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What Desktop Environment are you using?
- Thread starter Stratus_ss
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No option for Unity?
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Running Gnome 2 for as long as possible; will go with XFCE upon Gnome 2 demise...
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Openbox and LXDE here 
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when i was running mint 12 i was using Cinnamon, however just the standard osx desktop now
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You could always start from the command line and build up (Arch/Gentoo/etc). That way, you can choose exactly what you want.
Personally I think Gnome 3 is the best looking. I like gnome shell once you add the extensions. I always end up using KDE tho for my towers since I have less problems with it on multiple displays.
E17 is great but I've never gotten the bugs out of it to use 24/7. So I end up using openbox for the netbook with slim.
E17 is great but I've never gotten the bugs out of it to use 24/7. So I end up using openbox for the netbook with slim.
Yah that's why the community made extensions are a must. I get the impression that the Gnome developers feel if you want to change their layout you need to get their developer tools and code it yourself. Which is why I personally end up using KDE, since I don't know tons about javascript and editing xml files.
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I've been using Xfce since I started with Arch, but I think I might go with Openbox (standalone, without any other WM) for the fun of it. Also, I think I might want to start from scratch, again, for the fun of it. Already clonezilla'd my Linux drive, got YUMI ready, loaded with lotsa ISOs (found an use for a spare 32GB pendrive! 
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@Johnny5, thideras: Yes, Gnome 3 is pretty nice-looking. And, as Johnny5 said, as soon as you load some extensions, it really shines. But, alas, as thideras said, they dumbed it down a lot. That's not my spirit. Me likes tinkering!
@Arbiter Odie, I think that fits in Other (GTK+), IIRC.
@splat, you should try Arch!
).@Johnny5, thideras: Yes, Gnome 3 is pretty nice-looking. And, as Johnny5 said, as soon as you load some extensions, it really shines. But, alas, as thideras said, they dumbed it down a lot. That's not my spirit. Me likes tinkering!
@Arbiter Odie, I think that fits in Other (GTK+), IIRC.
@splat, you should try Arch!
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GNOME 3 for me as well. Never could stomach KDE for some reason, and as much as I want to like XFCE I find myself always going back to GNOME.
JigPu
JigPu
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XFCE (Xubuntu) for me. I was using Gnome 2 for a while but I kept having issues with performance with lots of windows open. XFCE is much snappier and does a better job of staying out of my way.
Enjoying openbox on my crunchbang powered netbook, but I liked xfce way back when I used it on Mint 9 as well. When I get around to trying Arch, I'll probably use a *box. Never liked Gnome on ubuntu or mint, and kde looks good but feels excessive.
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Oh, just started with Openbox. And I ain't going back.
If you enjoyed Arch Linux tinkering, go Openbox. Enjoy the endless possibilities!!
If you enjoyed Arch Linux tinkering, go Openbox. Enjoy the endless possibilities!!
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gnome 2.32 for life
