Show off your Linux desktop

God loves Arch Linux.

I'd install it, if my two laptops had friendlier hardware. Macs suck.

 

Looks nice! So did you check for Compiz in the package manager, and install it?

Hmmm. That's pretty minimalist!

I like way the minimized window looks.

Nice....

Wow. That's pretty intense.

Now that's what I call WICKED SICK!

 

I looked, and noticed that it was already installed. I also noticed that some effects are working, but others aren't. I downloaded a seperate manager and made tried to get things working to no avail.

 

that's sharp blackbird.....what window manager is that?

 

Hmm. Well, I know some of the core Compiz files are installed, but are you sure the manager is installed?

Did you get this thing?

 

window manager is openbox, everything is stated in the terminal window open.


openbox is good, but its a bit too lightweight. you dont have extensive features like gnome hence Im going to go for a gnome + openbox combo which means desktop look will remain the same but will also be lightweight as openbox and have extensive features of gnome.


here is a new one using gnome (info about theme is in terminal window)

 

Bet y'all stumped as to how I came up with my username, eh?

 

Very workmanlike desktop. :smile:

 

I'm sad like that. Functional, useable, simple and easy. The taskbar at the top will not become covered by desktop windows, though the one at the bottom will - but becomes visible by hitting the bottom of the screen with the pointer.

Will have to try something a bit different when I receive my 17" WUXGA, as it'll have spare space at the sides of the screen more than the top and bottom. Hmm...

 

compiz- fusion requires a card that is capable of direct rendering, aero probably does not whereas aero glass does. so whether or not which one is a pig doesn't really matter. the intel card should be able to handle basic compositing but you won't get the really nice effects that the plugins offer. the aero compositor is junk compared to the compositor for linux. however, compiz and beryl have been around longer than vista.

yeah, compiz-fusion will not work with 2d and requires 3d capable cards (direct rendering). however, since you have a desktop and not a laptop, you could easily get a card for $50 or less that'll support compiz-fusion. i'd stick with nvidia.

 

Cool...I rode a Triumph Trophy for 3 years....all my other bikes have been and are Beemers.

 

Changed out my icons with Vista RK Launcher ones, still searching wallpapers :

 

Could definitely use some wallpaper.

 

Bully on you! lol

 

looks like floorpaper.

 

this thread is a great time waster, so to keep it alive here is my Kubuntu 8.04 beta desktop so far:

 

lol leaving mint kde already thezoid. i prefer mints look and mint in general over ubuntu

 

This is the Kubuntu 8.04.....hey, I had a stopover in Zenwalk.....LOL

 

Ok, that does it. I'm gonna look for some Ubuntu themes.

 

Just installed Ubuntu 8.04, I'll get some screens of my desktop up after I fix the master boot record.

 

ah heck, small change ....PS 8.04 comes with FF3Beta....in case you didn't know

EDIT: changed std k menu out for Tasty Menu...much better

 

ff3 rocks, no mre ugly widgets and forms in linux now

 

I should install 8.04....

 

Pixelot....when I installed 8.04, it the wireless stuff wasn't in yet. I ran my long cable from my router to the laptop, and it said there were a million updates , downloaded them, installed, and wireless came right on up. If you have the card I have in sig, you'll need to do this.

 

strange wireless for me worked out of the box in Ubuntu 8.04 (4965 card)------- installed using wubi

maybe kubuntu doesnt support it ootb yet

 

Interesting....yep, but the updates brought it right up....2nd class citizen I guess

 

I imagine it would.......

 

Here's mine right now, switched back to Sawfish again. I don't like the 2nd girl's face so I covered it up XD.

 

Pretty cool....jeez, I haven't heard of sawfish in ages...intense

 

yeah most people use that fancy stuff these days, they don't work the way I like to have things work (mainly no keybindings) so I use older stuff which works much better for me, plus they're not gaudy and don't waste resources.

and sometimes I come up with themes that go really well: triton The window border I have right now (titanium) lets me change the colours of it, I set it to some colour on the background. I didn't bother to make a GTK theme which matches. I've got a lot of other window managers/etc. in that folder if you want to look around.

 

Wow. That desktop is teh 1337.

 

Thanks....what a cornucopia of stuff! Interesting...where'd you get all those pics of the Sun MS machines? curious

EDIT: PS D-Ej915....who's that dancing in the hallway holding a heiney bottle and another bottle of ? Just curious, that's all ...

 

OK here is mine DSL

 

jessica biel, lol, I should have said to only look at that directory, the "mine" directory is where all the random crap my friends send me gets put, lol, some interesting stuff there

 

cant stand all this anime stuff...but every one to their own

 

Hmmm. That look reminds me more of Puppy Linux.

 

Nah, thats DSL, puppy linux is more dated.

 

It just looks like Puppy Linux, OK? Sheesh.

 

Just something I whipped up in GIMP.

 

Not bad. Could use some better font, though. Check www.dafont.com.

Also, check www.gimp-tutorials.com, and somewhere there there's a tutorial on reflections. Some sweet font with a reflection would be t3h 1337.

 

I know, I just did that in about 20 seconds
Hey, I couldn't stick with the defaults now could I?

 

I has a Gir! It's pretty standard otherwise... heh. Can't have too many toys using it for work and all. And if you don't know who Invader Zim is, you need to watch it.

I do like it To add to the criticism, you should use a colon (just because in other worlds I'm known as a Grammar Nazi )

Code:

Linux:
Like Windows, but better

 

Screw it, I'll just start from scratch

 

Yeah, I was gonna criticize the grammar as well...

I think I saw another quote or something that ended in "but better...by far," and I think he should add that to it.

 

Woot!!!!!! ATI Linux Driver is working!

 

ofcourse not! its taboo in linux world lol


on another note microsoft made a mistake calling their os windows ...as soo many linux users use that as jokes

microsoft gives you windows, linux gives you the whole house....

endless more

they should have just left windows out and called their OS's, 98,2000,ME,XP,VISTA sounds much better as no one really says MICROSOFT VISTA..they just say VISTA


dont correct me on grammer/structure lol...im also a grammer freak when i have to be....but right now typing with one hand (other broken) so yea

 

Well, they weren't worried about linux more then they were about Dos, Hell I know places here still using Dos or Win V.3.

 

lol wonder what that says about those people

 

I have no idea, they need to discover something called ''OS/2'' at least.
Or better yet, unix

 

Unix FTW!!!