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A desktop environment typically consists of... Software which provides a desktop environment might also provide... a desktop environment is to be an intuitive way for the user to interact with the computer using... The term desktop environment did not originally refer to software... Desktop environment therefore is first and foremost describing the style of a user interface... or set of programs which simulate a desktop environment may sometimes themselves be referred to as a desktop environment... with a desktop environment being considered either a... and may provide a more complete desktop environment consisting of a number of supporting programs... had the first desktop environment on an affordable... the desktop environment is much more flexible... a Linux desktop environment is analogous to Aqua as well as all of the default OS X graphical applications... a complete desktop environment and a suite of essential applications... The most common desktop environment on personal computers is the one provided by Microsoft Windows...

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