What are the relation and differences between a graphical shell and a window manager?
Is a graphical shell the same concept as a window manager? What are their relations and differences?
For example, in https://www.mankier.com/1/gnome-shell
gnome-shell — Graphical shell for the GNOME desktop
GNOME shell provides core user interface functions for the GNOME 3
desktop, like switching to windows and launching applications. GNOME
shell takes advantage of the capabilities of modern graphics hardware
and introduces innovative user interface concepts to provide a
visually attractive and easy to use experience.
gnome-shell is a required component of the GNOME desktop, i.e. it is
listed in the RequiredComponents field of
/usr/share/gnome-session/sessions/gnome.session. It is started in the
window manager phase of the session.
https://unix.stackexchange.com/a/469414/674 says
There are dozens of popular window managers, including Unity, Gnome Shell, Xfwm, OpenBox, i3, Xmonad and many others.
gnome-shell is a graphical shell for the GNOME desktop, and a window manager.
The window manager of GNOME is Mutter, so does GNOME use two window managers at the same time: gnome-shell and Mutter?
For another example, what is the graphical shell of LXDE? The window manager of LXDE is OpenBox, and what is the relation between the graphical shell and the window manager of LXDE?
Thanks.
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Is a graphical shell the same concept as a window manager? What are their relations and differences?
For example, in https://www.mankier.com/1/gnome-shell
gnome-shell — Graphical shell for the GNOME desktop
GNOME shell provides core user interface functions for the GNOME 3
desktop, like switching to windows and launching applications. GNOME
shell takes advantage of the capabilities of modern graphics hardware
and introduces innovative user interface concepts to provide a
visually attractive and easy to use experience.
gnome-shell is a required component of the GNOME desktop, i.e. it is
listed in the RequiredComponents field of
/usr/share/gnome-session/sessions/gnome.session. It is started in the
window manager phase of the session.
https://unix.stackexchange.com/a/469414/674 says
There are dozens of popular window managers, including Unity, Gnome Shell, Xfwm, OpenBox, i3, Xmonad and many others.
gnome-shell is a graphical shell for the GNOME desktop, and a window manager.
The window manager of GNOME is Mutter, so does GNOME use two window managers at the same time: gnome-shell and Mutter?
For another example, what is the graphical shell of LXDE? The window manager of LXDE is OpenBox, and what is the relation between the graphical shell and the window manager of LXDE?
Thanks.
window-manager desktop-environment graphical-shell
asked Dec 21 '18 at 17:07
Tim
26.1k74246455
Graphic Shell is a bunch of programs offering you GUI and all the desktop functionality, another name for this is Desktop Environment. Basically it's still a shell program, if you follow a operating system textbook, you'll see how vaguely this concept is defined. Window Manager is a special X client that help you handle things like window position or sizes. Real-life DE always include a WM.
– 炸鱼薯条德里克
Dec 22 '18 at 9:24
Wikipedia says: Mutter "can function as a standalone window manager for GNOME-like desktops and serves as the primary window manager for the GNOME Shell, which is an integral part of GNOME 3. Mutter is extensible with plugins and supports numerous visual effects. GNOME Shell is written as a plugin to Mutter."
– RubberStamp
Dec 22 '18 at 13:57
add a comment |
Is a graphical shell the same concept as a window manager? What are their relations and differences?
For example, in https://www.mankier.com/1/gnome-shell
gnome-shell — Graphical shell for the GNOME desktop
GNOME shell provides core user interface functions for the GNOME 3
desktop, like switching to windows and launching applications. GNOME
shell takes advantage of the capabilities of modern graphics hardware
and introduces innovative user interface concepts to provide a
visually attractive and easy to use experience.
gnome-shell is a required component of the GNOME desktop, i.e. it is
listed in the RequiredComponents field of
/usr/share/gnome-session/sessions/gnome.session. It is started in the
window manager phase of the session.
https://unix.stackexchange.com/a/469414/674 says
There are dozens of popular window managers, including Unity, Gnome Shell, Xfwm, OpenBox, i3, Xmonad and many others.
gnome-shell is a graphical shell for the GNOME desktop, and a window manager.
The window manager of GNOME is Mutter, so does GNOME use two window managers at the same time: gnome-shell and Mutter?
For another example, what is the graphical shell of LXDE? The window manager of LXDE is OpenBox, and what is the relation between the graphical shell and the window manager of LXDE?
Thanks.
window-manager desktop-environment graphical-shell
asked Dec 21 '18 at 17:07
Tim
26.1k74246455
Is a graphical shell the same concept as a window manager? What are their relations and differences?
