Surprisingly Ubuntu 13.04 still offers a complete lack of customization options for the Unity desktop, but there is a solution. Install the Unity Tweak Tool to access a variety of helpful settings that will remove…
Canonical has recently announced the winning wallpapers approved for Ubuntu 13.04. Canonical conducts this contest through Flickr and relies on user submissions. Ubuntu13.04 is scheduled to be released soon on April 25th, but you can…
Awesome Window Manager offers three simple themes for users that need a change. Here you can get a brief look at the default themes, along with instructions to sample them for yourself. The efficiency of…
The Ubuntu team has slipped their default wallpaper to the public a little bit too early this time. The last several wallpapers appear extremely similar, so I wanted to put them both side by side…
Try different application indicators for the Ubuntu Unity desktop to add additional functionality to your top Panel. These tools are also fantastic for displaying information about currently running applications. Application Indicator Details The new interface…
Here is a display manager that I have only recently become familiar with, this one is the Wings display manager. This is another light and efficient display manager, but it could use some updates.
About Configuration
This display manager seems slightly outdated, but several highly convenient options and features are provided. The Wings didplay manager is easy to install, use, and configure.
Anyone that wants a lightweight login manager that is easy to configure should simply install the SLiM display manager. SLiM also offers a variety of fun features, and a massive amount of extremely helpful documentation.
What Is SLiM?
The SLiM display manager is a lightweight tool that will provide users with a convenient graphical user interface that can be used to login to the desktop. The user also has the ability to customize the login window to their needs.
For all of the KDE lovers out there that want to take a closer look at some of the files that are required for basic installation here it comes.
Required Packages
Several required packages have been listed below, you will also find many of the extra goodies created by the KDE team. If you are looking for more installation instructions they are provided elsewhere in this section so be sure to look around.
The Gnome desktop environment also bundles a variety of fun games to help users pass the time. Several fun puzzle games are available, most are simple, short games.
About Gnome Games
If you are using the Gnome desktop you should already have many of these excellent games installed, most of these games should work on other desktops as well.
If you are looking for an Awesome window manager for your desktop, you found it! This window manager remains simple but offers flexible configuration as well. What Is Awesome? This is a window manager for…
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