It looks real slick, but there is one note-worthy bit:
- Does Kera Desktop only support web apps?
For now, yes. Support for Linux apps is perfectly possible and on the roadmap. For other platforms, we will see what’s possible.
I’m not a fan of web-apps generally, but the transparency sure is pretty! @o@
Wasn’t that the approach of Firefox OS? Not sure how successful this will be but I’m glad somebody is trying it. If webapps were a bit more ubiquitous, I could see this being a good alternative to something like ChromeOS
- Does Kera Desktop only support web apps?
Personally, I think it’s hideous and unintuitive. BUT I do love seeing alternative DEs, especially since I can only imagine how hard they are to develop (I’m a backend guy…). Props to the team, even if it’s an eyesore to me…
Interesting for sure, I never would have thought you could build an entire desktop with JavaScript. Getting support for regular Linux apps would be a must for me
Would this allow for users to customize their desktop with their own JavaScript? Not sure if I missed it, but does it handle multiple monitors?
This looks really promising.
Does Kera Desktop only support web apps?
For now, yes. Support for Linux apps is perfectly possible and on the roadmap. For other platforms, we will see what’s possible.
This is a non-starter for me. It makes it less useful than ChromeOS. But, once it runs regular apps, I’d love to give it a try.
I think it looks really nice, and the various approaches it uses are very nice.
That looks very nice, I particularly like how colorful it is. Also very cool the Kera OS is fedora based, cause thats totally my preference in terms of managing the system. Might have to give this one a try in a VM to see how I like it.
One, how does this differ from a GNOME or XFCE (or KDE) rice?
Two… JavaScript???
I’m not a coder but uh… Is that a good idea?
gnome-shell is roughly half JavaScript. It can work okay, if done well.
And it’s not a “rice” because it’s written from the ground up with different ideas and goals in mind.
I really like the aesthetic. Definitely keeping an eye on it.
Reminds me a bit of an old-school shell for windows that was called GeoShell. That was a long time ago.
GeoShell
Oh man that’s a name I haven’t heard in a while. I remember accidentally breaking my parent’s computer with alternative shells like GeoShell and the like growing up. Those were simpler times.
This looks interesting.
Does it use Wayland or xorg?
I am no webdev, but I think it just runs on whatever your chromium runs on: https://gitlab.com/kerahq/Kera-Desktop/-/blob/main/main.js
Interesting. This means it would support running directly in a standard browser as well right? With a different launch configuration of course
And maybe one could even use wasm to make cross platform plugins in rust.
I program in rust on arch btw.
removed.
I haven’t really dived down the customization rabbit hole for linux yet, but I’ve been poking around, and after seeing stuff like this tons of the stuff that was on UNIXporn, it makes me want to seriously try out some of the other DE’s that are out there.
I don’t know your workflow, but I’m absolutely in love with i3
edit: although the screenshot/concept here and i3 don’t have much in common
This kind of reminds me of the look and feel of Windows 8. I’m definitely interested to see where this goes.
App drawers is an interesting idea. Sort of like yakuake, but generalized. I wonder if others will implement something like that.
It doesn’t look that unique.
OOOO, it looks gorgeous! I wonder if the sidebars will be customizable in appearance (colors, icons, etc), too. I’m really excited for how this turns out!
looks interesting, i might keep an eye on it
