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Window Manager vs. Desktop Environment vs. Window System? What's the difference?
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I'm confused as to what these terms actually mean AND as to what they do/how they contribute to the system as a whole. In particular, back when I was running Ubuntu, there were several keywords like: What exactly is the difference between all of these? Which can be changed? Do the same things apply…
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Gnome X11 Xorg Metacity GTK+
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X11 is a network protocol. It encodes things such as graphic primitives, images, pointer motion, and key presses. Xorg is an X server. It implements X11 and provides an interface to keyboards, mice, and video cards. GTK+ is a widget toolkit. It prov…
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