I installed enlightenment desktop on mint, and it works, and looks great.
mumbo719 posted instructions on how to install Enlightenment, it worked for me, so I will quote him on the installation. P.S. He got the information from tcrroadie @ Ubuntu Fourms.
Make sure your system is up to date.
In a terminal run the following commands.
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sudo aptitude update
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sudo aptitude upgrade
Next we will add the needed repository for E17 to our apt sources list.
In a terminal copy and past the following command.
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sudo gedit /etc/apt/sources.list
Add the following repositories to the end of your apt sources list.
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## E17 Repository "e17.dunnewind.net"
deb http://e17.dunnewind.net/ubuntu edgy e17
deb-src http://e17.dunnewind.net/ubuntu edgy e17
Save and close gedit.
Add the key.
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wget http://lut1n.ifrance.com/repo_key.asc
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sudo apt-key add repo_key.asc
Install Enlightenment E17
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sudo aptitude update
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sudo aptitude install e17
Thanks for the information mumbo719, and tcrroadie..
Now lets dress it up a bit.
Once enlightenment is loaded, Log out of mint and Log back in selecting "enlightenment" in the sessions menu.
(This install of enlightenment works for ubuntu, kubuntu, xubuntu, mint, and several other distro's).
once booted into enlightenment, left click on the desktop, then scroll down to "configuration" and click on "Modules".
Now you should be in the module menu. left click on the first icon "Alarm". Click "Enable".
Scroll down to "deskshow" in the Module Settings menu that you should still be in. Enable it in the same manner.
Now you know how to add items to the applications pool.
Scroll down to the next icon "Dropshadow". It is already enabled, click on the "Configure" Button.
Click on Blur Type "Medium"
Click on Shadow Distance "Far"
Click on "Apply"
Click on "Snow"
Enable it and click on the Configure button.
then uncheck "Show Trees" and select "Sparse"
Now you have snow on your desktop. you can do the same thing with rain, and you can also add flames, Cool!!
I would also Enable the Mixer, Mail, Net, Taskbar, Weather, Windowselector, and Wlan icons.
Close the Module Settings Module. lol
Left click on the desktop again. slide down to "Configuration" and select "Wallpaper".
Select the "System" button.
left click on "Blue_Sky_Tree".
If you want, you can select a different system desktop for each desktop by going to the advanced area of this module, but I am not going to go there, You will figure it out.
Click "Apply" and close.
Right click on an empty part of the shelf at the bottom.
Navigate to "Configure Shelf Contents".
The "Shelf Content" Module will open.
I selected Cpufreq, and Temperature in the "Selected Gadgets" (right side) and click "remove Gadgets" one at a time (only if you want to, they did not work on my computer, so why have them on the desktop).
here you can add and remove the items you want. You will notice that the items you added in the beginning are in the left tray (Available Gadgets). Now you can add the ones you want to your desktop.
Please feel free to let me know if I missed something. [/b]
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