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    Show off your Linux desktop

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

  1. ThinkRob

    ThinkRob Notebook Deity

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    What indicated it's Kubuntu?
     
    ThinkRob, Sep 29, 2011
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  2. talin

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    The big blue icon with a K in the upper left hand corner. Unless it's some other distro that uses KDE. :confused:
     
    talin, Sep 29, 2011
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  3. rm2

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    Its PCLinuxOS. :cool:
     
    rm2, Sep 29, 2011
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  4. talin

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    Ah ok, thanks. :)
     
    talin, Sep 29, 2011
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  5. killkenny1

    killkenny1 Too weird to live, too rare to die.

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    rm2 are you running the latest KDE?
     
    killkenny1, Sep 30, 2011
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  6. rm2

    rm2 Notebook Consultant

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    Not yet. Still running 4.6.5.
     
    rm2, Sep 30, 2011
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  7. sachin6870

    sachin6870 Newbie

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    [​IMG]


    Xfce4 on slackware64 @ Sony Viao
     
    sachin6870, Sep 30, 2011
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  8. Zpiritual

    Zpiritual Notebook Enthusiast

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    Nothing fancy. Linux mint with your standard equinox theme.

    [​IMG]

    Way to many stupid animations and at the moment though. But they do give a very smooth feeling when tweaked correctly (no wobbly windows though!)..
     
    Zpiritual, Oct 1, 2011
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  9. killkenny1

    killkenny1 Too weird to live, too rare to die.

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    Zpiritual linky for the wallpaper :D.
     
    killkenny1, Oct 1, 2011
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  10. Quikj

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    New desktop for the moment...

    [​IMG]
     
    Quikj, Oct 2, 2011
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  11. talin

    talin Notebook Prophet

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    Ubuntu 10.04.3, good man. :D
     
    talin, Oct 2, 2011
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  12. Zpiritual

    Zpiritual Notebook Enthusiast

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    Zpiritual, Oct 2, 2011
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  13. killkenny1

    killkenny1 Too weird to live, too rare to die.

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    Thanks, rep added.
     
    killkenny1, Oct 2, 2011
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  14. ALLurGroceries

    ALLurGroceries  Vegan Vermin Super Moderator

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    ALLurGroceries, Oct 19, 2011
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  15. naticus

    naticus Notebook Deity

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    clean:

    [​IMG]


    Dirty:

    [​IMG]
     
    naticus, Oct 21, 2011
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  16. naticus

    naticus Notebook Deity

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    [​IMG]

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    gnome-shell with elementary OS theme extension + faenza Icon set.
     
    naticus, Oct 26, 2011
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  17. windelicato

    windelicato Notebook Consultant

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    I'm having way too much fun with crunchbang...
    [​IMG]
    Uploaded with ImageShack.us
     
    windelicato, Nov 4, 2011
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  18. barneyfife

    barneyfife Notebook Enthusiast

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    Where did you get this background from, and is this a photo, or a computer generated image?
     
    barneyfife, Nov 4, 2011
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  19. windelicato

    windelicato Notebook Consultant

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    windelicato, Nov 5, 2011
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  20. niharjhatn

    niharjhatn Notebook Evangelist

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    niharjhatn, Nov 5, 2011
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  21. naticus

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    [​IMG]

    Pinguy OS 11.04, tweaked.
     
    naticus, Nov 6, 2011
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  22. naticus

    naticus Notebook Deity

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    [​IMG]

    PinguyOS 11.10 BETA2 gnome-shell

    IMO this is the most re-worked gnome-shell distro that I have messed around with. I have made some changes to make it more my liking but I recommend anyone that enjoys g-shell to give it a try.
     
    naticus, Nov 22, 2011
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  23. corbintechboy

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    [​IMG]

    MPD serving up my music from my netbook server.

    Shot looks a bit pink for some reason, smaller text maybe but there is no pink here lol. CPU running at 4.2Ghz, look at those temps, just awesome! My case rocks. This is not a laptop BTW.
     
    corbintechboy, Nov 26, 2011
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  24. windelicato

    windelicato Notebook Consultant

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    ^Looks great! How do you like Archbang?
     
    windelicato, Nov 29, 2011
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  25. corbintechboy

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    Since it is basically Arch, I love it.

    I am a long time Linux user and using a rolling release and not having to worry about periodic installs is great.

    Arch just rocks! :)
     
    corbintechboy, Nov 29, 2011
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  26. naticus

    naticus Notebook Deity

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    [​IMG]

    Xubuntu 11.10 x64 on my desktop.
     
    naticus, Dec 13, 2011
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  27. Thomas

    Thomas McLovin

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    I use this so much, it counts as a desktop:
    [​IMG]
     
    Thomas, Dec 21, 2011
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  28. debguy

    debguy rip dmr

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    Umm... smartphone "desktops" in a Linux thread? I guess in that case this one is a must:
     

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  29. Thomas

    Thomas McLovin

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    Android uses the linux kernel, so one could say it counts. And that was a joke, by the way.

