diff -r 67ae52179c8b -r f481df37413c Globals/__init__.py
--- a/Globals/__init__.py Sun May 13 14:58:23 2018 +0200
+++ b/Globals/__init__.py Mon May 14 19:40:29 2018 +0200
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
@return flag indicating Windows platform (boolean)
"""
- return sys.platform.startswith("win")
+ return sys.platform.startswith(("win", "cygwin"))
def isMacPlatform():
@@ -64,6 +64,32 @@
return sys.platform.startswith("linux")
+def desktopName():
+ """
+ Function to determine the name of the desktop environment used
+ (Linux only).
+
+ @return name of the desktop environment
+ @rtype str
+ """
+ if not isLinuxPlatform():
+ return ""
+
+ currDesktop = os.environ.get("XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP", "")
+ if currDesktop:
+ return currDesktop
+
+ currDesktop = os.environ.get("XDG_SESSION_DESKTOP", "")
+ if currDesktop:
+ return currDesktop
+
+ currDesktop = os.environ.get("GDMSESSION", "")
+ if currDesktop:
+ return currDesktop
+
+ return ""
+
+
def checkBlacklistedVersions():
"""
Module functions to check for blacklisted versions of the prerequisites.
