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Enlightenment
	Enlightenment 0.26.0
Original author(s)	Carsten Haitzler
Developer(s)	Enlightenment development team
Initial release	1997; 27 years ago
Stable release	0.26.0 / 23 December 2023
Repository	git.enlightenment.org ;
Written in	C (EFL)
Operating system	Unix-like
Type	Window manager; Graphical shell; Desktop environment;
License	BSD-2-Clause
Website	www.enlightenment.org

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Enlightenment, also known simply as E, is a compositing window manager for the X Window System. Since version 20, Enlightenment also supports Wayland,^[3] and is shipped with some linux distributions such as Bodhi Linux and Pentoo.^[4]

Enlightenment includes functions to provide a graphical shell and can be used in conjunction with programs written for GNOME or KDE. When used together with the Enlightenment Foundation Libraries (EFL), Enlightenment can refer to an entire desktop environment.^[5]

History[edit]

The first version of Enlightenment was released by Carsten Haitzler in 1997.^[6]^[7] Originally, it was just a window manager before the addition of the EFL.^[8]

Bodhi Linux was built around the Enlightenment 17 desktop, but forked it to create the Moksha desktop.

Elive Linux also used a fork of E17 as its main desktop environment until 2019, when the 3.7 series was released. It also features E16 and has future plans to integrate the new E26 version.

The current version as of August 2023 is E25.^[9]

E16[edit]

The release of E17 meant a fundamental redesign of the enlightenment manager. As a result smaller part of the community decided to stay with the E16 codebase and continue independent development of this version, simply naming the manager "e16" while releasing under independent version scheme. It reached the 1.0 milestone in 2009 and is still actively developed (1.0.29 as of 2023).^[10]

Reception[edit]

A 2011 review of E16 found it was highly customisable, featuring per-window configurability, support for virtual desktops with much larger screenspace than monitor size, and that "nearly everything can be done with the keyboard." While the appearance was praised, the desktop environment was criticised as being somewhat unstable due to bugs at the time. While E16 could be used as a window manager for GNOME or KDE, the review found they had poor compatibility.^[11]

A 2014 review of E17 found the design to be fast, touchscreen friendly and have a nice appearance, but was annoyed by the small selection area to resize windows. The appearance of the default terminal with the desktop environment, called Terminology, was also praised and the author personally liked the desktop left and right click menus.^[12]

A 2017 review found E18 to have lightweight performance, remarking a similar appearance to Mac OS, but also mentioning a steep learning curve due to the desktop left and right click menus.^[8]

A 2020 review praised Enlightenment for its high number of keyboard shortcuts, and that it was lightweight enough to run well on older hardware, with low idle CPU and RAM usage. However, it criticised the desktop left and right click menus for having too much complexity.^[13]

Release history[edit]

Major releases^[14]
Version	Code name	Release date	Notes
pre-alpha	Enlightenment Alpha1	October 1996^[15]
0.13.2	DR13	18 January 1998^[16]
0.14.0	DR14	18 July 1998^[17]^[18]^[19]
0.15.0	DR15	12 March 1999^[20]
0.16	DR16	27 October 1999^[21]	Still maintained as of 2023. Preferred by many people, especially as a "retro" desktop.^[22]
0.17	DR17	21 December 2012^[23]	Major rewrite version. Was forked to create the Moksha desktop.
0.18	DR18	22 December 2013^[24]
0.19	DR19	15 September 2014^[25]
0.20	DR20	1 December 2015^[26]
0.21	DR21	1 June 2016^[27]
0.22	DR22	22 November 2017^[28]
0.23	DR 0.23	24 August 2019^[29]
0.24	DR 0.24	17 May 2020^[30]
0.25	DR 0.25	16 December 2021^[31]^[32]
0.26	DR 0.26	23 December 2023^[33]	Current release.

