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 ====== Exo - Helper Applications ====== ====== Exo - Helper Applications ======
-Exo is an extension library used in the Xfce desktop, originally developed by 
-[[https://www.os-cillation.de/en/opensourceprojekte/libexo/|os-cillation]]. It has some helper applications that are used throughout the entire Xfce desktop to manage preferred applications and edit ''.desktop'' files. 
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-exo is targeted at application development and is considered ready for production use. You no longer need to define the EXO_API_SUBJECT_TO_CHANGE preprocessor symbol. 
  
   * **[[#Applications|Applications]]**   * **[[#Applications|Applications]]**
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   * **[[#Latest Release|Latest Release]]**   * **[[#Latest Release|Latest Release]]**
   * **[[#Source Code Repository|Source Code Repository]]**   * **[[#Source Code Repository|Source Code Repository]]**
 +  * **[[https://developer.xfce.org/exo/index.html|exo API documentation (for developers)]]**
   * **[[#Reporting Bugs|Reporting Bugs]]**   * **[[#Reporting Bugs|Reporting Bugs]]**
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 +Exo is an Xfce library targeted at application development, originally developed by
 +[[https://www.os-cillation.de/en/opensourceprojekte/libexo/|os-cillation]]. It contains various custom widgets and APIs extending the functionality of GLib and GTK. It also has some helper applications that are used throughout the entire Xfce desktop to manage preferred applications and edit ''.desktop'' files.
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 +exo is targeted at application development and is considered ready for production use. You no longer need to define the EXO_API_SUBJECT_TO_CHANGE preprocessor symbol.
  
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   * **[[desktop-item-edit|Desktop Item Editor (exo-desktop-item-edit)]]** -- Editor for .desktop files   * **[[desktop-item-edit|Desktop Item Editor (exo-desktop-item-edit)]]** -- Editor for .desktop files
  
-  * **[[preferred-applications|Preferred Applications (exo-preferred-applications)]]** -- Select the default applications to be used for various services, i.e. the web browser that should be used to open hyperlinks+  * **[[preferred-applications|exo-open]]** -- CLI tool in order to open various file formats
  
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 ===== Latest Release ===== ===== Latest Release =====
  
-{{rss>https://archive.xfce.org/feeds/project/exo 1 date description 2h}}+{{rss>https://archive.xfce.org/feeds/project/exo 1 date 2h}} 
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 +[[https://gitlab.xfce.org/xfce/exo/-/blob/master/NEWS|Read the CHANGELOG]]
  
-[[https://archive.xfce.org/src/xfce/exo|Previous Versions]]+  * **[[https://archive.xfce.org/src/xfce/exo/|Download current release]]** (older versions of this component are also available here)
  
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 ===== Reporting Bugs ===== ===== Reporting Bugs =====
  
-  * **[[bugs|Reporting Bugs]]** -- Open bug reports and how to report new bugs+  * **[[:xfce:exo:bugs|Reporting Bugs]]** -- List of currently open bugs and instructions on how to submit new bug reports
  
  
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