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    Discussion in 'Linux Compatibility and Software' started by pixelot, Mar 22, 2008.

  1. Joel

    Joel coffeecoffeecoffeecoffee

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    Here's a new one, since being ALL Ubuntu! No Windows! Woo!

    [​IMG]
     
    Joel, Jun 18, 2010
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  2. 1ceBlu3

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    nice new clean desktop and icon theme joel! :)
     
    1ceBlu3, Jun 18, 2010
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  3. pixelot

    pixelot Notebook Acolyte

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    Looks good, Joel. But two GIMP icons? :rolleyes:

    Here's a first look at my Mint 9 install.

    [​IMG]

    There I'm in the process of customizing my GRUB screen and login theme. It's harder than in Jaunty, but possible. :D

    P.S. The screenshot came out kind of ugly, but the Expose feature looks really nice (the shadows aren't blocky and dark like that) and the top TTY window is transparent.
     
    pixelot, Jun 18, 2010
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  4. Joel

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    ^^ Thanks, didn't notice that!

    Your's looks pretty cool.
     
    Joel, Jun 18, 2010
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  5. pixelot

    pixelot Notebook Acolyte

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    Thanks! :)

    Here are a couple more. :cool:

    [​IMG]

    [​IMG]
     
    pixelot, Jun 18, 2010
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  6. Joel

    Joel coffeecoffeecoffeecoffee

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    Whats that sidebar thing called? I've been trying to find one, but to no avail.
     
    Joel, Jun 19, 2010
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  7. WaR

    WaR Notebook Virtuoso

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    It looks like Conky.
     
    WaR, Jun 19, 2010
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  8. Joel

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    I had a feeling it was Conky. I cannot seem to get it to work though :confused:
     
    Joel, Jun 19, 2010
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  9. 1ceBlu3

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    joelkrause..here is the installation notes for conky...hopefully this will help ya.
    Conky - Documentation
    also if i remember right you can edit the config file by going to your home directory ~/.conkyrc
     
    1ceBlu3, Jun 19, 2010
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  10. pixelot

    pixelot Notebook Acolyte

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    Yep, it's called conky. You can install it with sudo apt-get install, and then run it with Alt+F2. To customize what you see, you can edit your ~/.conkyrc file, like 1ceBlu3 said. Here's mine:

     
    pixelot, Jun 19, 2010
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  11. Joel

    Joel coffeecoffeecoffeecoffee

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    When I run the $ sudo apt-get install conky it says "command not found" and then when I downloaded and ran a .deb file, it said there was one already installed, so I downloaded another one, and that said Error: Dependency is not satisfiable: libasound2 (>> 1.0.22).

    Maybe I'm just not meant to be running conky.
     
    Joel, Jun 19, 2010
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  12. Thomas

    Thomas McLovin

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    Erm...sudo apt-get returning command not found is a VERY bad thing....sure you typed it correctly?
     
    Thomas, Jun 19, 2010
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  13. Joel

    Joel coffeecoffeecoffeecoffee

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    I'm positive, I've typed it in, and copied the command from here.
     
    Joel, Jun 19, 2010
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  14. 1ceBlu3

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    maybe try uinstalling it : go to synaptic..search for conky and remove it..then try installing it again ..
     
    1ceBlu3, Jun 19, 2010
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  15. Joel

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    Joel, Jun 19, 2010
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  16. Joel

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    Another one!
    (I didn't end up using Conky, because I found gDesklets, I quite like it)

    [​IMG]
     
    Joel, Jun 20, 2010
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  17. 1ceBlu3

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    so no conky huh.. i never really used conky myself as i also used gdesklets and screenlets. you can find a nice selection of themes for customization..plus its ease of use is a plus. as far as your desktop goes looks great ..love that wallpaper..looks like something i would use :)
     
    1ceBlu3, Jun 20, 2010
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  18. theZoid

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    Yep....great wallpaper...link it for us? :)
     
    theZoid, Jun 20, 2010
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  19. Joel

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    Here it is. It's a really nice wallpaper!
     
    Joel, Jun 21, 2010
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  20. arjunned

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    arjunned, Jun 21, 2010
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  21. silentivm

    silentivm Notebook Guru

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    My current one: [​IMG]
     
    silentivm, Jun 21, 2010
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  22. pixelot

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    Looks sweet. :rolleyes:

    My only real gripe left with Mint is that it, when the display turns off after 5 or 10 minutes, depending on power or battery, it doesn't recover when I jiggle the mouse. It just slowly dims and turns off, and then I have to unlock it before I can get back to the movie I was watching or whatever. I can't find an option to fix that. :mad:
     
    pixelot, Jun 21, 2010
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  23. Gintoki

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    Nice anime wallpaper. :D
     
    Gintoki, Jun 21, 2010
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  24. Thomas

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    Search the menu for Screensaver and uncheck "Lock screen when screensaver is active" and, to disable the screensaver, uncheck "Activate screensaver when idle".
     