References[edit]

^ "Enlightenment 0.26.0 Release". 23 December 2023. Retrieved 27 February 2024.
^ "COPYING - core/enlightenment.git". Archived from the original on 28 March 2022. Retrieved 10 April 2022.
^ "Enlightenment DR 0.20.0 Release". Enlightenment.org. Archived from the original on 21 June 2018. Retrieved 8 March 2016.
^ Zinoune, M. (10 July 2012). "Enlightenment distributions that are still alive!". Unixmen. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
^ "Portal:Enlightenment". en.opensuse.org. 2012-12-21. Archived from the original on 2018-02-12. Retrieved 2014-06-17.
^ "The windows manager Enlightenment – MVPS.net Blog". Retrieved 4 December 2023.
^ "Enlightenment DR16". Enlightenment.
^ ^a ^b Germain, Jack M. (16 May 2014). "Enlightenment Linux: It's Not What You Think". LinuxInsider. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
^ "News". www.enlightenment.org. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
^ "Enlightenment E16". Retrieved 18 February 2018.
^ Marco Fioretti (3 July 2011). "Best lightweight window managers for Linux". TechRadar. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
^ "The desktop-a-week review: Enlightenment (E17)". Network World. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
^ Perkins, John (1 October 2020). "Enlightenment Desktop Review: A Beautiful, Lightweight but Different Desktop Manager". Make Tech Easier. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
^ "Legacy sources". Archived from the original on 29 October 2020.
^ "enlightenment-1.0alpha-1.i386.rpm". CDrom Archive.
^ "New E Already Released". Slashdot News. 19 January 1998.
^ "Enlightenment 0.14 release". Slashdot. 18 July 1998.
^ ""E news"". Archived from the original on 28 April 1999. Retrieved 19 May 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
^ "Official Word on Enlightenment DR14". Slashdot. 16 July 1998.
^ "Enlightenment 0.15". Slashdot. 12 March 1999.
^ ""E news"". Archived from the original on 4 March 2000. Retrieved 19 May 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
^ "Enlightenment E16". www.enlightenment.org. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
^ "After 12 years of Development, E17 Is Out". Slashdot. 21 December 2012.
^ "Enlightenment DR 0.18: Improved Compositing, Wayland Support". slashdot. 22 December 2013.
^ "v0.19.0". git release.
^ "Enlightenment E20 Released With Full Wayland Support". slashdot. December 2015.
^ "v0.21.0". git release.
^ "v0.22.0". git release.
^ "v0.23.0". git release.
^ "v0.24.0". git release.
^ "Enlightenment 0.25.0 Release". 16 December 2021. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
^ "v0.25.0". git release.
^ "Enlightenment 0.26.0 Release". 23 December 2021. Retrieved 25 December 2023.

External links[edit]

Official website
Official website for older e16
Sources(git)
Operating-systems distribution status Archived 20 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine
Elive Linux's fork of E17

[wikidata-4a0059c8a42e07d7325b9a65c2190dc935721d1b-v13-1] "Enlightenment 0.26.0 Release". 23 December 2023. Retrieved 27 February 2024.

[2] "COPYING - core/enlightenment.git". Archived from the original on 28 March 2022. Retrieved 10 April 2022.

[3] "Enlightenment DR 0.20.0 Release". Enlightenment.org. Archived from the original on 21 June 2018. Retrieved 8 March 2016.

[4] Zinoune, M. (10 July 2012). "Enlightenment distributions that are still alive!". Unixmen. Retrieved 4 December 2023.

[OsusiPortal-5] "Portal:Enlightenment". en.opensuse.org. 2012-12-21. Archived from the original on 2018-02-12. Retrieved 2014-06-17.

[6] "The windows manager Enlightenment – MVPS.net Blog". Retrieved 4 December 2023.

[7] "Enlightenment DR16". Enlightenment.

[:0-8] Germain, Jack M. (16 May 2014). "Enlightenment Linux: It's Not What You Think". LinuxInsider. Retrieved 4 December 2023.

[9] "News". www.enlightenment.org. Retrieved 22 August 2023.

[10] "Enlightenment E16". Retrieved 18 February 2018.

[11] Marco Fioretti (3 July 2011). "Best lightweight window managers for Linux". TechRadar. Retrieved 4 December 2023.

[12] "The desktop-a-week review: Enlightenment (E17)". Network World. Retrieved 4 December 2023.

[13] Perkins, John (1 October 2020). "Enlightenment Desktop Review: A Beautiful, Lightweight but Different Desktop Manager". Make Tech Easier. Retrieved 4 December 2023.

[14] "Legacy sources". Archived from the original on 29 October 2020.

