2.1.2. Desktop environment

A desktop environment is a graphical user interface that provides easy access to files and applications.

Examples:

• GNOME (Fig. 1)

• KDE Plasma (Fig. 2)

• Xfce (Fig. 3)

• MATE (Fig. 4)

• Cinnamon (Fig. 5)

Linux distributions might offer additional variants for download, depending on the desktop environment in use.

Fig. 1 GNOME

Fig. 2 KDE Plasma

Fig. 3 Xfce

Fig. 4 MATE