Bruno Posted September 27, 2008 Share Posted September 27, 2008 EeePC 701 4Gb----Fluxflux EEEpc PCLinuxOS: LOL . . . having a stab at the Eee too ? Isn't it a great fun toy ??Desktops look great ! Bruno Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
securitybreach Posted September 27, 2008 Share Posted September 27, 2008 (edited) Yeah I love it. I have had mine since January but I wish I would have waited until the 901 came out. Just like most tech I see and want, I have to have it as soon as possible. I let my mom use it for the last three months but she only played games on it (she never got internet), so I got it back. I just got it back 2 days ago and now it feels brand new all over again. I just installed FreeNX and the EeePC makes a great remote access client among other things.Thanks Edited September 27, 2008 by securitybreach Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zlim Posted September 28, 2008 Share Posted September 28, 2008 securitybrech, you might be glad you have a 701. ASUS has added the "feature" to some of the newer models that it updates in the background!!! The poor people just learning their way around linux, fire up the eeepc and the tabs are moved and icons disappear because of an update they weren't aware of. ASUS also put StarOffice on some models instead of OpenOffice and people trying to run in Advanced mode seemed to get a crash when trying to run Staroffice writer (not sure if it is called that). So, people are trying to remove it and install OpenOffice.I have to double check what models have features I do not want. I was thinking about purchasing a second notebook so my husband can surf safely come July 2009 when support ends for windows 2000. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
securitybreach Posted September 28, 2008 Share Posted September 28, 2008 (edited) securitybrech, you might be glad you have a 701. ASUS has added the "feature" to some of the newer models that it updates in the background!!! The poor people just learning their way around linux, fire up the eeepc and the tabs are moved and icons disappear because of an update they weren't aware of. ASUS also put StarOffice on some models instead of OpenOffice and people trying to run in Advanced mode seemed to get a crash when trying to run Staroffice writer (not sure if it is called that). So, people are trying to remove it and install OpenOffice.I have to double check what models have features I do not want. I was thinking about purchasing a second notebook so my husband can surf safely come July 2009 when support ends for windows 2000.Well I think the default Xandros has many problems among those you mention including a crippled and outdated flavour of Linux. I personally wiped mine clean the second day and installed a "Full" version of Linux. But thank you for pointed out these problems because I never used the default Xandros so I was unaware of them. Now that the EeePC has been out awhile, there are various versions of Linux that work perfectly out of the box for this machine though.Thanks Edited September 28, 2008 by securitybreach Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
securitybreach Posted October 15, 2008 Share Posted October 15, 2008 (edited) Here is my October screenshot running:OpenBox 3.4.7.2Conky-nvidia 1.6.1-1Irssi 0.8.12Firefox 3.0.3Terminal 0.2.8PCMan File Mananger 0.5Ipager 1.1.0-6Htop 0.8-2Openbox Theme: Mire_v2_greyGTK Theme: RoyaltyIcon Theme: G-Flat-SvgThanks Edited October 15, 2008 by securitybreach Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V.T. Eric Layton Posted October 22, 2008 Author Share Posted October 22, 2008 This week's desktop:*click for bigger pic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruno Posted October 22, 2008 Share Posted October 22, 2008 Eric and Breach . . always good for a few nice looking desktops, great job guys Anyway . . . . . here are the auto-changing desktops of Mandriva 2009:Early morning. . . . . <-- ClickAfternoon. . . . . <-- ClickEarly evening. . . . . <-- ClickMiddle of the night. . . . . <-- ClickNote: I am testing a new image-hosting site www.xs.to please let me know if just viewing the images triggers pop-ups or cookies. ( visiting the homepage of xs.to does trigger them ) Bruno Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urmas Posted October 22, 2008 Share Posted October 22, 2008 ... please let me know if just viewing the images triggers pop-ups or cookies.Clean. Disabled AdBlock Plus... nothing.Nice desktop too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V.T. Eric Layton Posted October 22, 2008 Author Share Posted October 22, 2008 Very neato, Bruno! No problems viewing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruno Posted October 22, 2008 Share Posted October 22, 2008 No problems viewing Thanks Urmas and Eric . . . Glad to know that xs.to site is a good imagehosting site. The screenshots at flickr do not show on their original size anymore . . . they used to i the past, but they must have changed policy. Bruno Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eggdog Posted November 2, 2008 Share Posted November 2, 2008 Here's a screenshot of the Pardus desktop on my Compaq laptop, where you can see a hyena who has just eaten something.Here's the same computer, this time with Emacs open, which it often is.Both links lead to my generally under-utilized home page on Comcast. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
réjean Posted November 3, 2008 Share Posted November 3, 2008 (edited) Hi all!This is not a Gnu/Linux desktop image but humour me please! The picture was taken from the peak of our roof 2 weeks ago by my wife while we were recovering it with metal.Now my question is that when I try to configure the desktop in OpenSuSE 11 I get the following message: Your X server is using the RandR extension at version 1.2 or greater which doesn't have any configuration yet.I don't even know what my resolution is and I would really like to make the icons smaller. Is there a way to get around it or should I just be patient?P.S. Notice the IE icon. I am playing with CrossOver also. Lotta fun. Edited November 3, 2008 by réjean Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SueD Posted November 3, 2008 Share Posted November 3, 2008 Réjean, that's a beautiful shot! Where in CB do you live? That picture is almost (I did say almost) enough for me to reconsider retiring in PEI.LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