[15] "enlightenment-1.0alpha-1.i386.rpm". CDrom Archive.

[16] "New E Already Released". Slashdot News. 19 January 1998.

[17] "Enlightenment 0.14 release". Slashdot. 18 July 1998.

[18] ""E news"". Archived from the original on 28 April 1999. Retrieved 19 May 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

[19] "Official Word on Enlightenment DR14". Slashdot. 16 July 1998.

[20] "Enlightenment 0.15". Slashdot. 12 March 1999.

[21] ""E news"". Archived from the original on 4 March 2000. Retrieved 19 May 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

[22] "Enlightenment E16". www.enlightenment.org. Retrieved 5 April 2021.

[23] "After 12 years of Development, E17 Is Out". Slashdot. 21 December 2012.

[24] "Enlightenment DR 0.18: Improved Compositing, Wayland Support". slashdot. 22 December 2013.

[25] "v0.19.0". git release.

[26] "Enlightenment E20 Released With Full Wayland Support". slashdot. December 2015.

[27] "v0.21.0". git release.

[28] "v0.22.0". git release.

[29] "v0.23.0". git release.

[30] "v0.24.0". git release.

[31] "Enlightenment 0.25.0 Release". 16 December 2021. Retrieved 27 December 2021.

[32] "v0.25.0". git release.

[33] "Enlightenment 0.26.0 Release". 23 December 2021. Retrieved 25 December 2023.

