Desktop environment [X]

A desktop environment provides a homogeneous graphical user experience («metaphor»).

Elements of a destop environment include:

• graphical widgets
• configuration system
• root window (including desktop background («wallpapers») and screen locking (i3lock, slock…))
• taskbar with window list and menu
• drive managers
• music player
• icons (such as volume icon)
• window manager

Some desktop environments are Enlightenment, XFCE, GNOME, KDE, LXE, LXQt, XFce etc.