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Unusual Linux Desktops?

Posted by Cliff on from the show-and-tell dept.

sparrow_hawk asks: "I'm doing a presentation on Linux, sort of a basic education about what exactly it is and isn't. One of the points I'm trying to hammer home is the idea that Linux can look and act pretty much however you want it to. I'd like to know what's the most unusual Linux desktop you've seen, preferably with screenshots -- the one that looks like the helm of an alien spaceship, or the one that mimics a 50's radio?"

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  1. themes.org by paradesign · · Score: 4, Informative
    Theres some neat-o themes there.

    Ive been most impressed by the 'other' WMs though, the little guys. Some of the Fluxbox or icewm 'minimalist' desktops are cool.

    Also dont forget that you can do most of this stuff to XP as well, with a few hacks that is.

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  2. Re:I have seen a WINDOWS THEME!! by cybermancer · · Score: 5, Informative
    Are you referring to XPde?

    They did a series about it on Userfriendly.org a bit ago.

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  3. look at different window managers by BroadbandBradley · · Score: 4, Informative

    do a search for window managers on google, or try xwinman.org a site about window managers. I find that while gnome and KDE look much like what most people would expect, some other window managers put a new twist on how you interact with the computer.
    also look at 3dwm.org a 3d window manager that's used at the 3D-CUBE

    another good one is the Mozilla based desktop over at OEONE.com

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