LCARS Desktop Environment What is LCARS Desktop Environment? LCARS Desktop Environment or short lcarsde is an open source desktop environment for Linux systems. The main goal for this project is to create a desktop experience that looks somewhat like a LCARS interface.
The desktop environment consists of a window manager that is based on Xlib as well as a set of tool applications, which are a menu of active open applications, the status bar, a program selection and an application for logout, shutdown, etc.
Since the page doesn’t actually say it (at least not at first glance)
LCARS is the GUI design used in Star Trek, starting around the time of The Next Generation.
I’ll hold out for a TOS style GUI. Give me dials, blinking lights, and a periscope damnit