Show off your Linux desktop

Right click, properties, then add to 50billion desktops if you want..

 

actually the max is 1024

 

I think you could have sensed a hint of exaggeration, you know.. 1024? How do you know? You tried?

 

Yup, what they said. Screenlets. I found the Calendar one here:

Calendar: http://www.gnome-look.org/content/show.php/Clear+Calendar+Screenlet+-+iCal?content=66947

And the Weather came already installed with Screenlets.

Check this link out: http://kyleabaker.com/2008/10/25/multiple-desktop-wallpapers-in-ubuntu-810/ Hope that helps.

Who? Me?

I am, yes.

 

Yeah, I did

The max in compiz for the desktop wall is 32x32, dunno if the same is true without it

 

Still going with the gray theme. I got rid of my CSS stuff though. I changed a few other little things, but it's hard to really tell from these screens. Still haven't decided what colors conky should be, so I didn't have it running when I took this screen.

 

Looks awesome, man!

 

I've changed it a bunch again. Added mirror effect to skydome. I still haven't figured out what to do with conky. I also want to change panel color. My title bars and stuff are all gray, but the panel is still pretty much white.

 

haha nice!!

 

my new background, I took inspiration from other to make it
Let me know what you think

 

heh, very nice idea- like it.

the "_" after linux might be a little long though =)

 

Clearlooks and gnome-colors icons on ubuntu 8.10:

 

Nice desktop, estrogen.

 

nice estrogen...what are those things? chairs?

 

that wallpaper is actually a 3D render but yeah, I think they're supposed to be chairs.

 

Here's mine-Haven't done much beside's change the background:


I wish the image would get bigger than 640x400. It shows up correctly on my computer but shrinks when I upload to ImageShack. I even tried setting the Upload Size in ImageShack to 1280*1024. No dice.

 

So, what, chairs are the new "in" thing now?

I like the depth of Booboo12's, though.

@Booboo12, what's your screen's resolution? There's an option in Imageshack that says "do not resize" or something.

@sleepinginsomnic, I have to agree with zoryfl, the underscore is just a tad too long. But the hands remind me of the MMO (massive magnitude orgy) in Zion from the Matrix

 

You have Office 2007 working in Ubuntu? Under Wine, I presume?

How functional/stable is it?

 

Yep, actually through CrossOver Pro. (free giveaway, FTW! ) It's pretty solid. All of the Office programs I've used in Linux so far (OneNote, Powerpoint, Word, Excel) have worked well. One downer, I can't copy and paste certain things between programs-I tried to copy a SmartArt graphic from Word to OneNote but couldn't get it to paste. I did this before in Windows Vista though... I'll soon try out Access as we will be using it in my Uni's Business Computer Systems class soon. I was planning to use Outlook, but was already using Evolution by the time I installed Office, so I haven't made the jump there either.

EDIT: Access, InfoPath, and Groove wouldn't load. The last two are no big deal to me, but Access is kinda important. Oh well, I'll just have to use that program in Windows.

 

Ewww.. Don't use Outlook.. Use Tunderbird! [Insert shameless advertisiing]

 

After getting kubuntu 8.10 installed I managed to get it set up the way I like it...which means no desktop environment, lol...



I did take one with KDE though

http://omploader.org/veDQw

 

I used Bungalo Bill's idea in a quite extreme way.
Everything's in black & white except CPU scale applets

 

I actually like that. I kind of want to steal some of your ideas.

 

Sure! I used AllMostBlack icon set from here

.. and dock icons for cairo-dock from here, using "elegance" theme for the clock

For the wallpaper, I just grayscaled one of my favorites.

 

Teh 1337.

Wow. So sharp and classy.

 

I'm back to my old classic, but it's just so awesome, it's worth being a classic.









Oh, and check out this awesome new login theme.

 

Great! This one fits so well with what I have

 

There's also another one by the same guy, with a Human theme instead of Black. Here it is.

 

Thanks! That's also worth saving in case I move back to "colorful" theme.

 

Fairly Straight forward.
Loving KDE4.

 

I combined allmostblack and allblack into a new icon set. I liked some of the folder looks in allblack better. I left the trash icon from allblack though.

Reason #2133123 why I love linux: I can really spend hours playing with the look of my desktop environment.

 

Pretty cool desktop, caballo!

 

Looks pretty wicked awesome! Love the transparency. Is this on your Inspiron? I should try KDE...I think you can switch desktop environments to KDE within the Ubuntu install, no?

 

If you are using Gnome right now, just remove all gnome-* packages and install kde.
Switching between them, both installed.. I do not think that is possible~

 

I do it all the time . I have three desktop environments, XFCE, KDE and GNOME, and all I have to do to switch between them is on the Log In window is click 'Options', and then 'Change Session', then select which ever one I want. The only problem is your menus can get cluttered with KDE applications and XFCE and visa versa.
To install KDE you can follow several online guides;
Graphically- http://www.psychocats.net/ubuntu/kde
Command Line- http://www.debianadmin.com/install-kde-desktop-in-ubuntu.html
Hope this helps,
EMZ=]

 

Yep, on my inspiron.
And to install KDE in Ubuntu just install kubuntu-desktop, and you can switch at the log in screen(under options, and sessions).

Yes it is, actually.

 

Thanks you all. That's good to know. So I install the KDE packages, and then at the logon, specify which session/desktop environment. Cool.

Thomas, that's what I like so much about Linux, is that you don't have to have a bleeding edge computer to run awesome visual effects.

 

I love pictures threads. They all look really good guys/gals.

It can be a real productivity killer, but I guess that's part of the fun too.

 

Productivity? O RLY

 

LMAO!!! :laugh:

I love that one. Parents....talk to your kids about Linux. Before somebody else does. :twitcy:

 

LOL, I haven't seen that one before.

 

I know to some this is probably considered sacrilege, but...



I'm sorry, I couldn't resist after seeing it on Lifehacker, LOL

 

Let's grab the torches and pitchforks!!!
looks pretty cool actually, and the irony is just plain great

Here's my current desktop in Kubuntu 8.10. It's a bit plain, but I haven't had much time to improve it

 

hahahah, that's kind of awesome. Good way to trick windows people.

"yeah sure, you can use my computer."

 

I found a new online comic. Thanks!

I'd attach a pic of my desktop, but 2880x900 is too big, and I'm too lazy to shrink it

 

Very nice! Love it. I should do that and cause my friends no end of consternation trying to use my computer.

+rep

Like the fractal wallpaper.

 

Thanks! I'm surprised I still have my collection of fractals. I'll try some more and if they look good, I'll post them

@Pitabred: Glad to be of service. PHDcomics has shaped my opinion of grad school

 

If I didn't see "Software Sources" at the bottom and it wasn't posted in the Linux forum I would have thought that was Windows. You should try posting that in the Windows forum's thread and tell us what people think and if they are fooled.

 

Do it! I bet you'll take them in.

"Yep, just plain old Royale theme does it for me, pretty simple...

 

HaHa! I COULD say that I gave up on Vista....