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Sarai-the-Geek — 18 February Screenshot
Published: 2010-02-19 08:38:14 +0000 UTC; Views: 4186; Favourites: 8; Downloads: 58
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I know I just uploaded one like a week ago, but this one looks so much better! Also, I joined a couple of desktop customization groups that I want to submit to but I wanted the latest and greatest. So, anyway.I'm currently using Crunchbang Linux, but I am going to be switching soon because the project has been sort of moved out of active development and I am having trouble getting the latest software to run on it without dependency issues. I am going to go with Arch since the rolling-release schedule is appealing, not sure about DE, probably lxde/openbox but maybe xfce.
Okay, weird rant over. Anyway, on to the specs...
distro: crunchbang linux 9.04 lite (x64)
openbox theme: mookid for openbox
gtk+ theme: mookid
icons: allgrey, also the folder icon was stolen from area-linux and the pidgin icons came with the mookid gtk theme
font: sans
wall: [link]
tint2: self-made
conky: self made, with props to arpinux, londonali, and some guy named iggykoopa. Also, I'd like to thank my mother and... oh never mind.
apps: tint2, conky, pidgin, sonata
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very nice setup ... as always may i say..
don't know why i didn't saw it before ... oh, never mind
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Good screenshot. Can you tell me your xcompmgr command to make that shadows?
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xcompmgr -c -t-5 -l-5 -r4.2 -o.55 &
If you add it to your xinitrc, make sure it's at the very top- running some things (like conky) before the compositing window manager makes weird stuff happen. ^^
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Ah, apologies, looking at that, it should be
xcompmgr -c -t-5 -l-5 -r4.2 -o.55
Without the ampersand. I had pulled it from my xinitrc and... ah never mind.
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Tint2 and conky configs will eventually be posted- I have changed some of them so I have to go back and un-scrapify the versions sitting around in my gui folder. ^^
Aaand, maybe an Arch screenshot soon. I am still fiddling with it, but my layout right now is SUPER minimalistic, might be kind of boring to look at.
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As alway, wonderful shot. I'm looking forward to seeing what you do with Arch.
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Yeah, I gotta dig it out though- installed Arch Linux yesterday and my hard drive is kind of in weird shape. I will pastebin it for you later.
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nice shot!
how can crunchbang be outdated though? i thought it was just ubuntu with OB preinstalled? doesn't it use ubuntu repos, and therefore should be up to date?
anyways.. i can really recommend arch if you're looking for a distro as minimalistic as your WM of choice 
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Thanks!
Yeah, it seems weird that it would start to get outdated but there is no karmic release, and crunchbang does have some specialized packages that make it run better with Openbox. I have the option of using a hack and attempting to force it to switch to karmic repos but I am pretty sure bad things will happen that I do not want to deal with. I could also install Karmic minimal and openbox on top of it, but if I am going to do a reinstall I might as well just go with Arch, which is actually what I wanted to begin with but ended up going w/ Crunchbang because it was easier.
I had considered sidux, yeah. But the amount of packages available for Arch is just so much greater... sigh. I am going to install this weekend, pretty excited about it!
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Well, good luck with Arch then.. Let me tell you, though, it's a good thing to have a printout of the installation manual handy when you're doing it. I needed it 
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Haha, I plan to have my other computer sitting right there for installation manual display and on-the-fly google consultations!
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Very Nice
But... I don't like the folder icon, all the rest is beautyful
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The Area Linux icon set is awesome. ^^
I've also loved the mookid GTK in the past. It's one of the only light-coloured themes I can stand looking at. XD
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Indeed, the set I found did not have the same amount of icons as the one I saw you using, but all I really wanted was that weird leafy one. I think it looks nifty as a folder icon, and I can change it to match my color scheme. Score!
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