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NeXTSTEP-like desktop environment for Linux

54 mentions on Hacker News by 24 people: 6 stories, 48 comments · first 2018-08-02 · latest 2026-10-26

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  1. …distinctive user interface. I wish we had a version that ran on modern hardware, similar to what https://github.com/trunkmaster/nextspace is trying to achieve. Also, Steve Jobs in Exile, the most recent book about NeXT, is highly…
    comment by felixding · 2026-10-26 · in Behind the scenes at the NeXT Computer office
  2. You should then give NEXTSPACE a try: https://github.com/trunkmaster/nextspace I think it’s the closest thing to that dream today.
    comment by naves · 2026-06-01 · in KDE at 30
  3. …you don't know yet, there is a project that tries to bring the NeXTSTEP look and feel to Linux: https://github.com/trunkmaster/nextspace
    comment by felixding · 2026-05-15 · in Steve Jobs in Exile – New book on his years at NeXT Computer
  4. 100% this. Let's hope projects like https://github.com/trunkmaster/nextspace succeed.
    comment by felixding · 2026-01-05 · in NeXTSTEP on Pa-RISC
  5. …it to build on Debian 13, but I should try again at some point. 2. Sergii Stoian's NEXTSPACE: https://github.com/trunkmaster/nextspace Slightly more mature but Stoian's been distracted recently by Russia invading his country, so it's not…
    comment by lproven · 2026-01-04 · in Gershwin-desktop: OS X-like Desktop Environment based on GNUStep
  6. …of wmlive. After that work on an exclusively amd64 trixie based wmlive variant will begin. [1] https://github.com/trunkmaster/nextspace [2] https://github.com/onflapp/gs-desktop [3] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44640378
    comment by wmlive · 2025-09-05 · in Étoilé – desktop built on GNUStep
  7. …point out that GSDE does inherit a little from an older project in a similar vein -- NEXTSPACE: https://github.com/trunkmaster/nextspace It's Ukrainian so not much development in a while, because of the war. Also, it mainly targets CentOS,…
    comment by lproven · 2025-09-05 · in GNUStep Desktop: modern NeXT/OpenStep-like Linux desktop environment
  8. …are 2 other desktop environments built on GNUstep that are in more active maintainance. NEXTSPACE: https://github.com/trunkmaster/nextspace <- Ukrainian so not much development in a while; mainly targets CentOS GSDE:…
    comment by lproven · 2025-09-04 · in Étoilé – desktop built on GNUStep
  9. …what you're asking, but I know of two Linux desktops that are based around GNUSTEP. NEXTSPACE: https://github.com/trunkmaster/nextspace -- primarily targets CentOS GSDE: https://onflapp.github.io/gs-desktop/index.html -- primarily targets…
    comment by lproven · 2025-08-21 · in Show HN: OS X Mavericks Forever
  10. …again: check out these projects if you're interested in NeXTSTEP-like desktop environments: https://github.com/trunkmaster/nextspace https://github.com/onflapp/gs-desktop
    comment by felixding · 2025-07-22 · in Modern Debian-based Window Maker distribution
  11. …sounding like a beggar, given the current economic situation i could really use it. Thanks! [1] https://github.com/trunkmaster/nextspace [2] https://github.com/onflapp/gs-desktop
    comment by wmlive · 2025-07-21 · in Modern Debian-based Window Maker distribution
  12. This is much nicer: https://github.com/trunkmaster/nextspace/blob/master/Documen...
    comment by breadwinner · 2025-04-22 · in SerenityOS is a love letter to '90s user interfaces
  13. Also: https://github.com/trunkmaster/nextspace for various versions of Linux: "NEXTSPACE is a desktop environment that brings a NeXTSTEP look and feel to Linux. I try to keep the user experience as close as possible to the original NeXT…
    comment by shrubble · 2024-08-28 · in Window Maker: X11 window manager with the look and feel of the NeXTSTEP UI
  14. …to other projects, like: - The GNUstep Application Project: http://www.nongnu.org/gap/ - NEXTSPACE: https://github.com/trunkmaster/nextspace - Etoile: http://www.etoile-project.org/
    comment by timschmidt · 2024-03-28 · in Infinite Mac: Turning to the dark side
  15. …have a full and polished NeXTSTEP replicate after so many years. The closest thing is probably https://github.com/trunkmaster/nextspace
    comment by felixding · 2024-03-28 · in Infinite Mac: Turning to the dark side
  16. Have you had a look at https://github.com/trunkmaster/nextspace ?
    comment by LargoLasskhyfv · 2023-12-11 · in Make Apps for Linux
  17. …inherits a little bit of code from the earlier NEXTSPACE desktop, which was based on CentOS Linux: https://github.com/trunkmaster/nextspace NEXTSPACE is Ukrainian and development has been on hold since Russia invaded the author's country.