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+| license = [[BSD licenses|BSD-2-Clause]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://git.enlightenment.org/core/enlightenment.git/tree/COPYING|title=COPYING - core/enlightenment.git|access-date=10 April 2022|archive-date=28 March 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220328053325/https://git.enlightenment.org/core/enlightenment.git/tree/COPYING|url-status=dead}}</ref>
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-'''Enlightenment''', also known simply as '''E''', is a [[compositing window manager]] for the [[X Window System]]. Since version 20, Enlightenment is also a [[Wayland compositor]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Enlightenment DR 0.20.0 Release|url=https://phab.enlightenment.org/phame/post/view/167/enlightenment_dr_0.20.0_release/|website=Enlightenment.org|access-date=8 March 2016}}</ref> Enlightenment developers have referred to it as "the original eye-candy window manager."<ref>{{cite web | url = http://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/proto/compositeproto/plain/compositeproto.txt | title = Composite Extension | date = 3 July 2007 | author = [[Keith Packard]], Deron Johnson}}</ref>
+'''Enlightenment''', also known simply as '''E''', is a [[compositing window manager]] for the [[X Window System]]. Since version 20, Enlightenment also supports  [[Wayland compositor|Wayland]],<ref>{{cite web|title=Enlightenment DR 0.20.0 Release|url=https://phab.enlightenment.org/phame/post/view/167/enlightenment_dr_0.20.0_release/|website=Enlightenment.org|access-date=8 March 2016|archive-date=21 June 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180621015953/https://phab.enlightenment.org/phame/post/view/167/enlightenment_dr_0.20.0_release/|url-status=dead}}</ref> and is shipped with some linux distributions such as [[Bodhi Linux]] and [[Pentoo]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Zinoune |first=M. |date=10 July 2012 |title=Enlightenment distributions that are still alive! |url=https://unixmen.com/enlightenment-distributions-that-are-still-alive/ |access-date=4 December 2023 |website=Unixmen}}</ref>
 Enlightenment includes functions to provide a [[graphical shell]] and can be used in conjunction with programs written for [[GNOME]] or [[KDE]]. When used together with the [[Enlightenment Foundation Libraries]] (EFL), Enlightenment can refer to an entire [[desktop environment]].<ref name="OsusiPortal">{{cite web|url=http://en.opensuse.org/Portal:Enlightenment |title=Portal:Enlightenment |publisher=en.opensuse.org |date=2012-12-21 |access-date=2014-06-17|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180212145902/https://en.opensuse.org/Portal:Enlightenment|archive-date=2018-02-12 |df=ymd-all}}</ref>
 == History ==
-The first version of Enlightenment was released by Rasterman ([[Carsten Haitzler]]) in 1997.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.enlightenment.org/p.php?p=about/e16&l=en | title = Enlightenment DR16 | work = Enlightenment}}</ref>
+The first version of Enlightenment was released by [[Carsten Haitzler]] in 1997.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The windows manager Enlightenment – MVPS.net Blog |url=https://www.mvps.net/docs/the-windows-manager-enlightenment/ |access-date=2023-12-04 |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.enlightenment.org/p.php?p=about/e16&l=en | title = Enlightenment DR16 | work = Enlightenment}}</ref> Originally, it was just a window manager before the addition of the EFL.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Germain |first=Jack M. |date=2014-05-16 |title=Enlightenment Linux: It's Not What You Think |url=https://www.linuxinsider.com/story/enlightenment-linux-its-not-what-you-think-80456.html |access-date=2023-12-04 |website=LinuxInsider |language=en-US}}</ref>
+[[Bodhi Linux]] was built around the Enlightenment 17 desktop, but forked it to create the Moksha desktop.
-Version 0.17, also referred to as E17, was in development for 12 years starting in December 2000<ref>{{cite web | url = http://mgeisler.net/2000/12/e17-has-been-committed-to-cvs/ | title = E17 has been committed to CVS | work = Martin Geisler Online | date = 9 December 2000 | first = Martin | last = Geisler}}</ref> until 21 December 2012 when it was officially released as stable.<ref>{{cite web|last=Blumenkrantz|first=Mike|title=E17 Release: ZERO|url=http://www.enlightenment.org/p.php?p=news/show&l=en&news_id=77|work=Enlightenment.org|access-date=22 December 2012}}</ref> During the development period it was also referred to as DR17 (Development Release 17). It is a complete rewrite on DR16 and was designed to be a full-fledged [[Desktop environment|desktop shell]], based on the new [[Enlightenment Foundation Libraries]] (EFL).
+[[Elive|Elive Linux]] also used a fork of E17 as its main desktop environment until 2019, when the 3.7 series was released. It also features E16 and has future plans to integrate the new E26 version.
-E16 itself is still in active development that runs independently of E17, reaching the 1.0 milestone in 2009 (1.0.27 as of 2023).<ref>{{cite web | title=Enlightenment E16 | url=https://www.enlightenment.org/e16 | access-date=18 February 2018 }}</ref>
