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Mint 18.2 on Latitude E6500

 

Nothing fancy, but it's a start:

 

The latest:

 

Here's mine.

 

I like it dark & simple:

 

A theme of perpetual darkness.

 

Here's my Grub boot image. I'm running Linux Mint, but that green Kali dragon still looks pretty sweet.

 

Here's mine.

 

Here's the desktop running Kali in Windows OS X 1809 Cancer Edition

 

Just found this one and kind of like it. I found how to make the panel transparent. What is the best way to make all of the Linux program and file explorer windows have transparency like a terminal window? @Dennismungai

 

Deepin

 

Very nice desktop. How's Deepin been for you? Any weird bugs? I am testing Manjaro Deepin on a desktop (it wouldn't install easily on my laptop) and it has a weird pixelated bug on triggering multiple desktop view.

 

It seems like Manjaro (Arch) + Deepin is problematic right now. There's a huge github issue thread about it.

I haven't had any issues so far with the Deepin distro itself.

 

Oooh, many thanks for pointing that out: much appreciated.

 

Arch Custom!

Custom Arch by x-pac posted Jun 3, 2019 at 3:41 AM

 

Very tasteful desktop.

 

That would most likely depend on your current Desktop Environment (DE).
Some, like Gnome, support global theming with transparency effects (if the theme supports it). Take a look at Ubuntu's own Yaru theme, for an example.
Others, like KDE (last I checked was in ~2016, I could be wrong here) are quite liberal with full blown effects (transparency, transitions, etc) on a per-context basis, whereby an effect can be constrained to a single class of objects, such as the shell, without affecting other components.
This is one of these areas where my knowledge is somewhat limited. I spend little to no time mucking around desktop effects, etc.
The farthest I've gone is messing around with Conky, simply because useful stats are easily filtered and displayed non-obstructively. The rest (such as excessive eye candy and flashy window effects) matter little to me.

 

Minimalism at its' best.
I'm totally digging this.

 

Ubuntu 18.04LTS

Linux Desktop by Thaenatos posted Jun 18, 2019 at 12:04 AM

 

ARCH LINUX (XFCE4)

 

My latest is Mint 19.1 on a Dell Precision M4800

 

Here's a screen scrape (from way back - Jul 7, 2011) of my Compaq CQ62-225NR notebook (AMD Phenom II N620 Dual Core CPU, upgraded from P320 CPU), running Ubuntu Linux 10.04.2 LTS 64 bit, Gnome desktop, with the Compiz cube, Emerald theme manager, and Cairo OpenGL dock all enabled:

 

Since I don't like full-blown desktop environments, that's FVWM2 + Conky + Wbar + Qmmp + Trayer. The memory usage is way below 100 MB for everything and it works / loads really fast.

And yes, that's a FreeBSD system though I'm using the same under Solaris / Linux as well.

 

Pop!_OS with Cinnamon desktop environment, running on the Eluktronics MECH-15 G2Rx

@B0B

 

Nice Alienkiller logo!
A quick OT question, does Pop!_OS do any bettter in battery run times than other linux variants?

 

Thank you.

I am not sure on that. I basically never use battery power except when I am moving from one electrical outlet to another one, and this is the only distro I have run on this particular laptop other than about an hour of Linux Mint. That installation immediately broke when I tried to switch between graphic modes. Manually switching from NVIDIA to Intel made it unbootable and I could not figure out how to recover from it. POP!_OS has built-in support for hybrid switchable graphics, so I clean installed that, then installed Cinnamon to make it more suitable to my tastes. (I don't care for Unity.)

I had run SUSE, Mint and POP!_OS on the HP ZBook 15, but never compared battery life between the distros for the reason mentioned. I always run everything full blast 24/7 and disable all power management features on everything, so I don't think I would get good battery life on any system.

 

Zorin OS 15.1 Ultimate

 

^ Cool wallpaper!

 

Thank you. I use WinAeroTweaker and snag all of the gorgeous wallpaper that Micro$lop frequently uses for the Windoze OS X lock screens. That is one of them. (Yes, I am giving them credit for what they do well. Only fair since I rail on them mercilessly for their mistakes and frequent displays of overall bad judgment.)

 

A picture is worth 1000 words... But in this particular case, the picture is NOT work 1000 lines of poorly written Windows 10 code.

 

I also added Zorin OS to my desktop as well. So, now hexa-booting with two flavors of Linux along side Windows 7 and the three skanky Windows OS X installations.

 

Wallpaper is attached if anyone wants it.

 

I just finished customizing my OpenSUSE Tumbleweed KDE desktop to my liking, with an emphasis on neon colors and an uncluttered desktop; with some influences from Mac OS X and Windows' Aero:


I mirrored the exact same desktop customization over to my laptop, but I took a screenshot of it on my desktop instead (pictured on the screenshot above).

 

Just installed Debian on my iMac 21.5" from 2011, as the latest version of Mac OS X that is supported on it, High Sierra, will stop receiving any updates later this year.

The customization that I performed on it takes visible inspirations from Mac OS X:

 

After doing some tinkering in Debian on my iMac, I came to realize that a dark theme would be easier on my eyes (I have strained sight and myopia).

My new dark theme is inspired by Mac OS X, as well as by Solus Linux, and by the GitKraken Code Editor:

 

Been using Linux since Redhat 4.2. I've always loved the looks of OSX (MacOS) but never much cared for their lack of software (that I like) and their laptops hardware disappoints me. The aluminum case is great, but the insides are soooo fragile. That's probably just because my ToughBook is sooo tough, and rugged.

Anyway, here is my screenshot of Ubuntu 20.04 with the looks of MacOS:

 

Looks nice. Here is my Linux Mint 20 desktop.

 

Very sharp! What is top dock and weather app?

 

Thank you...

The dock is Plank. The weather desklet is:


Playing around with Conky. Kind of a pain in the butt to configure, but reminds me of my AIDA64 Sensor Panel.

 

Here's my laptop...

 

Ok, now booting two Linux distros on the desktop. Linux Mint 20, latest Pop!_OS along with Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows 10 Enterprise LTSC 2019 and Windows 10 Enterprise 2004 Cancer Edition.

@Spartan @Papusan

 

Mr. Fox,
Just now noticed your signature. Just curious. What do you use those 2 beasts for?

 

Wow....what an ancient thread...who is still here from 2008? LOL

 

@Mr. Fox raises his hand. Yes, I am ancient. But, I am in good company with fellow elders.

 

Cool....I need a new Linux Distro. I remember all the old timers here...I have been away a few years.

 

You're in luck. Moderators just moved some off-topic content from this thread to a new one. Perfect spot to ask for input on what people are liking in terms of distros.

Linux Tips and Tweaks and Other Help

 

Niice. I've been wanting to try Clear Linux for Grins....Ill have to run it off a USB for now

 

What are you running to show you hardware info? I've tried a few desklets/applets in Mint 20, but I cant find anything that detailed.

 

running neofetch from the terminal