

Desktop environments usually provide a taskbar but the default can often be replaced or complemented according to user preference. See GTK themes in Qt applications for more information.Ī taskbar is generally a strip on one edge of the screen with a menu, a representation of open windows, shortcuts to launch apps, widgets to display information etc. Toolkit theme to provide a common style to GNOME/ GTK and KDE/ Qt applications. Lightweight and cross-platform clipboard history applet.Ĭopy data from standard input to X clipboard. Clipboard managers generally manage a history of the X11 selections and sometimes modify their behavior.Ĭlipboard manager for Xfce called Clipman.Īdvanced clipboard manager with editing and scripting features. X11 selections have a coherent operation and applications implement their use by convention, though the conventions are not always fully respected. The X11 clipboard supports multiple selections which may be filled by simply selecting text on the screen or by specifically using a copy function. Launcher/menu program for wlroots based wayland compositors such as sway Window switcher, run dialog, and dmenu replacement. Generic, highly customizable, and efficient menu for X11. Use eix or browse to find all applications available on Gentoo.
#The wiki reader software#
This is a "best of kind" list, much more software is available on Gentoo.

To reference a new piece of software here, please read the adding to this page section. Installing software from a different desktop environment may pull in more dependencies than an equivalent native application there is usually no issue at all with this. In most cases, software designed for one desktop environment will work just as well with another desktop environment, though sometimes with slightly less integration. Testing branch packages may be made available for installation by accepting a keyword for a single package, however packages from the testing branch should only be used after taking note of any risks. Most of these packages are in the stable branch, but some useful and otherwise high quality software is still in the testing branch.
#The wiki reader install#
This page lists applications recommended for use in a graphical environment ( X11, Wayland), with suggestions for reliable and easy to install software for common Gentoo Linux needs.