+The current version as of August 2023 is E25.<ref>{{Cite web|title=News|url=https://www.enlightenment.org/news|access-date=2023-08-22|website=www.enlightenment.org}}</ref>
-[[Bodhi Linux]] was built around the Enlightenment 17 desktop, but forked it to create the [[Moksha (window manager)|Moksha desktop]]. Elive Linux also used a fork of E17 as its main desktop environment until 2019, when the 3.7 series was released.
-The current version is E25.<ref>{{Cite web|title=News|url=https://www.enlightenment.org/news|access-date=2021-12-27|website=www.enlightenment.org}}</ref>
-==Version history==
-{{advert|section|date=March 2022}}
 ===E16===
+The release of E17 meant a fundamental redesign of the enlightenment manager. As a result smaller part of the community decided to stay with the E16 codebase and continue independent development of this version, simply naming the manager "e16" while releasing under independent version scheme. It reached the 1.0 milestone in 2009 and is still actively developed (1.0.29 as of 2023).<ref>{{cite web | title=Enlightenment E16 | url=https://www.enlightenment.org/e16 | access-date=18 February 2018 }}</ref>
-E16 provides features that you don't even see in many "advanced" desktop environments to this day. It allows the user to create a grid of workspaces known as "virtual desktops". Switching between them is achieved by hurling the mouse cursor to the edge of the screen, after which the desktop appears to slide across to reveal the next. All the desktops are connected, meaning that if a window is too big for the screen size you can go to the adjacent desktops to find the rest of it. You can have up to 8 by 8 desktops in a single grid, and up to 32 grids are possible (each can have a different background), making 2048 possible workspaces. Users can enable a sort of "map" of the desktops, called the pager, in case they get lost. It also provided the ability to put windows in groups (so they can be removed, resized, closed, etc all together), "iconification" which is similar to minimizing but are stored in "iconboxes" that can be moved, the ability to change the type of or remove completely the borders and title bars, advanced keybinding settings to allow use of Enlightenment solely with a keyboard (e16keyedit is a GUI program simplifying this process), a scriptable [[command-line interface]] that works with most if not all of E's features, and (with newer versions) a compositor with effects such as fading and transparency,
-One of the aims of the window manager is to be as configurable as possible, and to this end, it includes customization dialogs for focus settings, window movement, resizing, grouping and placement settings, audio, multiple desktop, desktop background, pager, tooltip and autoraise settings. It also includes a special effects dialog, with two effects, one of which being a desktop 'ripple' effect.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Enlightenment E16 |url=https://www.enlightenment.org/e16 |access-date=2022-11-10 |website=www.enlightenment.org}}</ref>
-=== E17 ===
-[[File:Enlightenment17.jpg|thumb|DR17 with former default theme Bling-bling. The theme was superseded by Black and White]]
-E17 is fully themeable with both a menu-based and command-line theme-changing interface. It boasts a built-in file manager, adds icons to the desktop (for example, anything in the user's Desktop folder will show up), and a virtual desktop grid feature similar to that of E16. It also has a modular design, enabling it to load external modules. Examples of available modules are the Pager, the iBar (a sort of taskbar), an iBox holding minimized applications, a dock, a compositor, and more. E17 also adds one or more shelves to manage gadget placement and appearance. Animated and interactive desktop backgrounds, menu items, iBar items, and desktop widgets are also possible, as are window shading, iconification, maximizing, sticky settings, customizable key bindings, internationalization, and a screenshot menu. Finally, E17 conforms to all needed standards ([[NetWM]], [[ICCCM]], [[freedesktop.org|XDG]], and so on).
-E17's data files (such as configurations and themes), unlike E16 (which uses JSON) are in a binary format, making them significantly faster than their JSON counterparts.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2005-08-23 |title=Enlightenment E17 - A Detailed Look |url=https://www.linux.com/news/enlightenment-e17-detailed-look/ |access-date=2022-11-10 |website=Linux.com |language=en-US}}</ref>
-=== E21 ===
-* Greatly improved Wayland support
-* New gadget infrastructure
-* Wizard improvements
-* Video backgrounds<ref>{{Cite web |title=Enlightenment DR 0.21.0 Release |url=https://www.enlightenment.org/news/e21_release |access-date=2022-11-10 |website=www.enlightenment.org}}</ref>
-=== E22 ===
+== Reception ==