    Thomas, Jun 22, 2010
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  25. cassar

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    linuxish desktop
    [​IMG]
     
    cassar, Jun 22, 2010
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  26. Joel

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    ^^ That looks nice!
     
    Joel, Jun 22, 2010
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  27. silentivm

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    I'm not an anime guy, but I liked the wallpaper. :D
     
    silentivm, Jun 22, 2010
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  28. theZoid

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    Very nice ! A lot of us around here are loving Mint 9 these days :) :)
     
    theZoid, Jun 22, 2010
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  29. theZoid

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    thanks Joel....I'm using that wallpaper on my Precision Win 7 Machine...looks great :)
     
    theZoid, Jun 22, 2010
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  30. pixelot

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    I know, but I like having it lock when I'm not using it. I just want to be able to recover before it locks. But maybe I'm remembering incorrectly and I had Jaunty set up only to lock when it went to Suspend or something. Meh. :p
     
    pixelot, Jun 22, 2010
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  31. Gintoki

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    Aw, I thought you were an anime fan like me. :D
    Is that your Gibson Les Paul guitar or did you just like the look?
     
    Gintoki, Jun 22, 2010
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    arjunned, Jun 23, 2010
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  33. Joel

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    Heres another one. I am absolutely in love with Ubuntu! I love the fact it only uses a couple hundred meg of Ram too! (On average about 290-320, and about 470 when running two VM's!), and I can't wait until I get my eBay account back so I can replace the "Designed for Windows XP" sticker with the "Powered by Ubuntu" one!!

    [​IMG]
     
    Joel, Jun 25, 2010
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  34. Kdawgca

    Kdawgca rotaredoM repudrepuS RBN

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    Kdawgca, Jun 25, 2010
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  35. Joel

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    Joel, Jun 25, 2010
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  36. pixelot

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    I'm using those on my Vostro 1400. They took forever to get to me, and I'm already on my second one due to the laminate peeling off, but hey, they're free! :D
     
    pixelot, Jun 27, 2010
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  37. 1ceBlu3

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    nice looking desktop joelkrause
    love the stickers pixelot :D :p
     
    1ceBlu3, Jun 28, 2010
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  38. de.1337

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    Sweet color scheme. How's the bar at the bottom done?

    Nice wallpaper there. Looks like you've got some aliasing issues with some of your dock icons, tho. :(
     
    de.1337, Jun 30, 2010
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  39. arjunned

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    Using Avant Window Navigator. :)

    Edit: Desktop update..

    [​IMG]
     
    arjunned, Jun 30, 2010
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  40. ClarkD

    ClarkD Notebook Consultant

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    Any chance at a quick walkthrough, I downloaded AWN, but couldn't get it to be anything but a dock.

    Even did a 20 minute sweep on google for it, but no luck.

    Thanks in advance!


    -ClarkD

    :: Using a pretty out of the box VM of Ubuntu LTS.
     
    ClarkD, Jun 30, 2010
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  41. theZoid

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    now That's awesome....don't say that much.....haha
     
    theZoid, Jun 30, 2010
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  42. arjunned

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    :D

    Loving Mint 9. Haven't booted into my windows 7 in a LONG time. I've been trying to get CAD up and running for while now, and just succeeded a couple of days ago. I see no point in booting into windows other than for gaming. :D :cool:
     
    arjunned, Jul 1, 2010
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  43. theZoid

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    Here is Peppermint OS....it's Mint LXDE underneath (same guy)... :)
     

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  44. cassar

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    little bit Darkish today

    [​IMG]
     
    cassar, Jul 2, 2010
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  45. Joel

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    I'm quite a fan of that wallpaper, I use it somedays, and there's nothing wrong with being a little bit darkish, I prefer it. :cool:
     
    Joel, Jul 2, 2010
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  46. cassar

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    ya i love that wallpaper i keep returning to it every time i want to change the wallpaper
     
    cassar, Jul 2, 2010
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  47. 1ceBlu3

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    some really nice looking desktops on the last couple of pages :)
    nice colors..zoid and arjunned
     
    1ceBlu3, Jul 2, 2010
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  48. arjunned

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    Thanks! :)

    I was also wondering if u guys could suggest some good sites for wallpapers? The ones i use are Deviantart.com & Customize.org.
     
    arjunned, Jul 2, 2010
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  49. 1ceBlu3

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    you can find some good ones on gnome-look.org..and desktopnexus.com..to name a couple :)
     
    1ceBlu3, Jul 2, 2010
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  50. theZoid

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    Peppermint OS; another wallpaper from DeviantArt...testing upload location:

    [​IMG]
     
    theZoid, Jul 3, 2010
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