Trinity Desktop Environment

Trinity Desktop Environment
Developer(s)TDE development team
Stable release
R14.1.1 / October 29, 2023
Written inC++ (TQt)
Operating systemUnix-like with X11
PlatformFreeBSD and Linux
PredecessorK Desktop Environment 3
Available inMultilingual
TypeDesktop environment
LicenseGPL and other licenses
Websitewww.trinitydesktop.org
Screenshot of Trinity 3.5.12, Kubuntu version
Trinity 3.5.12 for Kubuntu
Screenshot of Trinity 3.5.13.2 in Traditional Chinese
Trinity 3.5.13.2 (Traditional Chinese localisation)
Screenshot of Trinity R14.0.4, Kubuntu version
Trinity R14.0.4, Kubuntu version

The Trinity Desktop Environment (TDE) is a complete software desktop environment[1][2] designed for Linux and Unix-like operating systems, intended for computer users preferring a traditional desktop model, and is free/libre software. Born as a fork of KDE 3.5 in 2010, it was originally created by Timothy Pearson, who had coordinated Kubuntu remixes featuring KDE 3.5 after Kubuntu switched to KDE Plasma 4.[3]

TDE is now a fully independent project with its own personality and development team, available for various Linux distros, BSD and DilOS. It is currently led by Slávek Banko.

TDE releases aims to provide a stable and highly customizable desktop, continuing bug fixes, additional features, and compatibility with recent hardware. Trinity is packaged for Debian, Ubuntu, Devuan, Raspberry Pi OS, Fedora, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Mageia, OpenSUSE, Slackware and various other distributions and architectures.[4] It is also used as the default desktop environment of at least two Linux distributions, Q4OS and Exe GNU/Linux.[5][6] Since version 3.5.12 (its second official release), it uses its own fork of Qt3, known as TQt3, so as to make it easier to eventually make TQt installable alongside later Qt releases.[7] Trinity also maintains its own versions of several KDE software applications using TQt3,[8] while still providing feature updates and ensuring compatibility with recent distributions and hardware.[9][10]

  1. ^ "Trinity Desktop Environment: Keeping KDE 3 alive [LWN.net]". lwn.net. Retrieved 2021-09-24.
  2. ^ Grüner, Sebastian. "KDE3-Fork integriert neue Software". golem.de. Retrieved 2021-09-24.
  3. ^ Byfield, Bruce (29 June 2012). "Trinity KDE: KDE 3 Zombified or Resurrected?". Datamation. QuinStreet Inc. Archived from the original on 21 January 2012. Retrieved 3 November 2012.
  4. ^ Trinity Desktop Project. "Trinity Desktop Environment". Retrieved 3 November 2012.
  5. ^ Smith, J, ed. (26 August 2017). "DistroWatch: Exe GNU/Linux". DistroWatch. Copenhagen, Denmark: Unsigned Integer Limited. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
  6. ^ Smith, J, ed. (26 August 2017). "DistroWatch: Q4OS". DistroWatch. Copenhagen, Denmark: Unsigned Integer Limited. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
  7. ^ "Release Notes For 3.5.12 - Trinity Desktop Project Wiki". wiki.trinitydesktop.org. Retrieved 2017-08-26.
  8. ^ "Trinity Applications". Trinity Desktop Environment. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
  9. ^ Arindam (2022). "Trinity Desktop Environment R14.0.13 is now out with updates!". DebugPoint News. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
  10. ^ Arindam (October 2023). "Trinity Desktop Environment 14.1.1: Your Classic Linux Desktop Choice". DebugPoint. Retrieved 30 December 2023.