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

  1. Temetka

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  2. ALLurGroceries

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    Lots of OT posts deleted, but retained in this place nobody has to see:
     
    ALLurGroceries, Mar 7, 2014
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    ajkula66 Courage and Consequence

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    Screenshot from 2014-03-06 22:00:00.jpg

    Fedora 19 on a decade-old Thinkpad T42p...looks great on an IPS UXGA panel...

    IMO, that is...
     
    ajkula66, Mar 9, 2014
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    mattcheau Notebook Deity

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    show off which desktop now...?

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    mattcheau, Mar 19, 2014
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  5. Temetka

    Temetka Notebook Consultant

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    Linux Mint 16 running on my Latitude E6520
     
    Temetka, Mar 27, 2014
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  6. Temetka

    Temetka Notebook Consultant

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    Linux Mint 16 on my D630. This machine is making me fall in love with Linux all over again.

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    Temetka, May 18, 2014
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  7. Mr.Koala

    Mr.Koala Notebook Virtuoso

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    Another minimalistic Gnome 3

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    Mr.Koala, May 18, 2014
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  8. Temetka

    Temetka Notebook Consultant

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    Looks very clean.
     
    Temetka, May 18, 2014
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    Primes, Jun 5, 2014
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    Mr.Koala Notebook Virtuoso

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    Plenty actually. It's the strong stratification and censorship that is the problem. DPRK is not having universal poverty like some of the pre-industrialization nations/aeras, even though in terms of percentages it appears to be kinda close.

    One of the interesting things in the post is:
    How exactly do you use that in DPRK, assuming that you're not one of the few who actually have Internet access?
     
    Mr.Koala, Jun 6, 2014
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    Temetka Notebook Consultant

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    Nice and clean. I like it.
     
    Temetka, Jun 23, 2014
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    Linux Mint 17 KDE running on my Thinkpad T410
     
    Temetka, Jun 25, 2014
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    Mr.Koala Notebook Virtuoso

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    Just in case some one doesn't know, the Gnome " Hide Top Bar" extension supports Gnome 3.12. I'm back to a pure wallpaper image with nothing else at all again.
     
    Mr.Koala, Jun 28, 2014
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  16. turqoisegirl08

    turqoisegirl08 Notebook Evangelist

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    From my Chromebook C720 running XFCE via Crouton.

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    Primes, Jan 20, 2015
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    I've taken a liking to Ubuntu 14.04's star background (not my screenshot):

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    Jarhead, Jan 20, 2015
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    Impactor Notebook Consultant

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    People who like it nice, especially those coming from a Mac, should take a look at Deepin Linux.

    @turqoisegirl08,
    Can you give details on themes and elements you are using there? It looks neat yet very lightweight.
     
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  20. Mr.Koala

    Mr.Koala Notebook Virtuoso

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    Deepin is a well known MS Windows crack distributor with plenty of funny "enhancements" in their Windows ghost builds. I'm not sure if we should trust their GUN/Linux distro.

    I do like their design though.
     
    Mr.Koala, Jan 21, 2015
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    vhl71 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Here is mine - on Dell E6430 with gnome ubuntu
    Hope you guys like it

    Screenshot from 2015-01-21 10:56:37.jpg
     
    vhl71, Jan 21, 2015
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  22. killkenny1

    killkenny1 Too weird to live, too rare to die.

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    ^^^Interesting gadget/widget. What is it?
     
    killkenny1, Jan 21, 2015
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  23. vhl71

    vhl71 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Its Conky weather..
     
    vhl71, Jan 21, 2015
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    Anyone knows how to scale Mint Cinnamon desktop for 4K screen? everything looks incredibly tiny :(
     
    SeagateBoy, Feb 12, 2015
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    I see Pixelot's old thread is alive and well.... :)
    PC-BSD btw.
     

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    hey zoid is back. welcome back!
     
    Primes, Feb 21, 2015
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    Thanks...I was hoping I'd see some old timers around here still :)
     
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    Arch/Linux with LXDE running on my Android phone inside Linux Deploy's chroot. This is something I'm trying to use as a "laptop replacement".


    Here's it running Docear reference manager with MuPDF as PDF viewer. Editing is terrible but viewing is fine.

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    For some reason 24bit colour is a slide show even on local connection. 8bit is fast enough but anything with colour transitions looks broken.
     
