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How to Install Enlightenment Desktop 0.25.1 in Ubuntu 20.04, 21.10, 18.04

Last updated: January 25, 2022 — 1 Comment

For Ubuntu and Linux Mint users, the latest Enlightenment DR 0.25 now is easy to install via an unofficial Ubuntu PPA.

Enlightenment (aka, E) released version 0.25 (then v0.25.1) as well as Enlightenment Foundation Libraries (EFL) 1.26 a few weeks ago. Here’s how to install them in Ubuntu via PPA.

E 0.25 series comes with lots of minor bug fixes, flat look to match new flat theme, new touchpad gesture recognition bindings, new Procstats module can show mem/CPU usage in titlebar, and many more other changes.

Install Enlightenment 0.25.1 via PPA:

The trustworthy, but unofficial Niko2040’s PPA is back almost 4 years after the last update!!!

Thanks to the maintainer, user may now do following steps to install the latest Enlightenment while Ubuntu repositories always provide old versions.

1. Add Enlightenment PPA

Firstly, either press Ctrl+Alt+T on keyboard or search for and open terminal from start menu (‘Activities’ overview).

When terminal opens, run the command below to add the PPA:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:niko2040/e19

Type user password (no asterisk feedback) when it asks and hit Enter to continue.

2. Update package cache:

Ubuntu 18.04 and some old Ubuntu based systems may need to manually refresh the package cache after adding PPA. To do so, simply run command in terminal:

sudo apt update

3. Install Enlightenment:

Finally run command in terminal to install the desktop and EFL libraries:

sudo apt install enlightenment

For choice, the latest terminology package is also available to install via the PPA.

After installation, log out and click on the bottom-right corner gear button to choose login via ‘Enlightenment’ session.

Uninstall Enlightenment:

To remove the Ubuntu PPA as well as downgrade the Enlightement package to its original version, use command below to purge it:

sudo apt install ppa-purge && sudo ppa-purge ppa:niko2040/e19

Or, remove the desktop package as well as dependencies via command:

sudo apt remove --autoremove enlightenment

And remove the Ubuntu PPA either via ‘Software & Updates’ utility or by running command in terminal:

sudo add-apt-repository --remove ppa:niko2040/e19

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How to Install Enlightenment 0.22.2 in Ubuntu 17.10/16.04

Last updated: March 16, 2018

Enlightenment E22

The second bug-fix and stability release of Enlightenment E22 was announced last night. Here’s how to install it in Ubuntu 17.10, Ubuntu 16.04, and Ubuntu 14.04.

Bug fixes in Enlightenment 0.22.2 include:

  • systray related crashes
  • luncher: popup focus issue.
  • Login with wrong password possible! “Authentication via PAM had errors setting up the authentication session. The error code was 11”
  • BSD CPUClock bryce gadget – arrow moves in the opposite direction
  • luncher preview issues
  • e moves and resizes maximized windows on restart
  • Copy Paste freezes E.
  • Better check for evas gl support
  • Black flicker between E’s splash screen and desktop
  • moving gadgets around multiple times crashes E
  • make it simpler to report bugs
  • wayland / xwayland issues
  • Make Bryce Less like a pogostick
  • lockscreen gadgets are not shown on “startup lockscreen” and “suspend lockscreen”
  • window borders doesn’t accept edje icons

    • For more, go to the news page

How to Install Enlightment E22.2 via PPA in Ubuntu:

For all current Ubuntu releases and derivatives, Enlightenment 0.22.2 is available for install via the PPA repository.

1. Open terminal via Ctrl+Alt+T or by searching “Terminal” from app menu. When it opens, run command:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:niko2040/e19

Type in your password and hit Enter to add the E21 PPA, though it contains e19 in its name.

2. Then check updates and install the window manager via commands:

sudo apt-get update

sudo apt-get install enlightenment

If everything goes well, log out and select log back with Enlightenment session.

Uninstall:

The PPA can be removed via the Software & Updates utility under Other Software tab. To remove Enlightenment, simply run command:

sudo apt-get remove enlightenment && sudo apt-get autoremove
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How to Install Enlightenment E22 via PPA in Ubuntu

Last updated: November 7, 2017

Enlightenment E22

The Enlightenment desktop environment reached the new major 22 release a few days ago. Here’s how to install it via PPA in Ubuntu 14.04, Ubuntu 16.04, Ubuntu 17.04, and Ubuntu 17.10.

