π Pantheon Desktop
π Summary
Pantheon Desktop is a new desktop environment being developed by the people that develop Elementary OS
π Owner
- Name: Wesley Hearn
- Email: whearn X redhat.com
π People Involved - Packagers/Volunteers/Contributors
Name | IRC | Current work | Additional info |
---|---|---|---|
Wesley Hearn | strace | Packaging | UTC-5 |
Christopher Meng | cicku | Packaging | UTC+8 |
Germano Massullo | Testing | UTC+1 |
π Current status
- Targeted release: Fedora 22
- Last updated: 2014-02-13
- Percentage of completion: 5%
π Detailed Description
Pantheon Desktop is a slick lightweight open-source GTK3/Vala desktop currently being developed for elementary os.
π Benefit to Fedora
Will allow users another choice on what desktop they want to run, will help bring more users to Fedora.
π Scope
Required Packages
- pantheon-session
- wingpanel
- slingshot
- cerbere
- postler
- dexter
- maya
- noise
- lingo
- marlin
- switchboard
- contractor
- pantheon-library
- indicator-displayobjects
- libindicate
- libindicator
- dbusmenu
- datetime-indicator
- me-menu
- messaging-menu
- network-menu
- session-menu
- sound-menu
Optional Packages:
- elementary-gtk
- elementary-icons
π Packaging Status
Package | Version | Review request | Packager | Status | Comments |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
plank
|
0.5.0 | 896193 | Wesley Hearn | approved | |
granite | 0.2.3 | 998483 | Wesley Hearn | review | Review request submitted |
birdie
|
1.1 | 1068747 | Ryan Lerch | approved |
π How To Test
TODO
π User Experience
Users will be able to install(or use a spin) of pantheon desktop as a alternative to GNOME3/KDE/XFCE
π Dependencies
TODO
π Contingency Plan
None needed, this is a optional set of packages that can easily be untagged.
π Documentation
π Release Notes
- Pantheon Desktop will be available TBD(Hopefully F21-F23).