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I tried each of the {K,L,X,}ubuntu 14.04 distros, but, for some reason, something wasn't working in each. Linux Mint had just released 17 so I tried Cinnamon. Everything worked out of the box. I knew what I wanted my desktop to look like so I started trying to figure out how to change it and I found this theme on gnome-look.org: http://gnome-look.org/content/show.php/Best-Of-Dark?content=164206 and http://gnome-look.org/content/show.php/Best-Of-Darkblue?content=164207
I needed both installed.
It didn't want to change the window title bars in cinnamon, and I hadn't had a chance to try Mate yet, so out the door it went.
I found the background picture by googling “Dark Wallpaper” in Google Images. It can be found here: http://wall.alphacoders.com/big.php?i=70225
Then I just installed them using the Appearance app in the Control Center. I did have to get a little sneaky, and use “sudo mv” to put the background image into the folder required by the theme manager. It is located here: /usr/share/backgrounds/linuxmint-qiana
David Harbour
My desktop must be clean and restful as I spend many hours on the computer. I am running a basic dual-core computer with Gigabyte M/b and 4GB RAM. I run Linux 16 or LMDE from an SSD drive with 3 spare older drives for testing alternative Linux distributions. The monitor is Samsung 22” wide (1650 x 1050). I use Cinnamon desktop with MintX Theme. I change the wallpaper frequently; this one is “Morning Lake.” I use conky to provide comprehensive system data without intruding too much on the peaceful scene.
Michael Davies