GUI keyword confusion

Posted by richzilla on Ask Ubuntu See other posts from Ask Ubuntu or by richzilla
Published on 2011-02-24T13:42:39Z Indexed on 2012/11/21 23:11 UTC
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Ive been using linux for some time, and ive never quite got my head around the various keywords attached to the GUI.

I think i understand the difference between the likes of KDE and Gnome - They are collections of applications and other software that make up a given gui environment. However a quick read through any vaguely technical linux websites will reveal terms like:

  • Murrine
  • Clearlooks
  • GTK
  • Beryl
  • Metacity
  • Window manager

Which if im honest, i have no real idea what they mean and how they all relate to each other. Can anybody clarify?

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