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  29. kode-niner

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    I run Openbox on all my Toughbooks.. My desktop is all business, no distractions.
    ob.jpg
     
    kode-niner, Jun 10, 2015
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  30. jsc1973

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    Mint Cinnamon 17.1 on a Dell Inspiron 1545 Screenshot from 2015-06-23 23:37:37.png
     
    jsc1973, Jun 23, 2015
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    Why try and imitate a Windows clone. You can be far more radical with X/FD.
     
    NB-R, Jun 24, 2015
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    TANWare Just This Side of Senile, I think. Super Moderator

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    There is nothing wrong with doing a clone. Fact is there may be a lot more of that. Now that Microsoft wants to covert the new offerings to Internet Service rather than a true OS alot of their users may be coming over and looking for a comfort zone.
     
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    TANWare Just This Side of Senile, I think. Super Moderator

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    Have KDE behaving well. While Windows has give up on glass I am glad to see transparencies are still with Linux GUI.

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    Zeratul Notebook Guru

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    Ubuntu.
    Theme is Ambiance-flat-manilla.
    Icons are from Vivacious-colors-full-dark.

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  35. TrueZ0D

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    Some of my old linux desktop configurations...
    DISTROS: Debian, Backtrack, Crunchbang and kali

    All them use only Fluxbox or Openbox, conky, idesktop, an maybe tintbar...

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    Ubuntu 14.04 LTS.
    Theme: Yosembiance
    Icons: Numix Circle
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    zakazak www.whymacsucks.com

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    Arch + GNOME (minimized installation) + Touchscreen + Conky

    GTK-Theme: Numix
    Icons: Numix Circle
    Font: Infinality MS Fonts
    Wallpapers: Some pics of my car -> let me know if you want them
    Conky: Self-made config
    GNOME Extensions: Activities configurator, MMOD Panel, Ping indicator, Remove dropdown arrows, sound output device chooser, topicons, workspace indicator

    Nemo instead of Nautlius
    XFCE-Terminal because I like it

    GNOME-Minimized installation: http://files.bestmail.ws/Arch/setup/GNOME-Minimized.txt
    My Arch setup: http://files.bestmail.ws/Arch/setup/Arch-setup.txt
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    GNOME: Because of performance, very user friendly, perfect as my daily driver at home, work, gaming, .... no troubles, no bugs :)
    Arch: Because of simplicity, pacman, bye windows-spying and because I can pretty much build the OS the way I want it and only with the features I want it to have.


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    Because I've used the Windows UI for years, I'm comfortable with it, and to be honest, I think it's about the one thing that Microsoft ever got right (and then they botched that with the abomination called Windows 8). I've switched to Linux as my primary OS on both my computers (the only OS on that laptop) because in my opinion, it's better than Windows--faster, more reliable, doesn't spy on you, isn't bloated with unnecessary garbage, and is free. If I choose to configure it as a "better Windows," that's my choice. Funny, but I always thought the FOSS movement was about having choice, was it not?

    I'm not interested in "radical," I'm interested in what works best for me. To each their own.

    Exactly. I've actually converted a few of my friends to Mint by demonstrating this particular configuration and showing them that they can have the same setup that they've used for years without enduring the suckitude of Windows 8/10 and without spending a dime. Some of them don't even realize they're using Linux until I tell them. That's a good thing. Most people want their computer to "just work" the way they're accustomed to. Show them they can do that without Windows and they will.
     
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    Mint 17.3 Cinnamon on a Dell Latitude E6440
    MBuntu-Y-for-Cinnamon theme

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    alexhawker Spent Gladiator

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    Do you run 5-axis CNC machines?
     
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    No, I haven't gotten there yet. Still programming and setting up 3-axis machines.
     
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    Got a couple of new themes and the Numix circle icons.

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    z31fanatic, May 1, 2016
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    Primes, Jun 19, 2016
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    @imort
    Is that CPU load or RAM usage on the panel? Either way you might have a problem.
     
    Mr.Koala, Jun 21, 2016
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    Clutch cute and cuddly boys

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    Pretty basic Mint 18.1.
     

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    Ubuntu 16.04 LTS on ToughBook CF-31 with cairo-dock, MacBuntu theme and icons
     

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    Thought this thread quite interesting, just as I haven't touched mine since I got it :)

    Nice and boring Elementary OS

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    Latest machine running Mint 18.1 Cinnamon. Plank dock, Numix Circle icons, Graphite-Zero theme.

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    z31fanatic, Jun 17, 2017
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