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A look at the CDE UNIX desktop running on Debian.

I have recently had a look at the CDE desktop running on Debian. This is an old but good desktop environment that allows a user to make the best use of their computer. I found a Linux distribution named CDebian which is a distribution of Debian as a Live CD that includes the CDE desktop and login manager. Below is a screenshot of the CDE desktop.

The CDE desktop running on Debian.
The CDE desktop runs on Debian.

And this is the control panel that enables a user to change the wallpaper and set the screensaver they desire.

CDE control panel open.
CDE control panel open.

Selecting wallpaper for the CDE desktop. There are not many wallpapers distributed with CDE.

Selecting a wallpaper.
Selecting a wallpaper.

The CDE desktop also has a good selection of screensavers that are available to make your idle screen pretty.

Selecting the desired screensaver in CDE.
Selecting the desired screensaver in CDE.

The Live CD I am using is based on 2.6.32 and uses the CDE desktop. I have uploaded this to Google Drive as the only other download mirror I could find had a 52 kilobits per second download speed.

Download the ISO image here: CDebian ISO.

Username: cdeuser
Password: cde

Use sudo to access a root prompt. The root password is: HarlemShake!.

The handles at each end of the CDE toolbar allow you to drag it around the screen and position it wherever you wish. This is a very good feature. Just the thing that the modern Unity desktop sorely needs. I wish that CDE was available for Ubuntu and Linux Mint. A CDE respin of Ubuntu would be a very popular download. Anyway, this ISO works very well in VMware workstations and is well worth a look if you want to try out the CDE desktop for yourself.

Another link to download Cdebian. The newer version is 1.0.
https://github.com/andarazoroflove/CDEbian/releases/download/v1.0-alpha/CDEbian.1.0-alpha.x86_64.iso

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