+A 2011 review of E16 found it was highly customisable, featuring per-window configurability, support for virtual desktops with much larger screenspace than monitor size, and that "nearly everything can be done with the keyboard."  While the appearance was praised, the desktop environment was criticised as being somewhat unstable due to bugs at the time. While E16 could be used as a window manager for [[GNOME]] or [[KDE]], the review found they had poor compatibility.<ref>{{Cite web |author1=Marco Fioretti |date=2011-07-03 |title=Best lightweight window managers for Linux |url=https://www.techradar.com/news/software/applications/5-of-the-best-lightweight-window-managers-for-linux-972570 |access-date=2023-12-04 |website=TechRadar |language=en}}</ref>
-* 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<ref>{{Cite web |title=Enlightenment DR 0.22.0 Release |url=https://www.enlightenment.org/news/e22_release |access-date=2022-11-10 |website=www.enlightenment.org}}</ref>
+A 2014 review of E17 found the design to be fast, touchscreen friendly and have a nice appearance, but was annoyed by the small selection area to resize windows. The appearance of the default terminal with the desktop environment, called ''Terminology,'' was also praised and the author personally liked the desktop left and right click menus.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The desktop-a-week review: Enlightenment (E17) |url=https://www.networkworld.com/article/926104/opensource-subnet-the-desktop-a-week-review-enlightenment.html |access-date=2023-12-04 |website=Network World |language=en-US}}</ref>
-=== E23 ===
-* New padded screenshot option
-* Meson build now is the build system
-* Music Control now supports rage [[Media Player Remote Interfacing Specification|MPRIS]] dbus protocol
-* Add Bluez5 support with totally new and redone module and gadget
-* Add dpms option to turn it off or on
-* Alt-tab window switcher allows moving of windows while alt-tabbing
-* Many bug fixes, compile warning fixes, etc.
-* Massive improvements to Wayland support<ref>{{Cite web |title=Enlightenment DR 0.23.0 Release |url=https://www.enlightenment.org/news/e23_release |access-date=2022-11-10 |website=www.enlightenment.org}}</ref>
+A 2017 review found E18 to have lightweight performance, remarking a similar appearance to Mac OS, but also mentioning a steep [[learning curve]] due to the desktop left and right click menus.<ref name=":0" />
-=== E24 ===
+A 2020 review praised Enlightenment for its high number of keyboard shortcuts, and that it was lightweight enough to run well on older hardware, with low idle CPU and RAM usage. However, it criticised the desktop left and right click menus for having too much complexity.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Perkins |first=John |date=2020-10-01 |title=Enlightenment Desktop Review: A Beautiful, Lightweight but Different Desktop Manager |url=https://www.maketecheasier.com/enlightenment-desktop-review/ |access-date=2023-12-04 |website=Make Tech Easier |language=en-US}}</ref>
-* New and improved shot module with editor and cropper
-* Reduced number of setuid tools (merged many into single system tool)
-* External monitor backlight and brightness controls via (lib)ddctil
-* Improved resolution of EFM thumbnails to 256×256 by default
-* New and improved crash handling guru meditation
-* Restarts are now seamless with fade in and out and zero glitches
-* Wallpaper import generates multiple resolutions for better efficiency
-* Regularly malloc_trim if available to keep mem down
-* All restarts are now handled by enlightenment_start, not e itself
-* Enforce pointer lock to screen in X to stop pointer out-of-bounds
-* Pager plain is gone - use the regular “miniature preview” pager
-* Music control auto-runs your selected media player if not there
-* Handle exception for steam games to find the right desktop file
-* Polkit auth agent support as new core module - no extra daemons
-* Drop comp fast effects - Should be edje transition factor + theme tags
-* Easier config of specific desktop wallpaper straight from pager
-* Startup should be smoother with IO prefetch thread
-* New special blanking timeout for when locked that can be shorter
-* Bluez4 gone now as Bluez5 is done and working fine
-* Down to zero outstanding coverity issues
-* The usual batches of bug fixes and minor improvements<ref>{{Cite web |title=Enlightenment DR 0.24.0 Release |url=https://www.enlightenment.org/news/e24.0 |access-date=2022-11-10 |website=www.enlightenment.org}}</ref>
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+|+Major releases<ref>{{cite web|url=https://download.enlightenment.org/historical_files/releases/enlightenment_wm/|title=Legacy sources|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201029112417/http://download.enlightenment.org/historical_files/releases/enlightenment_wm/|archive-date=29 October 2020 }}</ref>
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+| 18 July 1998<ref>{{cite web|work=Slashdot|title=Enlightenment 0.14 release|date=18 July 1998 |url=https://tech.slashdot.org/story/98/07/18/116224/enlightenment-014-release}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.enlightenment.org/news.html |title="E news" |access-date=19 May 2020 |archive-date=28 April 1999 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19990428135920/http://www.enlightenment.org/news.html |url-status=bot: unknown }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|work=Slashdot|title=Official Word on Enlightenment DR14|date=16 July 1998 |url=https://tech.slashdot.org/story/98/07/16/0913237/official-word-on-enlightenment-dr14}}</ref>
