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Uses:
Ubuntu Studio 16.04
Gnome 3
Using Variety to have slide show wallpapers
Cairo dock for quick access
My Desktop is simple and straightforward. It's on a System76 Kudo Pro attached to a 27“ monitor.
I switched from Ubuntu to Ubuntu Gnome back in 2013, so I'm ready for the transition! I use two Gnome Shell extensions: Dash to Dock and TopIcons Plus using the default icon set and theme.
For Wallpaper, I use Variety connected to a folder of about 5000 HD images. Changes every five minutes. The image shown is the lovely and talented Gretchen Menn.
No mystery here… there is lots of water and terrific fishing in Northern Manitoba.
But why is this photo more important than all kinds of specifications or computer equipment?
Thirty years ago a bunch of guys decided to get together and go fishing way up north. The first trip was so successful that we decided to do it again the following year. Year after year we went, with some new guys joining us while others who had work conflicts, family marriages, or possibly some health issues, stayed behind. Many of us took our sons along on this adventure and introduced them to fishing for very big freshwater fish!
Over the 25 years, our large group of fishermen dwindled… for many reasons, but the primary reason was we had gotten old and many had passed away. Then the depression hit, and many of the camps had to close due to lack of business, and when my boat partner suddenly passed away; it took the starch right out of me.
I still have the memories,, and my desktop is a shot of one of those memories that reminds me of all the good times I've had with my fellow fishermen, and my son as he was growing up. I would encourage all of you to explore with your family members, and then, later when life starts to catch up with you… put a few of those memories on your desktop and share.
So what we have here is the Unity desktop. The Launcher is hidden and set to not open by moving the mouse. I had tried Unity-Gnome and liked the way it worked. However, for some reason there was a memory leak, or at least appeared to be. So that's why I am back to Unity. So I access programs via Cairo-Dock, or by using the <super> key and typing a few letters. This is my favourite, and also the fastest way to launch programs (or look for files). I use the dark Vivacious-z Blackout-teal theme with Vibrancy Dark Teal Icons.
People may think my desktop is too cluttered, but it works for me as I use it like a photo album (my family and friends). The Time/Weather widget is from My Weather indicator. The CPU/RAM graphs are from Screenlets, as is the flower… I managed to keep this one alive, 
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The wallpaper is called time. (It's pretty big at 2048 X 820, but works well with my resolution of 1680 X 1050