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Old 08-11-2005, 02:34 AM   #1
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Dont know what to do ?? :(:(


Hi all i want to install linux on my other computer. And i want a distro that is damn good looking and fast. I have used slackware but i didnt think it looked so good (but it was fast and always working). Then i tryed mandrake and now im never going to try that again. So i tried with Suse and it was god looking but i think it was a bit slow and it did absolutlely not work correctly so now im wonder how i should do if i want a fast distro and how to make it looking good i have seen on google.com that it is a lot of guys that have damn good looking linux:s
 
Old 08-11-2005, 02:49 AM   #2
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Re: Dont know what to do ?? :(:(

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. Then i tryed mandrake and now im never going to try that again.
I don't blame you.........LOL
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im wonder how i should do if i want a fast distro and how to make it looking good i have seen on google.com that it is a lot of guys that have damn good looking linux:s
the screenshots you see on this forun are from people who have spent alot of time and effort customizing their Linux installs.............you can't just install/boot and have linux like everyone else..........you need to edit scripts, install icons, install window managers, and set it up how YOU like it................
 
Old 08-11-2005, 02:59 AM   #3
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This is eternal question. Which woman I choose? Beautiful or intelligent? Depends what you want from system, depends what box's specs are. You CAN make your KDE or Gnome to look the way you want them to be. And still Slackware takes the fastest rank
http://eo.yifan.net/users/t/wdesborough/Gnome2.png
http://eo.yifan.net/users/t/wdesborough/MyGnome.png
http://eo.yifan.net/users/t/wdesborough/tuxshot.ppm
 
Old 08-11-2005, 03:05 AM   #4
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well i personaly think gnome is pretty lame :P i like kde better :P and im a fat beginner on linux :P havnt used it in many years :P so im woundering how i can get msn messenger wine an dc working in linux ?? =)
 
Old 08-11-2005, 03:12 AM   #5
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what distro are you using now ??
 
Old 08-11-2005, 03:32 AM   #6
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And if the beauty is what you seek then tell me that this distro is not beautiful enough:
http://eo.yifan.net/users/t/wdesborough/snapshotKDE.png
Here as you see it's not GNOME
 
Old 08-11-2005, 05:13 AM   #7
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im using windows :$ untill i can learn linux good enough to only use it =) im sitting right now and installing linux slackware =) anyone have some good idees how i should do to make slack look good ?? =) should i use kde or gnome to make it look as good as possible ps im e big newbie on this =)
 
Old 08-11-2005, 05:50 AM   #8
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have a look at gnomelook.org and kdelook.org for some themes. There are many other sites.
 
Old 08-11-2005, 07:05 AM   #9
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i personally like the look of kde

go to kde-look.org and download a good iconset and wallpaper
then add them in kde control center ( its easy )

there are alot of other things that you could do but thats mainly the basics

checkout what others have done here : http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...ght=screenshot
 
Old 08-11-2005, 11:50 AM   #10
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Quote:
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This is eternal question. Which woman I choose? Beautiful or intelligent?
Go with the intelligent, because with a little encouragement from you, she'll learn how to show how stunningly beautiful she already is. Now, if you'll excuse me, I'm going to go take a shower to wash off this perceived male chauvinism.
 
  


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