Elementary OS 0.2 Luna Beta 1 Review | Linux Today

Elementary OS 0.2 Luna Beta 1 Review

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Web Webster
Web Webster
Dec 11, 2012

Elementary started out as a GTK2 theme and icon set created by DanRabbit. As the popularity grew, elementary was going beyond being a theme and a group of developers and designers started working on Elementary OS 1.0 Jupiter, which was initially released April 2011 (using Ubuntu 10.10 as its base). Jupiter used Gnome 2.32 as it’s desktop environment but added a custom theme and icon set, Docky dock and few in-house application like Dexter contacts and Postler email client. They also made modifications to Nautilus file manager.

Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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