Linux Desktop Screenshot Thread

that cube looks interesting but at the same time looks like it gets old fast :)

kas what version of linux you using?

the time has come to stop defending windows until i have used linux :) and actually have a clue what im talkin about :)
 
On that laptop (in the screenshot) I am running Kubuntu 7.10 (Basically Ubuntu using KDE instead of Gnome).

The background is the same image used in the splash screen "FingerPrint" (created by Christian Leh)

The "seamlessly integrated" terminal window on the top left where you can see all those eth0 link errors is Eterm set for transparency with the menu and title bars hidden.

The notepad on the bottom left is Knotes, a default app that comes loaded with KDE. Obviously I changed the colours to better suit my theme.

The weather widget is actually an Opera widget. Pretty cool.

The stats display on the right is a superkaramba widget called "tiny_mon -1.0". Unfortunately it isn't very configurable, but it does what I need. People who want to chop and change their stats displays usually go with torsmo, but I haven't found it to work very well under KDE.

Instead of using the default application panel on the KDE taskbar at the bottom, I have opted to go with the External Taskbar applet, which I have docked right above it, ensuring the KDE bar doesn't get too cluttered. Everything is obviously set for transparency.

All this stuff is pretty easy to configure. I find the hardest aspect of making a desktop pretty is coming up with an overall "theme". I have never been able to reproduce a similar level of prettiness on my desktop machine (obviously not using the same theme), simply because I haven't been able to come up with another design that I like and that looks good.

I find that the cube aspect (through compiz fusion) can be exceptionally useful, and though it starts out as a novelty more than anything else, it quickly becomes an asset to one's productivity. I find it works particularly well for designers (graphics, web design, coders, programmers, etc), especially the desktop wall, which allows one to zoom out and view all open desktops and the applications running therein, thus letting them see the "big picture" of everything they are working on, rather than being confined to one desktop only able to deal with a single application at a time. Obviously it isn't as useful to people with multiple monitors, however it does help to extend one's desktop in the sense that it feels like one's desktop isn't constricted to a single static window.

And it is really pretty.
 
k does this kubuntu your using have the cube because i love anything that is different

i thought that vista thing was cool but wore off quickly as it gets boring but if the cube is more than something pretty its worth a shot i rate :)
 
Ok, Am I the only person around that prefers a plain uncluttered desktop without all the bells, whistles and themes? Just the barebones basically
 
Gru said:
Ok, Am I the only person around that prefers a plain uncluttered desktop without all the bells, whistles and themes? Just the barebones basically
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Different strokes for different folks. I like minimalistic, but I like it with style. It must be clean cut, smooth and just wow :D
 
Gru said:
Ok, Am I the only person around that prefers a plain uncluttered desktop without all the bells, whistles and themes? Just the barebones basically
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I do. :)

But an occasional shufty at the gee-whizz bells and whistles doesn't do harm. :D
 
---especially when windowsboi pops up, bragging about how cool his Vista is, just enable the desktop effects, let him have an eyeful, and switch back... :D:D:D

(still have to do it tho) :D
 
killadoob said:
k does this kubuntu your using have the cube because i love anything that is different

i thought that vista thing was cool but wore off quickly as it gets boring but if the cube is more than something pretty its worth a shot i rate :)
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The cube is achieved by installing an application called Compiz-Fusion which uses OpenGL rendering to make your desktop just that much more awesome. You can basically get the cube and awesome desktop effects on any distro of Linux provided it has a decent window manager (KDE - dare I say Gnome is decent? :D) and graphics card. You just need to install and configure.

I will write a tutorial on how to get the cube in KDE some time when I'm not too busy.
 
Tried Kubuntu, but got to agree with Libs, prefer OpenSuse as well
 
The_Librarian said:
---especially when windowsboi pops up, bragging about how cool his Vista is, just enable the desktop effects, let him have an eyeful, and switch back... :D:D:D

(still have to do it tho) :D
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hehe lib i know it seems i brag alot about vista but i actually more defend it when the many threads about why it sucks are created

im not here to brag or fight about vista/linux as i dont really care what OS ppl use, i just get upset when something i love is constantly put down much the same as you okes would defend linux if i started alot of threads on why its not better than windows :)

im here to finally try out and see linux for myself and decide if linux is actually better than windows or if its a decent windows replacement

i sell computers on the side and i figured it might be nice to give my clients who use their pc for basic stuff another viable cheaper option :)

also since linux has become alot more user friendly im sure it will start to attract more and more users
 
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