    comment by lproven · 2023-10-26 · in Distribution Release: Window Maker Live 0.96
  18. There's also the NEXTSPACE fork for a more complete implementation: https://github.com/trunkmaster/nextspace
    comment by HeckFeck · 2023-05-17 · in I Still Use Windows 95 (2008)
  19. …per shortcut because the amalgamation of Windows Shortcuts + Readline is a match made in hell. [1]: https://github.com/trunkmaster/nextspace [2]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GNU_Readline
    comment by terhechte · 2023-03-26 · in GNUstep compatibility with macOS Catalina almost complete
  20. In case you want to have a NeXT-like experience on Linux, I’ve had good fun with NEXTSPACE: - https://github.com/trunkmaster/nextspace Alas, the developer is Ukrainian, and hasn’t committed anything in a long while. But maybe someone could…
    comment by rcarmo · 2023-03-20 · in Previous: A NeXT Computer Emulator
  21. …of my favourite UIs is undergoing a pretty good re-implementation effort, in the form of NeXTspace: https://github.com/trunkmaster/nextspace There are more than half a dozen non-Windows-like desktop metaphors. Is that enough for you or…
    comment by lproven · 2022-10-04 · in Pop_OS Cosmic Desktop to Make Use of Iced Rust Toolkit Rather Than GTK
  22. …bundle file format for distributing end-user applications. Then I suggest looking at NeXTspace: https://github.com/trunkmaster/nextspace It does exactly that. CentOS, plus .app bundles, all integrated into a single bundle. But the .app…
    comment by lproven · 2022-05-31 · in Sick of Windows but can't afford a Mac? The cynic's guide to desktop Linux
  23. The wiki explicitly mentions forking WindowMaker "with numerous fixes, enhancements": https://github.com/trunkmaster/nextspace/wiki/Architecture-a...
    comment by hbbio · 2021-12-14 · in Nextspace: a desktop environment that brings a NeXTSTEP look and feel to Linux
  24. Is there a NeXT Linux theme? EDIT: 5 mins later I found this submission to the homepage https://github.com/trunkmaster/nextspace
    comment by pmarreck · 2021-12-13 · in NeXTSpirit: high-res NeXTSTEP Icons for macOS
  25. Not yet. Until https://github.com/trunkmaster/nextspace/issues/60 it use the host system shortcuts.
    comment by touggourt · 2021-12-13 · in Nextspace: a desktop environment that brings a NeXTSTEP look and feel to Linux
  26. https://github.com/trunkmaster/nextspace/wiki/Architecture-a... looks like it’s not Wayland-based.
    comment by smarx007 · 2021-12-13 · in Nextspace: a desktop environment that brings a NeXTSTEP look and feel to Linux
  27. …(updated a month ago) is 'NEXTSPACE' which is designed to sit on top of a minimal CentOS 7 install. See: github.com/trunkmaster/nextspace I have used it in a VM under Windows and it was pretty nice. It felt very NeXT-ish. Of course you…
    comment by shrubble · 2021-12-13 · in GNUstep: Open-source, Object-oriented, Cross-platform Development Environment
  28. There is also NEXTSPACE: https://github.com/trunkmaster/nextspace A modern replica of NeXTSTEP.
    comment by felixding · 2021-11-19 · in SerenityOS demo at Handmade Seattle 2021 [video]
  29. Speaking of alternative DE, there is also NEXTSPACE: https://github.com/trunkmaster/nextspace
    comment by felixding · 2021-10-03 · in HelloSystem
  30. …There's an effort to bring it back to life via GNUStep, and as a desktop environment, NEXTSpace: https://github.com/trunkmaster/nextspace
    comment by lproven · 2021-08-20 · in Not-a-Linux distro review: SerenityOS is a Unix-y love letter to the ‘90s
  31. Take a look at this: https://github.com/trunkmaster/nextspace
    comment by marcodiego · 2021-08-09 · in Build your own NeXT with a virtual machine
  32. …[2] https://github.com/NsCDE/NsCDE [3] https://docs.maxxinteractive.com/ [4] https://github.com/trunkmaster/nextspace & [5] https://trunkmaster.github.io/
    comment by LargoLasskhyfv · 2021-08-06 · in Airyx OS
  33. …NeXT. If you want to play with a real attempt to recreate a “deep down” NeXT clone you want this: https://github.com/trunkmaster/nextspace
    comment by peatmoss · 2021-07-23 · in Ask HN: Which vintage computers do you find interesting?
