fyzugx/DEsk
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What it is
A Wayland desktop environment for Linux with a realistic skeuomorphic style: windows are drawn as paper sheets on a desk, the dock is a drawer, apps are filed in bookshelf binders, and notifications arrive in a post box. Written in C.
Who it's for
Linux users who want an unconventional Wayland desktop environment and are willing to test a beta release
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- Best place on RepoAlerts: #34, on 18 Oct 2026
- In the top 100 for 2 days since 18 Oct 2026
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- Wayland desktop for Linux with skeuomorphic design699 points · 280 comments · 15 Oct 2026
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