Category: Development

  • LXPanel 0.4 and menu-cache 0.2.4 released

    Hi all, here comes the latest release of LXPanel – version 0.4. First I’d like to say sorry because this is not a bug-free release. Some existing problems are not completely solved yet, but most of the bugs causing crashes were fixed. However, we feel it’s right time to have a new release. The menu-cache […]

  • LXNM Will Bring Back to Life

    So far LXNM(Network Manager of LXDE) was in prototype, LXDE team was just trying to implement a usable network utility. In the beginning, it was expected be enough to work instead of Network Manager of GNOME. But even today, most of people still uses LXDE desktop environment without LXNM due to it is so buggy […]

  • LXDE now accessible in local languages for 685 million people

    As of yesterday the LXDE and PCManFM repositories are updated and all translations synchronized with there sources. It was a huge task to complete and lasted for almost 5 straight hours but here are the numbers! LXDE is truly a international project with complete or started translations for most continents (Africa is laking but we […]

  • Summer of Code slots available for LXDE through Debian

    There are still opportunities for people interested in working on LXDE as a summer of code project. We are in touch for example with the Debian project, who offered to give spots to students from the LXDE project for example for a better integration. Also, new student projects are welcome. The summer of code program […]

  • LXDE Summer of Code Projects – Apply now

    The Google Summer of Code is now accepting applications from students for projects. There are a number of projects, that could accept LXDE related works. If you have an idea we are open to support you and discuss it. Please join us in the LXDE channel on irc.oftc.net. I would also like to support you […]

  • LXDE on OpenSolaris

    Alfred Peng from Wuhan, China started to port LXDE to OpenSolaris. I met him in Singapore and could see how it is running already pretty smoothly. Since it’s a GTK based desktop environment, some of the applications (pcmanfm, lxpanel, lxappearance, lxlauncher etc.) can be easily built and installed. But some still don’t work. The network […]

  • LXDE at Chemnitzer Linuxtage 2009

    The feedback on LXDE at the Chemnitzer Linuxtage in Germany has been fantastic. Klaus Knopper presented LXDE as a default on Knoppix. Christoph Wickert showed how to install LXDE on different systems and Marcus Schulderisnky introduced people to ways to translate LXDE. Here are voices from the blogosphere. LXDE was a very important topic. We […]

  • Translation update!

    New week and time for an update regarding the translations for LXDE. During the last week some more users have started the translations in Pootle and by all means have delivered. Significant changes are noted in Danish that are 100% complete by now, good work! If you are new to Pootle and/or translation in general […]

  • Summer of Code: Please submit your project ideas

    I have submitted our application for the Google Summer of Code 2009 and we are looking forward to the participation of the LXDE project. We are applying with LXDE and PCMan File Manager as dedicated software projects. We are gathering project ideas for LXDE in the wiki.  If you are interested to join LXDE at […]

  • Wallpapers for LXDE

    You are a designer and have ideas for beautiful wallpapers? Take them into reality and post them in our forum to get feedback and have others using them: http://forum.lxde.org/viewtopic.php?f=13&t=261 Standard LXDE desktop wallpaper Mario BehlingMario Behling is a German born serial entrepreneur. He founded the lubuntu project, and as the co-founder of FOSSASIA he supports […]