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Enlightenment Desktop Environment Releases Version 0.28

The lightweight Linux window manager/desktop ships its first major update in nearly two years, alongside a new release of its EFL toolkit.

newest coverage 10d agosummary written 10d ago9 pieces146 likes & upvotes58 comments NewswiresHacker NewsLobstersGoogle NewsMastodon

What to know

  • Enlightenment 0.28 is the first major update since version 0.27 in early 2025, breaking the project's roughly annual release cadence.
  • The release coincided with EFL 1.29.0, the update to Enlightenment's underlying toolkit positioned as an alternative to Qt and GTK.
  • Coverage has been limited to Linux-focused outlets and aggregators (Phoronix, Lobsters, Hacker News) with little independent discussion content so far.

Michael Larabel Founder and principal author, PhoronixEnlightenment project Developer of the Enlightenment desktop environment and EFL toolkit

How it unfolded 2 developments, newest first · click a bar or a number to jump articlesposts

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  1. 2

    Enlightenment's own release announcement circulates further

    The project's original 0.28.0 release announcement was separately submitted and picked up on Hacker News and Mastodon the following day, extending visibility for the release.

    1. 1 outlet Enlightenment 0.28.0 Release

      first by HN Frontpage, 10d ago

    • cyberseckyle@infosec.exchange

      Enlightenment 0.28, released Oct. 31, adds NetworkManager Wi-Fi/Ethernet/VPN controls, native PipeWire mixing, and fixes across Bluetooth, displays and D-Bus. For admins managing Linux desktops, EFL 1.29+ is required. Test network and VPN workflows before broad upgrades. This is a feature/stability release, not a security advisory. https://www…

      cyberseckyle@infosec.exchangeMastodon10d agoview on Mastodon ↗
    1 more of the top 2 · 2 posts in this stretch
    • hkrn@mstdn.social

      Enlightenment 0.28.0 Release L: https://www. enlightenment.org/news/2026-10 -31-enlightenment-0.28.0 C: https:// news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5 0326530 posted on 2026.11.01 at 10:26:06 (c=0, p=4)

      hkrn@mstdn.socialMastodon10d agoview on Mastodon ↗
    all of them →
  2. 1

    Phoronix details the long-awaited 0.28 update

    Michael Larabel's Phoronix article noted the release ended a stretch of almost two years without a major Enlightenment update and summarized the changes.

    “Enlightenment 0.27 released at the beginning of 2025 and since then there's been no major feature update, falling off their roughly 12 month release cadence. But out this Halloween is Enlightenment 0.28 now with the better part of two years worth of changes...”
    — Michael Larabel
  3. background

    EFL toolkit also ships version 1.29.0 — Alongside the desktop release, Enlightenment's underlying EFL (Enlightenment Foundation Libraries) toolkit — pitched as an alternative to Qt/GTK — got its own 1.29.0 release the same day.

  4. background

    Enlightenment project releases version 0.28 — The Enlightenment desktop environment's 0.28.0 release was published on the project's site on Halloween, bundling close to two years of accumulated changes.

  5. background

    Enlightenment 0.27 ships, then cadence stalls — Enlightenment 0.27 was released at the beginning of 2025, after which the project went without a major feature update for nearly two years, breaking its roughly 12-month release cadence.

Also covered reported alongside — the timeline has no entry for these yet

  1. 2 outlets Enlightenment 0.28 Released with Many Improvements

    first by HN Frontpage, 11d ago · also Phoronix

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