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    Show off your Linux desktop

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

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    Mr. Fox BGA Filth-Hating Elitist

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    Hi bro. That sidebar gadget is Conky.
     
    Mr. Fox, Aug 8, 2020
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    Still here? It's only been 12 years.
     
    theZoid, Sep 26, 2020
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    I haven't seen you around since the SalineOS era.
     
    Primes, Sep 30, 2020
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    Wow. I remember SalineOS well... I need to catch up. Ive been using Scientific Linux forever, a RHEL spin.. May try MX linux. Good to see you.
     
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    This is one reason I try to stick with a "big name" distro. (Redhat/Fedora/ Ubuntu/ OpenSuSe/ Arch/etc). More likely to still be here in 12 years. :)
     
    theoak2, Oct 9, 2020
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    My current distro... MX Fluxbox
     

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    CentOS 8 Desktop ;)
     

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    Viares Strake Notebook Guru

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    Call me mainstream but I like just a plain Ubuntu distro

    Sent from my Pixel 2 using Tapatalk

    Curious about your choice. Any particular draw?

    Sent from my Pixel 2 using Tapatalk
     
    Viares Strake, Nov 3, 2020
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    Manjaro Linux KDE on XPS 15 9500. :)

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    puppet2008, Feb 1, 2021
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    Just did a fresh install of the latest POP_OS with Cinnamon (since I don't care for default desktop environment).

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    CPU performance still lags behind Windows a bit, even with Intel mitigations off. Maybe because this is running under Wine (no Linux version available).
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    I finally made time to shrink my Windows 7 1TB volume to 512GB to make room for POP_OS! with Cinnamon on my other desktop. Now I officially do not own a computer that doesn't run Linux. I'm having a bit of difficulty getting the CPU frequency controls working on this one for some weird reason, so I will have to figure that out. It's probably missing something that I haven't identified yet.

    Banshee.jpg Banshee2.jpg
     
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    I figured out the issue. I had Intel SpeedStep disabled in the BIOS, which works fine on Windows... CPU still hits full turbo/overclock. However, something about Linux does not allow core ratio/frequency control if that is disabled in the BIOS. Re-enabling it in the BIOS allows proper operation of the CPU as well as enabling frequency controls.
     

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    KDE Neon on Dell Latitude 7390.

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    Pop OS 20.10 on Eurocom Sky X7C!
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    Hi. I am not able to see the image.
     
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    Fresh Install on a new Desktop sold my Ultrawide and picked up a 360Hz 1080p panel and damn its smooth. Compositor is switched to Picom.

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    Finally got around to installing on my work desktop. ZorinOS 16 Pro with Cinnamon DE.
    I will be replacing the healthy 10700K (selling it) with a 10900KF probably this weekend.
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    One of the many lovable things about Linux is the ability to install and run a variety of desktop environments at will. Same system as above, but Zorin Desktop DE.
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    Desktop.png Switched to AwesomeWM from XFCE about a month ago just tweaking it since sticking with this setup for now. Same old Arch Linux though I am considering moving to OpenBSD or Gentoo for more options in compiling packages with specific dependencies, but I do like the AUR on Arch.
     
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