réjean Posted November 3, 2008 Share Posted November 3, 2008 Hi Sue!It is called South Harbour near Dingwall on a map.It is just north of the Cape Breton Highlands National Park. As you can see we've got very few neighbours. If you ever moved to P.E.I. you would be close enough to visit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SueD Posted November 3, 2008 Share Posted November 3, 2008 Hi Sue!It is called South Harbour near Dingwall on a map.It is just north of the Cape Breton Highlands National Park. As you can see we've got very few neighbours. If you ever moved to P.E.I. you would be close enough to visit.Yup, when I lived in PEI, we'd do an overnighter to CB several times over the summer. I can't wait till we move back home so I can make those trips again.:)I have been to the National Park but that was years ago when I was a teen. I think the last time I was in CB was 21 years ago when my daughter was a wee baby. I've got an uncle and several cousins living in the Arachat (sp?) area. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruno Posted November 3, 2008 Share Posted November 3, 2008 Great view Réjean . . . . beautiful !! Now my question is that when I try to configure the desktop in OpenSuSE 11 I get the following message: "Your X server is using the RandR extension at version 1.2 or greater which doesn't have any configuration yet." Do you have the Nvidia drivers installed ?I don't even know what my resolution is and I would really like to make the icons smaller. Is there a way to get around it or should I just be patient? Supposing it is for KDE 3.5 and not KDE 4.1 . . . in the KDE Control Center --> Appearance & Themes --> Icons --> Advanced: highlighting "Desktop/Filemanager" you set the box to the right to 22 or even 16 and press "Apply" Bruno Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
réjean Posted November 3, 2008 Share Posted November 3, 2008 Great view Réjean . . . . beautiful !!Hi Bruno! It sure didn't look that way yesterday. We had 10 cm of snow over the mountains and maybe 4 or 5 cm in the garden. It is slowly melting down and will probably be all gone by tomorrow when we expect a balmy 10 degrees. Do you have the Nvidia drivers installed ?I had forgotten about that so I went into Yast and I had installed the 2 Xorg drivers but I just noticed some "nouveau" drivers which I am installing now.Supposing it is for KDE 3.5 and not KDE 4.1 . . . in the KDE Control Center --> Appearance & Themes --> Icons --> Advanced: highlighting "Desktop/Filemanager" you set the box to the right to 22 or even 16 and press "Apply"What I have is 3.5.9 release 49.1. I have the bad habit of right-clicking the desktop instead of looking for the KDE Control Center. I changed the icons size from 48 to 22 and they look a lot better now. Thanks Bruno! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zlim Posted November 3, 2008 Share Posted November 3, 2008 Extraordinary view Rejean!I've been in the lower tier of Canadian Provinces but nothing farther East than Quebec.I'm hoping to get to Nova Scotia and New Brunswick on a cruise to Canada and the New England states sometime next fall.You can keep the snow! We were supposed to have snow showers here a few days ago but they didn't appear. Most of the leaves are on the trees and you can't rake or blow them when they are in snow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
réjean Posted November 3, 2008 Share Posted November 3, 2008 I went back into Yast and added some repositories ( including nvidia ) and I can now see what resolution I am using. It is now 1024 X 768 and I'll see how much I can increase it or if I want too.I may start another thread about other settings like using plugins etc. Thanks for your help Bruno. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruno Posted November 4, 2008 Share Posted November 4, 2008 I may start another thread about other settings like using plugins etc. LOL . . . Please do because we don't want this thread to go off-topic . . . . . :DB) Bruno Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V.T. Eric Layton Posted November 5, 2008 Author Share Posted November 5, 2008 Kinda' looks familiar?*click for bigger picHeh! I was missing Windows (NOT ), so I whipped up this theme. I even have FF and T-bird looking Window-ish. It's pretty neato. Notice the kicker panel at the bottom. I made my own Win XP kicker panel using Kolourpaint by copying from a Windows screenshot that I found online. I couldn't duplicate the Win XP Start button, so I just picked the green background to simulate it. I was bored while watching the election returns. Boredom is the mother of invention. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anil Posted November 5, 2008 Share Posted November 5, 2008 Heh! I was missing Windows Get WELL soon ........Eric Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V.T. Eric Layton Posted November 5, 2008 Author Share Posted November 5, 2008 HAHAHA! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmjlinux586 Posted December 2, 2008 Share Posted December 2, 2008 Hello,Here is my new Mandriva 2008.1 desktop:http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3246/307683...0b4fd745b_o.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zlim Posted December 3, 2008 Share Posted December 3, 2008 That's cute! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V.T. Eric Layton Posted December 3, 2008 Author Share Posted December 3, 2008 Yup. I like jmjlinux's setup, too. Looks good! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alphaomega Posted December 4, 2008 Share Posted December 4, 2008 Here is a snapshot of my machine w/ Slackware current and KDE 4.1.3.It's nice...I just wish they had some themes...that are not soo dark.Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cybormoron Posted December 11, 2008 Share Posted December 11, 2008 (edited) ok, i took the plunge. a virtual plunge that is, not a real plunge. :hysterical:mdv09/kde4 in a virtual machine.more very cool mandriva wallpapers here Edited December 11, 2008 by cybormoron Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V.T. Eric Layton Posted December 18, 2008 Author Share Posted December 18, 2008 This week's fabulous Slackshot Christmas desktop:*click for bigger picHO! HO! HO! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruno Posted December 18, 2008 Share Posted December 18, 2008 My xmas 2008 desktop: <-- Click * wallpaper from Here Bruno Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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