-community.de ).