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 | DR15
-| 12 March 1999<ref>{{cite web|work=Slashdot|title=Enlightenment 0.15|url=https://tech.slashdot.org/story/99/03/12/1727257/enlightenment-015}}</ref>
+| 12 March 1999<ref>{{cite web|work=Slashdot|title=Enlightenment 0.15|date=12 March 1999 |url=https://tech.slashdot.org/story/99/03/12/1727257/enlightenment-015}}</ref>
 |
 |-
 ! scope="row" | 0.16
 | DR16
-| 27 October 1999<ref>{{web archive|title="E news"|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20000304174512/http://www.enlightenment.org/news.html}}</ref>
+| 27 October 1999<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.enlightenment.org/news.html |title="E news" |access-date=19 May 2020 |archive-date=4 March 2000 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20000304174512/http://www.enlightenment.org/news.html |url-status=bot: unknown }}</ref>
-|Still maintained as of 2022. Preferred by many people, especially as a "retro" desktop.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Enlightenment E16|url=https://www.enlightenment.org/e16|access-date=2021-04-05|website=www.enlightenment.org}}</ref>
+|Still maintained as of 2023. Preferred by many people, especially as a "retro" desktop.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Enlightenment E16|url=https://www.enlightenment.org/e16|access-date=2021-04-05|website=www.enlightenment.org}}</ref>
 |-
 ! scope="row" | 0.17
 | DR17
-| 21 December 2012<ref>{{cite web|work=Slashdot|title=After 12 years of Development, E17 Is Out|url=https://tech.slashdot.org/story/12/12/22/0129200/after-12-years-of-development-e17-is-out}}</ref>
+| 21 December 2012<ref>{{cite web|work=Slashdot|title=After 12 years of Development, E17 Is Out|date=21 December 2012 |url=https://tech.slashdot.org/story/12/12/22/0129200/after-12-years-of-development-e17-is-out}}</ref>
 |Major rewrite version. Was forked to create the Moksha desktop.
 |-
 ! scope="row" | 0.18
 | DR18
-| 22 December 2013<ref>{{cite web|work=slashdot|title=Enlightenment DR 0.18: Improved Compositing, Wayland Support|url=https://tech.slashdot.org/story/13/12/22/0851236/enlightenment-dr-018-improved-compositing-wayland-support}}</ref>
+| 22 December 2013<ref>{{cite web|work=slashdot|title=Enlightenment DR 0.18: Improved Compositing, Wayland Support|date=22 December 2013 |url=https://tech.slashdot.org/story/13/12/22/0851236/enlightenment-dr-018-improved-compositing-wayland-support}}</ref>
 |
 |-
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 ! scope="row" | 0.20
 | DR20
-| 1 December 2015<ref>{{cite web|work=slashdot|title=Enlightenment E20 Released With Full Wayland Support|url=https://tech.slashdot.org/story/15/12/01/1458210/enlightenment-e20-released-with-full-wayland-support}}</ref>
+| 1 December 2015<ref>{{cite web|work=slashdot|title=Enlightenment E20 Released With Full Wayland Support|date=December 2015 |url=https://tech.slashdot.org/story/15/12/01/1458210/enlightenment-e20-released-with-full-wayland-support}}</ref>
 |
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 | DR 0.25
 | 16 December 2021<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.enlightenment.org/news/2021-12-26-enlightenment-0.25.0 |title=Enlightenment 0.25.0 Release |date=2021-12-16 |access-date=2021-12-27}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|work=git release|title=v0.25.0|url=https://github.com/Enlightenment/enlightenment/releases/tag/v0.25.0}}</ref>
+|
+|-
+! scope="row" | 0.26
+| DR 0.26
+| 23 December 2023<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.enlightenment.org/news/2023-12-23-enlightenment-0.26.0 |title=Enlightenment 0.26.0 Release |date=2021-12-23 |access-date=2023-12-25}}</ref>
 |Current release.
 |}
 {{clear}}
-[https://download.enlightenment.org/historical_files/releases/enlightenment_wm/ Legacy sources]
-== Developers ==
-; Principal
-* [[Carsten Haitzler|Carsten "Rasterman" Haitzler]]: lead developer
-* Kim "kwo" Woelders: E16 maintainer
-* Hisham "CodeWarrior" Mardam Bey
-* Christopher "devilhorns" Michael
-* Mike "zmike" Blumenkrantz
-; Inactive
-* Geoff "Mandrake" Harrison
 == See also ==
 {{Portal|Free and open-source software}}
-* [[Terminology (software)]]
 * [[Comparison of X window managers]]
+* [[Terminology (software)]]
-* [[Enlightenment Foundation Libraries]]
-* [[Bodhi Linux]]
-* [[OpenGEU]]
 == References ==
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 * [http://www.enlightenment.org/e16 Official website for older e16]
 * [https://git.enlightenment.org/ Sources(git)]
-* [https://phab.enlightenment.org/w/packaging_status/ Operating-systems distribution status]
+* [https://phab.enlightenment.org/w/packaging_status/ Operating-systems distribution status] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160320090444/https://phab.enlightenment.org/w/packaging_status/ |date=20 March 2016 }}
-*[https://github.com/elive/enlightenment Elive Linux's fork of E17]
+* [https://github.com/Elive/enlightenment Elive Linux's fork of E17]
 {{Enlightenment desktop}}