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There was great rejoicing in the Linux community when the Enlightenment Desktop, v. 0.17 (AKA E17), was released recently.  It was the first major upgrade in well over a decade to a desktop environment that many remembered fondly for its commitment to a visually pleasing computing experience.  
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Frank Bell describes how he started using Enlightenment and what he has encountered so far.  In this, the first of two parts, he addresses installing Enlightenment, Enlightenment's "first-run" dialog, the structure of the desktop, the menu, and the management applications and windows on the desktop.  
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Part Two will focus on the nitty-gritty of configuring the appearance and behavior of Enlightenment.
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Links:
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<li>E17 Screenshot:  <a href="https://pineviewfarm.net/misc/e17_2.jpg">https://pineviewfarm.net/misc/e17_2.jpg</a>
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<li>Enlightenment website:  <a href="https://www.enlightenment.org/">https://www.enlightenment.org/</a>
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<li>Enlightenment wiki:  <a href="https://trac.enlightenment.org/e/wiki">https://trac.enlightenment.org/e/wiki</a>
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<li>Themes and eye candy:  <a href="https://e17-stuff.org/">https://e17-stuff.org/</a>
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<li>Enlightenment article at the Arch wiki:  <a href="https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Enlightenment">https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Enlightenment</a>
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<li>Bodhi Linux Guide to Enlightenment (Enlightenment is Bodhi's default desktop): <a href="https://www.bodhilinux.com/e17guide/e17guideEN/index.html">https://www.bodhilinux.com/e17guide/e17guideEN/index.html</a>
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<li>Frank's Enlightenment handout for his LUG:  <a href="https://www.pineviewfarm.net/misc/TWUUG_E17.pdf">https://www.pineviewfarm.net/misc/TWUUG_E17.pdf</a>
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<li>Enlightenment Slackbuild:  <a href="https://slackbuilds.org/repository/14.0/desktop/enlightenment">https://slackbuilds.org/repository/14.0/desktop/enlightenment</a>
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<li>SlackE17 binary: <a href="https://sourceforge.net/projects/slacke17">https://sourceforge.net/projects/slacke17</a>
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<li>Kernel Panic Oggcast Interview with Rasterman (Carsten Haitzler), Enlightenment maintainer:  <a href="https://kernelpanicoggcast.net/Oggcasts/KernelPanic_71.ogg">https://kernelpanicoggcast.net/Oggcasts/KernelPanic_71.ogg</a>
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