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X Window System

This page lists all the mirrors held at the UK Mirror Service by platform. We also have them listed by name.
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Fortify for Netscape
Source: ftp://ftp.fortify.net/pub/Fortify/
Platforms: X Window System
Access via: ftp, www

A program that provides world-wide, unconditional, full strength 128-bit cryptography to users of Netscape Navigator and Communicator.
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GIMP User's Manual
Source: http://docs.gimp.org/en/
Platforms: X Window System
Access via: ftp, www

The GIMP User's Manual provides extensive documentation on how to use the GNU Image Manipulation Program, including practical step-by-step instructions. It is available as an HTML or PDF document in both English and Deutsch (German).

We also provide a mirror of GIMP itself.

For more information, please visit the GIMP Manual home page.

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GNU Network Object Model Environment
Source: ftp://ftp.gnome.org/pub/GNOME/
Platforms: X Window System, GNU's Not Unix (GNU), Linux software and distributions, RedHat Linux Distribution
Access via: ftp, www

Gnome is a graphical user interface for Unix-based operating systems. Numerous applications and packages are available for it. This mirror contains the source files as well as compiled versions for several Linux distributions including Debian, RedHat, Slackware and SuSE.

For more information, please visit the GNOME web site.

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K Desktop Environment (KDE)
Source: ftp://ftp.kde.org/pub/kde/
Platforms: X Window System, Linux software and distributions, RedHat Linux Distribution
Access via: ftp, www

KDE is a free, open source desktop environment for Unix-style operating systems. It strives to provide an easy-to-use, functional and aesthetically pleasing graphical user interface in the spirit of the Macintosh and Windows desktop environments. A variety of applications have been built for use with KDE and many come with the initial installation. This mirror contains the full KDE source code; prepackaged distributions for individual operating systems are generally located under each operating system.s own mirror.

For more information, please visit the KDE web site.

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Tcl/Tk software
Source: ftp://ftp.tcl.tk/pub/
Platforms: Apple Macintosh, X Window System, MS Windows 95/98/ME, MS Windows NT
Access via: ftp, www

Tcl (tool command language) is a programming language most commonly found in association with Tk, a set of graphical user interface (GUI) design resources. This mirror provides access to the Tcl/Tk source files, recent binary versions, documentation and other Tcl/Tk-related resources.

For more information please visit the Tcl home page.

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The GIMP - GNU Image Manipulation Program
Source: ftp://ftp.gimp.org/pub/
Platforms: X Window System
Access via: ftp, www

The GNU Image Manipulation Program (GIMP) is an advanced graphical arts software package which strives to provide image manipulation and authoring features found in commercial products such as Adobe's Photoshop. It is free and released under the GNU General Public Licence. This mirror contains the distribution, fonts, contributed software and scripts, development releases and documentation.

We also provide a mirror of the GIMP User's Manual.

For more information, please visit the GIMP web site.

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The XFree86 Project
Source: ftp://ftp.xfree86.org/pub/XFree86/
Platforms: X Window System, Linux software and distributions, FreeBSD, OpenBSD, NetBSD, IBM OS/2 and Warp
Access via: ftp, www

This mirror contains XFree86, an open source version of the X Window System available for numerous Unix-style operating systems. "XFree86, provides a client/server interface between display hardware (the mouse, keyboard, and video displays) and the desktop environment while also providing both the windowing infrastructure and a standardized application interface (API). XFree86 is platform-independent, network-transparent and extensible" (http://www.xfree86.org/, 2003-08-11).

For more information, please visit the Xfree86 home page.

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X Window System Sources Archive
Source: ftp://ftp.x.org/
Platforms: X Window System
Access via: ftp, www

This ftp mirror from X.org provides the installation files for the latest X Window System, information released by X.org, and various resources contributed by X users.

For more information, please visit the X.org web site.

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XEmacs Editor
Source: ftp://ftp.xemacs.org/pub/xemacs/
Platforms: X Window System, GNU's Not Unix (GNU), MSDOS, Windows 3.xx, 95, 98 and NT
Access via: ftp, www

This mirror contains XEmacs, a powerful, open source text editor. Based on older versions of Emacs, XEmacs offers a full graphical user interface (GUI) and is available for use on Linux, Windows and other operating systems. The resources in this mirror include installation files and documentation.

For more information, please visit the XEmacs web site.

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xv image viewing and editing application
Source: ftp://ftp.cis.upenn.edu/pub/xv/
Platforms: X Window System
Access via: ftp, www

xv is an image editing tool for X. Please be aware that it has not been updated since 1996. Users are advised to consider GIMP as a current and far more powerful alternative.
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