I always aspired to get my Linux desktop to look like this
I always aspired to get my Linux desktop to look like this
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Enlightenment E16, circa 2000, with the Bluesteel theme
Damn this brings back some good memories. Except I was a fluxbox guy on my Slackware install...back when you had to compile damn near everything from scratch.
Good times...good times...
5 0 ReplyFluxbox on gentoo myself, but otherwise, yeah.
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I'm chasing this aesthetic.
2 0 Replylmao nice. oldschool. I'm enjoying KDE Manjaro currently, VM's for others
2 0 ReplyReminds me of my heavy afterstep usage. I always kept gkrellm on deck.
2 0 ReplyAh enlightenment... memories
2 0 ReplyHonestly, seeing a screenshot of Enlightenment back in 1998 was what made me try Linux.
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Beautiful. Symmetrical. 90° angles. Every window has a strict purpose. No fancy animations. No popups. No bullshit.
1 0 ReplyI love how every terminal window has a different background image set ;)
3 0 ReplyIndeed. I prefer light blue on black, though. Actually, I designed my whole system with that in mind.
I'm a minimalist guy liking minimalist things. But everything has to be equal and symmetrical.
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