GNU / Linux November 2008 Desktops

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GNU / Linux November 2008 Desktops - Posting Guidelines

* If you plan to img-embed your desktop, please try to keep it under 100k (It's recommended that you link it, externally).

* Stay within the board rules, no matter how yummy you may believe it to be.

* If you are going to quote, there isn't a need to quote an img-embeded picture - Just don't do it. Please just reference the post by page number/page link/etc.

* Off Topic Posts will be edited or removed.

* The desktops thread is not to be used as a means to post images of a pornographic or otherwise provocative nature. We do not support a babes forum and neither will we in an unofficial capacity. Please help to keep the thread relevant and safe to browse for everyone.

* The moderators of this forum reserve the right to edit or remove your posts as necessary so they may comply with our Community Rules.

* In the interests of keeping the thread on topic it is strongly urged that you format your posts in the following order:

Themes: Name/where you got it (with link would be nice).

Wallpaper: Name/where you got it (with link would be nice).

Icons: Name/where you got it (with link would be nice).

Programs: Name/where you got it (with link would be nice).

* Please use reduced-size thumbnails, where possible, out of respect for people running on lower bandwidth or screen resolutions.

Important Note: Any image posted that is over 800 x 600 will be removed! Use a thumbnail or use a text link to your image. If your image is removed, this is why.

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Darn time limit rule for post editing :(

was just changin up my theme for this month and i finally found a sweet spot but i guess i gotta post again.

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Mist icons would be perfect but i can't find them in green.... so i'm stuck with these ones which make my FF icon look funny (instead of the preffered one i had as you can see in GNU/Linux desktops of october).

:heart: this darn topic because it makes me wanna change up my theme just so i can post :D If it wasn't for this i'd have the same boring look for months. A new look makes using the computer less boring, too because i always forget i changed it up and its more interesting for the eyes.

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Hmm.. I just reinstalled Ubuntu, 8.10 really wasn't for me. Most of my function keys on my laptop stopped working, then a lot of stuff was changed in a way I really didn't like... After messing about with configuration files too much, a clean reinstall (8.04.1 LTS again) was the last thing left to do. Let's see if I can remember...

?GTK theme and Metacity theme> are Fresh Dark.

? I also usMyriad fontsb>, on 70dpi, although they are not as smooth as in that deviantArt Screenshot yet...

? I was usingcustom icon theme/b>, it's a mashup of all my favourite tango styled icons. I'm currently reworking the theme, I don't have that theme in the screenshot anymore as it is there.Firefox theme is Dust. It just happens to look perfect with Fresh Dark too!

? I used Stylish in Firefox to make the menubar bold.

?backgroundd is Infinity from Fedora 8 (this background changes very gradually over time, reflecting the time of the day).

?clockck is a cool little mod I got from hbons' blog[/urInstallation instructions for infinityty:

I couldn't find it anywhere to download, so I booted up a Fedora 8 Live disk to get it for you;)uys ;)

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Seeing the xml file has the wallpaper paths hardcoded, you need to extract the infinity folder into /usr/share/backgrounds/infinity

Then, in the Change Wallpaper dialogue, press Add..., browse to /usr/share/backgrounds/infinity, make sure you select "Show all types" and select the xml file. Presto!

I am planning on making an extensive guide on how I customised my desktop sometime in my blog, but I want to finish the icon theme first.

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