For example, in https://www.mankier.com/1/gnome-shell
gnome-shell — Graphical shell for the GNOME desktop
GNOME shell provides core user interface functions for the GNOME 3
desktop, like switching to windows and launching applications. GNOME
shell takes advantage of the capabilities of modern graphics hardware
and introduces innovative user interface concepts to provide a
visually attractive and easy to use experience.
gnome-shell is a required component of the GNOME desktop, i.e. it is
listed in the RequiredComponents field of
/usr/share/gnome-session/sessions/gnome.session. It is started in the
window manager phase of the session.
https://unix.stackexchange.com/a/469414/674 says
There are dozens of popular window managers, including Unity, Gnome Shell, Xfwm, OpenBox, i3, Xmonad and many others.
gnome-shell is a graphical shell for the GNOME desktop, and a window manager.
The window manager of GNOME is Mutter, so does GNOME use two window managers at the same time: gnome-shell and Mutter?
For another example, what is the graphical shell of LXDE? The window manager of LXDE is OpenBox, and what is the relation between the graphical shell and the window manager of LXDE?
Thanks.
window-manager desktop-environment graphical-shell
window-manager desktop-environment graphical-shell
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Graphic Shell is a bunch of programs offering you GUI and all the desktop functionality, another name for this is Desktop Environment. Basically it's still a shell program, if you follow a operating system textbook, you'll see how vaguely this concept is defined. Window Manager is a special X client that help you handle things like window position or sizes. Real-life DE always include a WM.
– 炸鱼薯条德里克
Dec 22 '18 at 9:24
Wikipedia says: Mutter "can function as a standalone window manager for GNOME-like desktops and serves as the primary window manager for the GNOME Shell, which is an integral part of GNOME 3. Mutter is extensible with plugins and supports numerous visual effects. GNOME Shell is written as a plugin to Mutter."
– RubberStamp
Dec 22 '18 at 13:57
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Graphic Shell is a bunch of programs offering you GUI and all the desktop functionality, another name for this is Desktop Environment. Basically it's still a shell program, if you follow a operating system textbook, you'll see how vaguely this concept is defined. Window Manager is a special X client that help you handle things like window position or sizes. Real-life DE always include a WM.
– 炸鱼薯条德里克
Dec 22 '18 at 9:24
Wikipedia says: Mutter "can function as a standalone window manager for GNOME-like desktops and serves as the primary window manager for the GNOME Shell, which is an integral part of GNOME 3. Mutter is extensible with plugins and supports numerous visual effects. GNOME Shell is written as a plugin to Mutter."
– RubberStamp
Dec 22 '18 at 13:57
Graphic Shell is a bunch of programs offering you GUI and all the desktop functionality, another name for this is Desktop Environment. Basically it's still a shell program, if you follow a operating system textbook, you'll see how vaguely this concept is defined. Window Manager is a special X client that help you handle things like window position or sizes. Real-life DE always include a WM.
– 炸鱼薯条德里克
Dec 22 '18 at 9:24
Graphic Shell is a bunch of programs offering you GUI and all the desktop functionality, another name for this is Desktop Environment. Basically it's still a shell program, if you follow a operating system textbook, you'll see how vaguely this concept is defined. Window Manager is a special X client that help you handle things like window position or sizes. Real-life DE always include a WM.
– 炸鱼薯条德里克
Dec 22 '18 at 9:24
Wikipedia says: Mutter "can function as a standalone window manager for GNOME-like desktops and serves as the primary window manager for the GNOME Shell, which is an integral part of GNOME 3. Mutter is extensible with plugins and supports numerous visual effects. GNOME Shell is written as a plugin to Mutter."
– RubberStamp
Dec 22 '18 at 13:57
Wikipedia says: Mutter "can function as a standalone window manager for GNOME-like desktops and serves as the primary window manager for the GNOME Shell, which is an integral part of GNOME 3. Mutter is extensible with plugins and supports numerous visual effects. GNOME Shell is written as a plugin to Mutter."
– RubberStamp
Dec 22 '18 at 13:57
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Graphic Shell is a bunch of programs offering you GUI and all the desktop functionality, another name for this is Desktop Environment. Basically it's still a shell program, if you follow a operating system textbook, you'll see how vaguely this concept is defined. Window Manager is a special X client that help you handle things like window position or sizes. Real-life DE always include a WM.
– 炸鱼薯条德里克
Dec 22 '18 at 9:24
Wikipedia says: Mutter "can function as a standalone window manager for GNOME-like desktops and serves as the primary window manager for the GNOME Shell, which is an integral part of GNOME 3. Mutter is extensible with plugins and supports numerous visual effects. GNOME Shell is written as a plugin to Mutter."
– RubberStamp
Dec 22 '18 at 13:57