    Very attractive desktop, btw o_O.
     
    Thomas, Dec 21, 2011
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  30. silentivm

    silentivm Notebook Guru

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    What hardware is this running on? From the 'Nokia RX-51' in /proc/cpuinfo I guess it is an N800/N900.

    BTW, my current Arch Linux + KDE 4 desktop on my XPS 15:

    [​IMG]
     
    silentivm, Dec 23, 2011
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  31. debguy

    debguy rip dmr

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    It's "Easy Debian" on an N900.
     
    debguy, Dec 24, 2011
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  32. Thomas

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    I actually want to pickup an n900 to play with.
     
    Thomas, Dec 25, 2011
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  33. rm2

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    LOL, here is my N900 running a few apps. :)

    [​IMG]

    From top left:

    1) "SomePlayer" excellent music player with equalizer and the works.

    2) Yes, that is OpenOffice.org.

    3) The GarnetVM console. GarnetVM allows you to run the GarnetOS (the old Palm OS) inside the N900.

    4) An actual session of the GarnetOS with a few apps showing.

    5) Conky. Pretty system bars.

    6) This site shown on the Firefox based browser "microB".

    I could have kept adding apps, but the thumbnails would have been to small to read. ;)
     
    rm2, Dec 28, 2011
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  34. windelicato

    windelicato Notebook Consultant

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    Sorry for the size of these...

    Crunchbang with ScrotWM

    TILED
    [​IMG]

    FLOATING
    [​IMG]
     
    windelicato, Dec 28, 2011
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  35. naticus

    naticus Notebook Deity

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    [​IMG]
     
    naticus, Jan 1, 2012
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  36. csclifford

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    [​IMG]

    Just downloaded Ubuntu 11.10 for my Thinkpad T420s. Not really sure where to begin or how to start customizing.
     
    csclifford, Jan 1, 2012
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  37. silentivm

    silentivm Notebook Guru

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    Arch Linux on my XPS 15.

    [​IMG]
     
    silentivm, Jan 16, 2012
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  38. pixelot

    pixelot Notebook Acolyte

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    I finally got sick of Ubuntu's Unity theme and the Gnome 3 alternative, so I switched to Xubuntu. I have my freedom back now. Loving it. :cool:

    [​IMG]
     
    pixelot, Jan 17, 2012
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  39. Rypac

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    Just started messing around with Conky today. It's pretty basic but I'm glad I got it working...


    [​IMG]
     
    Rypac, Jan 25, 2012
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  40. pixelot

    pixelot Notebook Acolyte

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    Looks nice; I should mess around with conky again. :rolleyes:
     
    pixelot, Jan 25, 2012
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  41. Rypac

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    Thanks :) You definitely should, I'm having tons of fun with it. Very addictive though...
     
    Rypac, Jan 25, 2012
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  42. alucasa

    alucasa Notebook Evangelist

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    Where did you get that wallpaper? It's nice.
     
    alucasa, Jan 26, 2012
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  43. silentivm

    silentivm Notebook Guru

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    I got it in a Wallbase (a wallpaper search site) but I don't remember what were the keywords I used.

    Uploaded it here: http://i.imgur.com/8HsQo.jpg
     
    silentivm, Jan 27, 2012
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  44. alucasa

    alucasa Notebook Evangelist

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    Thanks.

    10char
     
    alucasa, Jan 27, 2012
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  45. theZoid

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    Howdy Pix, long time no see! :cool: :eek:
     
    theZoid, Jan 27, 2012
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  46. pixelot

    pixelot Notebook Acolyte

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    I know...school is insanely busy. :rolleyes:

    So you're using Scientific Linux these days? Is this the one? You finally going to settle down from your distro-hopping ways? :p
     
    pixelot, Jan 28, 2012
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  47. csclifford

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    [​IMG]

    Just switched from Ubuntu 11.10 to Xubuntu 11.10. Love the simplicity and freedom of it so far.
     
    csclifford, Jan 28, 2012
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  48. pixelot

    pixelot Notebook Acolyte

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    Isn't it refreshing after Unity? Nice wallpaper, by the way. :rolleyes:
     
    pixelot, Jan 28, 2012
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  49. csclifford

    csclifford Notebook Evangelist

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    It really is. It's a shame I have to switch to Windows for most of my schoolwork as I'd much rather just stay in Xubuntu all day. The only downside is the lack of battery life compared to Windows.

    Yeah I might change my background, I thought it was pretty cool but it is a little colorful for me haha
     
    csclifford, Jan 28, 2012
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  50. sanjie

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    What's your average battery life with Linux?
     
    sanjie, Jan 29, 2012
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