{"id":52307,"date":"2026-11-06T12:55:41","date_gmt":"2026-11-06T12:55:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/?p=52307"},"modified":"2026-11-06T12:55:41","modified_gmt":"2026-11-06T12:55:41","slug":"install-enlightenment-0-28-0-e28-via-ppa-in-ubuntu-26-04-24-04","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/index.php\/2026\/11\/install-enlightenment-0-28-0-e28-via-ppa-in-ubuntu-26-04-24-04\/","title":{"rendered":"Install Enlightenment 0.28.0 (E28) via PPA in Ubuntu 26.04 | 24.04"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-36998\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/enlightenment-icon-250x250.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/enlightenment-icon-250x250.webp 250w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/enlightenment-icon-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/enlightenment-icon-600x600.webp 600w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/enlightenment-icon-768x768.webp 768w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/enlightenment-icon.webp 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Enlightenment, the minimal Linux desktop, released new 0.28.0 version in last week. Here&#8217;s how to install it in Ubuntu via PPA.<\/p>\n<p>Enlightenment 0.28.0 features initial NetBSD support, including power commands and signal handling, native PipeWire mixer, many network and power management improvements.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_52308\" style=\"width: 620px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-52308\" class=\"size-large wp-image-52308\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/about-e28-700x434.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"610\" height=\"378\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/about-e28-700x434.webp 700w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/about-e28-300x186.webp 300w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/about-e28-768x476.webp 768w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/about-e28.webp 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 610px) 100vw, 610px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-52308\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Enlightenment desktop 0.28.0<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The release now automatically detects NetworkManager and ConnMan network services. When using either service, it can now manage previously saved network connections and forget them.<\/p>\n<p>It has a new <b>NetworkManager module<\/b>, allowing users to manage Wi-Fi, wired connection, bluetooth, and VPNs. And, it adds a <b>network traffic indicator<\/b> that collects traffic statistics in a separate thread with configurable time interval.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-52309\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/e28-networkmodel-700x438.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"610\" height=\"382\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/e28-networkmodel-700x438.webp 700w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/e28-networkmodel-300x188.webp 300w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/e28-networkmodel.webp 727w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 610px) 100vw, 610px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>For laptop users, it supports <b>battery charge limits<\/b> to maximize long-term battery lifespan, and, it remembers the maximum charge settings on per battery basis.<\/p>\n<p>And, it adds ACPI CPU power profile support and handling for all kernel-provided options, useful for laptops switching between performance and power-saving modes.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-52310\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/28-charging-limit-700x396.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"610\" height=\"345\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/28-charging-limit-700x396.webp 700w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/28-charging-limit-300x170.webp 300w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/28-charging-limit.webp 762w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 610px) 100vw, 610px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Other changes in Enlightenment 0.28.0 include network signal strength, security indicators, VPN import, mixer actions to select and circle audio outputs, as well as:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Native PipeWire mixer support.<\/li>\n<li>Add clipboard history module.<\/li>\n<li>Support always-on-top, always-below, and normal stacking window actions.<\/li>\n<li>Add native macOS menu integration.<\/li>\n<li>Taskbar text scrolling on hover.<\/li>\n<li>Add portable system-audio output API with Edje sound playback migration.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>There are as well a large amount of other new features and improvements. See the official <a href=\"https:\/\/www.enlightenment.org\/news\/2026-10-31-enlightenment-0.28.0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">release note<\/a> for details.<\/p>\n<h3>How to Install Enlightenment 0.28.0 in Ubuntu<\/h3>\n<p>Besides building from source, I&#8217;ve built the new Enlightenment 0.28.0 into this <a href=\"https:\/\/launchpad.net\/~ubuntuhandbook1\/+archive\/ubuntu\/e17\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">unofficial PPA<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><b>The PPA supports Ubuntu 22.04, Ubuntu 24.04, Ubuntu 26.04 and 26.10, though it has only been tested on Ubuntu 26.04.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Simply press <code>Ctrl+Alt+T<\/code> on keyboard to open terminal, then run command to add the PPA:<\/p>\n<pre>sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ubuntuhandbook1\/e17<\/pre>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-52311\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/e17-ppa-2604-700x496.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"610\" height=\"432\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/e17-ppa-2604-700x496.webp 700w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/e17-ppa-2604-300x212.webp 300w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/e17-ppa-2604.webp 702w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 610px) 100vw, 610px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Then, you can run the commands below one by one to refresh cache and install e28 and it&#8217;s terminology (optional) terminal:<\/p>\n<pre>sudo apt update<\/pre>\n<pre>sudo apt install enlightenment terminology<\/pre>\n<p>After that, <b>restart computer<\/b>. Then, choose the Enlightenment session from the login screen.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-52312\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/e280-loginscreen.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"320\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/e280-loginscreen.webp 480w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/e280-loginscreen-300x200.webp 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>Uninstall Enlightenment<\/h3>\n<p>To remove the Enlightenment desktop, open terminal and run command:<\/p>\n<pre>sudo apt remove --autoremove enlightenment libecore1<\/pre>\n<p>NOTE: Keep an eye on terminal output, before answering yes. It may also remove leftover packages from previously uninstalled apps.<\/p>\n<p>And remove the PPA via command:<\/p>\n<pre>sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ubuntuhandbook1\/e17<\/pre>\n<p>For some Ubuntu-based distros, such as Linux Mint, also run <code>sudo apt update<\/code> to refresh cache manually.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Enlightenment, the minimal Linux desktop, released new 0.28.0 version in last week. Here&#8217;s how to install it in Ubuntu via PPA. Enlightenment 0.28.0 features initial NetBSD support, including power commands and signal handling, native PipeWire mixer, many network and power management improvements.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":36998,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[916],"class_list":["post-52307","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-howtos","tag-enlightenment"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52307","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=52307"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52307\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/36998"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=52307"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=52307"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=52307"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}