Enlightenment E22 Features:

  • Greatly improved Wayland support
  • Improvements to new gadget infrastructure
  • Added a sudo/ssh askpass utility gui
  • meson build system
  • tiling policy improvements
  • integrated per-window volume controls

How to Install Enlightment E21 via PPA in Ubuntu:

For all current Ubuntu releases and derivatives, Enlightenment 0.22 is available for install via the PPA repository.

1. Open terminal via Ctrl+Alt+T or by searching “Terminal” from app menu. When it opens, run command:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:niko2040/e19

Type in your password and hit Enter to add the E21 PPA, though it contains e19 in its name.

2. Then check updates and install the window manager via commands:

sudo apt-get update

sudo apt-get install enlightenment

If everything goes well, log out and select log back with Enlightenment session.

Uninstall:

The PPA can be removed via the Software & Updates utility under Other Software tab. To remove Enlightenment, simply run command:

sudo apt-get remove enlightenment && sudo apt-get autoremove
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How to Install Enlightenment 0.21.8 in Ubuntu 16.04, 17.04

Last updated: May 28, 2017

Enlightenment E21

Enlightenment E21 got a new bugfix and stability release a few days ago. Here’s how to install it in Ubuntu 14.04, Ubuntu 16.04, Ubuntu 17.04 via PPA.

Enlightenment is a compositing and stacking window manager for the X Window System. Since version 20, it is also a Wayland compositor.

The latest Enlightenment 0.21.8 was release last week with a number of fixes, including some display fixes, avoid starting XWayland repeatedly, X11 and Wayland specific alterations, and other routine work.

How to Install Enlightment E21 via PPA in Ubuntu:

For all current Ubuntu releases and derivatives, Enlightenment 0.21.8 is available for install via the PPA repository.

1. Open terminal via Ctrl+Alt+T or by searching “Terminal” from app menu. When it opens, run command:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:niko2040/e19

Type in your password and hit Enter to add the E21 PPA, though it contains e19 in its name.

2. Then check updates and install the window manager via commands:

sudo apt-get update

sudo apt-get install enlightenment

If everything goes well, log out and select log back with Enlightenment session.

Uninstall:

The PPA can be removed via the Software & Updates utility under Other Software tab. To remove Enlightenment, simply run command:

sudo apt-get remove enlightenment && sudo apt-get autoremove
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Install Enlightenment e20 in Ubuntu 15.10, 14.04

Last updated: December 2, 2015

Enlightenment E20

The Enlightenment 0.20 was released two days ago. Here’s how to install it via PPA in Ubuntu 15.10, Ubuntu 14.04, Ubuntu 12.04, and derivatives.

The E20 development cycle has come to a close, with 1890 patches submitted by over 50 developers in the course of 441 days.
25+ reported Coverity analyzer issues and 165 tickets were addressed during this time (based on commit message tagging).
I’d like to personally thank everyone who contributed, whether by submitting patches, writing documentation, reporting bugs, or simply providing feedback on IRC.

Enlightenment E20 features:

  • Full Wayland support
  • New screen management infrastructure and dialog
  • New audio mixer infrastructure and gadget
  • Many internal widgets replaced with Elementary
  • Improved FreeBSD support
  • Geolocation module

Enlightenment E20

How to Install Enlightenment E20 in Ubuntu:

There’s a PPA repository contains stable version of e20 packages for Ubuntu 15.10, Ubuntu 15.04, Ubuntu 14.04, and Ubuntu 12.04.

1. Add PPA

Open terminal from Unity Dash, App Launcher, or via Ctrl+Alt+T shortcut key. When it opens, paste below command and hit Enter:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:niko2040/e19

e20-ppa

Type in your password when it asks, no visual feedback just type in mind, and hit Enter to continue.

2. After that, install enlightenment via Synaptic Package Manager. Or run below commands one by one in terminal:

sudo apt-get update

sudo apt-get install enlightenment

You may also install Rage video player and Terminology terminal emulator via:

sudo apt-get install rage terminology

Once installed, log out and log in back with Enlightenment session.

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