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I like simplicity and functionality, so here is my 11.04 classic desktop. I'm running Ubuntu on my laptop from 10.04. You can see Docky here, and my favorite UboIconsTheme from http://gnome-look.org. Find my wallpaper on deviantart, thanks Apofiss (http://apofiss.deviantart.com) for his(her) art.
For me, there is no problem that can't be solved with Ubuntu. My laptop is budget-priced: Processor: AMD Athlon II Dual-core N350 2.4GHz RAM 2GB Resolution 1366×768 Laptop HP G62
Aleksandr Palchenko
Having tried Unity and Gnome 3 from a live environment, and not liking either all that well, I decided to look into alternatives.
This shows XFCE 4.8 running on top of Linux Mint 11. I've moved the 'bottom panel' to the left side (it’s usually set to auto-hide), and the 'top panel' to the bottom, like Mint does it. XFCE already has its Menu where Mint Gnome would have it.
The Thunar file manager window shows that I can access my Windows 7 files. Desktop settings are available as shown. I can play videos. In the back you can see Amazon's Kindle book reader, running on Wine.
Dave Rowell
My desktop is running Xubuntu 11.10, 64-bit. I record TV shows and movies using Freevo (1.90), and edit photos with Gimp. The background is a picture I took at Seal Rock beach in San Francisco, USA.
My computer is a ZaReason Strata 9660 CPU specs: Intel Core 2 Duo 2.2 GHz 4 GB of ram Intel wifi-5300 AMD Radeon Graphics card 256GB memory
Philip Raymond
Hi, My name is Tarun. This is my Dell Inspiron laptop. I run Ubuntu 11.04 (natty) on my laptop, I3 processor, 4 GB Ram, and 1 GB ATI Radeon graphic card. I like my desktop simple and sober - with no icons on the desktop. The only thing I don’t like is Gnome's panel, so I removed the panel and installed AWN window manager. The calender and clock are screenlets.
I also maintain a blog with my friend on various tips and tricks on looks and various other Linux and Android stuff: http://www.tricksfind.in/
This blog may be good for people interested in Linux. Please post comments, as we are continuously working on improving our blog.
Tarun
I built a new computer to run Linux on, beginning with a lovely little Lian Li case. I took these pictures on two different days. I had a bad mobo and returned it. I took one of the pics with a sound card but it doesn’t fit because it’s old PCI and not PCI-E.
I am going to add a sound card in the future but don’t know which one. I was looking at an ASUS card but someone wrote it has issues with live recording - if you need to record a guitar, and keep it in sync with another track, you’re out of luck.
I also have my computer connected to my stereo - with Bose speakers, and kick-ass woofers, and also high-end Audio Technica headphones! They are insane and have huge range. The onboard audio isn't the best and has distortion.
I use Linux Fedora 16 and OpenSUSE. I'm currently building my own distro called memorysticky_OS or memorysticky_Linux - you can pronounce the “underscore” if you want - any way is fine!
I am also purchasing a custom-built Unicomp Spacesaver model M keyboard, with buckling spring switches and control key with no caps lock – and also with custom colors to hopefully match my distro. It’s PS/2, and will, most likely, have n-key rollover which means any amount of keys pressed simultaneously will activate. USB supports only 6-key rollover max. Many cheap keyboards have 2 key. Originally, I bought it with the Das Keyboard Pro, with cherry mx blue switches, but the enter key failed after just a week. I got an RMA (Return Materials Authorization), and returned it for good.
Nicholas J Ferrulli