Features/pantheon

Pantheon Desktop

Summary

Pantheon Desktop is a new desktop environment being developed by the people that develop Elementary OS

Owner

• Name: Wesley Hearn
• Email: whearn@redhat.com

People Involved - Packagers/Volunteers/Contributors

Name	IRC	Current work	Additional info
Wesley Hearn	strace	Packaging	UTC-5

Current status

• Targeted release: Fedora 19
• Last updated: 2012-01-16
• Percentage of completion: 0%

Detailed Description

Pantheon Desktop is a slick lightweight open-source GTK3/Vala desktop currently being developed for elementary os.

Benefit to Fedora

Will allow users another choice on what desktop they want to run, will help bring more users to Fedora.

Scope

Required Packages

• pantheon-session
• wingpanel
• slingshot
• plank
• cerbere
• postler
• dexter
• maya
• beatbox
• lingo
• marlin
• switchboard
• contractor
• granite
• pantheon-library
• indicator-displayobjects
• libindicate
• libindicator
• dbusmenu
• datetime-indicator
• me-menu
• messaging-menu
• network-menu
• session-menu
• sound-menu

Optional Packages:

• elementary-gtk
• elementary-icons

Packaging Status

Package	Version	Review request	Packager	Status	Comments
plank	any	896193	Wesley Hearn	review	Review request submitted

How To Test

TODO

User Experience

Users will be able to install(or use a spin) of pantheon desktop as a alternative to GNOME3/KDE/XFCE

Dependencies

TODO

Contingency Plan

None needed, this is a optional set of packages that can easily be untagged.

Documentation

• Pantheon required packages

Release Notes

• Pantheon Desktop will be available for the first time in Fedora 19.

Comments and Discussion

• See Talk:Features/pantheon