File explorer.
Some panels/docks/menus/etc. for navigation around system.
Usually some configuration panel.
Some program to display and decorate windows.
Window manager, managing windows on the screen.
Also, usually there is lots of additional software, like music/video players, internet browsers, some simple(or not...) software for text/image editing.
Well, it varies greatly from one to another.
Oh, most of modern DE's also have multi-workspace capabilities.
Fedora installs the GNOME Desktop Environment by default.
K Desktop Environment
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Originally, it was meant to stand for "Kool." It now does not stand for anything, thus making KDE stand for "K Desktop Environment."
gedit is a visual editor that can only be used in a graphical desktop environment. 'vi' is a standard and can be used in a terminal window without resorting to a desktop environment.
Let the true colors always show through
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You would want to navigate to %appdata%/.minecraft/bin and run minecraft.jar with the Java Runtime Environment.
This depends on what desktop environment is running. The Unity desktop uses the Compiz window manager. Unity 2D uses Metacity.
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