Full Circle Issue 7: My Desktop

eZine lover (@eZine)

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Full Circle Magazine

 · 1 year ago

I am brand new to Linux. My first and only attempt so far has been with Ubuntu. I am very satisfied with my choice. I think that desktop modifications are easy to preform by a new Linux user, too.

The flavor I use is Ubuntu Studio. (You can get it from the repositories. For instructions visit www.ubuntustudio.org) The icon package, Dropline Neu, is available from art.gnome.org You can download the mouse theme from www.gnome-look.org Search for Fedora Core 6 Cursors.

Atilla Solymossy

My desktop customization uses only what is available by default in Kubuntu Gutsy Gibbon (7.10).

Here is how you may do it for yourself:

• Enable transparency for the panel.
• Set the tint amount to around 50%. The tint color I have used is the default.
• The wallpaper is the "Alta Badia" one which comes with Kubuntu.
• The OSD on the top is displayed just as Amarok starts playing a song.
• Katapult is used to open the Digikam.

Other specs:

• KDE 3.5.8.
• Acer AL1702W widescreen monitor at a resolution of 1440x900.
• nVIDIA GeForce 4000 MX.
• 256 MB RAM.
• Intel Celeron running at 2.0 GHz.

Chandra Sekar