  34. …had provided us. Maybe if someone like this had come along 20 years ago things would be different https://github.com/trunkmaster/nextspace
    comment by peatmoss · 2021-07-21 · in Habits, UI changes, and OS stagnation
  35. Hi Lammy, perhaps this project works with Wayland? https://github.com/trunkmaster/nextspace
    comment by fsiefken · 2021-04-03 · in Windows 95 – How Does It Look Today?
  36. …be a bit anachronistic but you could conceivably run NeXTSTEP on a 486 without a FPU right now https://github.com/trunkmaster/nextspace
    comment by fsiefken · 2021-04-03 · in Windows 95 – How Does It Look Today?
  37. …I installed it in a VM and it worked pretty well, but does need more apps installed by default. See https://github.com/trunkmaster/nextspace .
    comment by shrubble · 2021-02-10 · in Hello system, a FreeBSD-based OS designed to resemble Mac
  38. NextSpace is an attempt to build a full OS around GNUstep: https://github.com/trunkmaster/nextspace The person behind it seems to still be plugging away. I’d love to see some real inertia behind this kind of effort.
    comment by peatmoss · 2020-11-24 · in What was it like to be a software engineer at NeXT?
  39. …aesthetics: "NEXTSPACE is a desktop environment that brings a NeXTSTEP look and feel to Linux." https://github.com/trunkmaster/nextspace
    comment by felixding · 2020-11-22 · in The Best of NeXT Collection
  40. There is Nextspace ( https://github.com/trunkmaster/nextspace ). I wish someone like Scott Forestall will come up and make a new, user-friendly OS.
    comment by felixding · 2020-10-23 · in Whose Computer Is It?
  41. …tempted to grab one of my 3A+ and either install Plan 9 or see if I can cross-compile NextSpace ( https://github.com/trunkmaster/nextspace ) and get a working environment.
    comment by rcarmo · 2020-08-08 · in The Sixth Stage of Grief Is Retro-Computing (2014)
  42. You might want to take a look at https://github.com/trunkmaster/nextspace where someone tries to recreate the NeXT experience on top of noth GNUStep & Window Maker, both modified to provide coherent experience.
    comment by amadeusz · 2020-01-28 · in Installing NextStep OS (OpenStep) in VirtualBox (2018)
  43. …shortcuts consistent across applications and window manager part. My thoughts partly described here https://github.com/trunkmaster/nextspace/wiki/Keyboard . I hope this document help you answer to your question.
    comment by trunkmaster · 2018-09-17 · in Nextspace – NeXTSTEP-like desktop environment for Linux
  44. I found it... https://github.com/trunkmaster/nextspace/wiki/Build-and-inst...
    comment by towndrunk · 2018-09-17 · in Nextspace – NeXTSTEP-like desktop environment for Linux
  45. Exactly! Look at architecture ( https://github.com/trunkmaster/nextspace/wiki/Architecture-a... ). NEXTSPACE is a marriage of Linux quite mature technologies (D-Bus, PolKit, systemd) and OpenStep implementation frameworks (GNUstep) to…
    comment by trunkmaster · 2018-09-17 · in Nextspace – NeXTSTEP-like desktop environment for Linux
  46. …contains WindowMaker for window management functionality. Here is some information about internals https://github.com/trunkmaster/nextspace/wiki/Workspace-inte...
    comment by trunkmaster · 2018-09-17 · in Nextspace – NeXTSTEP-like desktop environment for Linux
  47. Did you try to follow this https://github.com/trunkmaster/nextspace/wiki/Build-and-inst... ?
    comment by trunkmaster · 2018-09-17 · in Nextspace – NeXTSTEP-like desktop environment for Linux
  48. …I haven't tried it, but i've seen it be mentioned a few times the last couple of years. [1] https://github.com/trunkmaster/nextspace
    comment by badsectoracula · 2018-08-02 · in Lubuntu is taking a new direction