The Most beautiful Linux Desktop

[xavier_r]

Mac OS X is considered a very good-looking aesthetic OS...
What according to you is the most beautiful and aesthetic loooking Linux?

[ComplexNumber]

Mac OS X is considered a very good-looking aesthetic OS...
What according to you is the most beautiful and aesthetic loooking Linux?
i think the gnome desktop is the most aesthetic.

[yabbadabbadont]

I would have to say E17, but just about any desktop can be made beautiful with the proper configuration.

[maniacmusician]

I would have to say E17, but just about any desktop can be made beautiful with the proper configuration.
I agree

[tcrroadie]

If we were talking about the best looking GUI environment after initial installation (default look) I would have to say Enlightenment E17. Simple, great looking fonts, fast, and easy to configure.

[lyceum]

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. I think that Fluxbox is beautiful in its simplisity. I just don't like the boxy looking stuff.

Gnome is beautiful, love the layout. I think it looks better with some desklets.

KDE looks great, but that is only skin deep, as it is a pain to use.

Enlightenment looks goot in the screen shots, but I have never used it.

Really, as was said, everything looks a good as the user and the hardware permits.

But the most beautful, 3D effects. That is how you pimp your PC.

:guitar:

[racoq]

No one referred here XFCE, i think it is more flexible than gnome, and it can be configured to be as good looking as both gnome or KDE. See the example that the guys of Dreamlinux did with XFCE ("a beautifull MacosX clone").

So for answering the question, IMO the most beautiful desktop to date, is the one included in Dreamlinux.

[yabbadabbadont]

Or just use fvwm. Once you learn how to program it, I mean "configure it" ;), you can make it look (and behave) like pretty much any other WM out there.

[roderikk]

I have recently decided to try and use Enlightenment and have really fallen in love. It is beautiful, clean and fast.

The only thing I miss is that it is not yet a completely integrated dekstop shell/environment... Everything works, don't get me wrong on that one, but it requires some love :-).

[dbbolton]

gnome

[~LoKe]

Mine!

http://img263.imageshack.us/img263/595/screenshotjz7.th.jpg (http://img263.imageshack.us/img263/595/screenshotjz7.jpg)
http://img221.imageshack.us/img221/4905/desktopxw9.th.jpg (http://img221.imageshack.us/img221/4905/desktopxw9.jpg)

[yabbadabbadont]

Mine!
You must have misread the topic. It is "The Most beautiful Linux Desktop"... ;)

[~LoKe]

You must have misread the topic. It is "The Most beautiful Linux Desktop"... ;)

That's my linux desktop, is it not? ;)

[yabbadabbadont]

That's my linux desktop, is it not? ;)

Wow. I knew that there were people in this world who would admit to some pretty awful things.... but I never thought that I would meet one. :lol:

[~LoKe]

Wow. I knew that there were people in this world who would admit to some pretty awful things.... but I never thought that I would meet one. :lol:

:lolflag:

[SunnyRabbiera]

Enlightenment has never ceased to amaze me, its very sleek looking and lightweight,

[xavier_r]

Can we agree on some common look and feel(on any window manager) that we can say will be liked by all, just like Mac OS X has a standard look and feel...

What do you guys think about the potential of a Linux that is great in aesthetics...
Can that match up with OS X as a competitor...

[kazuya]

I have to say e17 bar none. I even prefer its looks to OSX.

[tcrroadie]

Can we agree on some common look and feel(on any window manager) that we can say will be liked by all, just like Mac OS X has a standard look and feel...

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. I personally own a Mac ibook G4 with OS X Tiger. Though I do like the look of OS X Tiger, it does tend to wear after a while. One of the great things about the world of Open Source software is the fact that we have so much choice. I use Gnome and KDE with Beryl, and Enlightenment E17. E17 is by far my favorite working environment.

I personally love the look of E17, and just plain enjoy using it, and tend to return to E17 even after some time spent using Gnome and KDE with Beryl.


What do you guys think about the potential of a Linux that is great in aesthetics...
Can that match up with OS X as a competitor...

I think we allready match, even exceed OS X in that respect. Beryl-project.org (http://www.beryl-project.org/)

[karellen]

gnome (and in terms of distros....the default gnome in opensuse/sled:D)

[stokedfish]

Obviously, E17.

[quiller]

Haven't used E17, and of course now I have to try it out, but I love the look of Gnome. Vista has entered the game, mostly because Aero includes all the shiny and smoothness as the likes of OS X, Gnome, KDE, etc. Still, I prefer Gnome over OS X for day-to-day use.

[moore.bryan]

openbox+pypanel+adesklets=happy me.

:-)

[mtgrocks04]

KDE with Beryl

[Rui Pais]

I would have to say E17, but just about any desktop can be made beautiful with the proper configuration.

Well, as long as one go for more then one virtual desktop (and everybody on Linux usually use more then one) almost all DEs gives an awful, non configurable, applet to change them. Usually grey flat squares!!
Of course e17 is the exception allowing config or full transparent on that module :)

Another annoying thing on almost all desktops are the panels, usually with only a flat color and usually, again, grey. Even more annoying is to set it to transparent... characters usually remain black, disappearing on the background :(
Again e17 with config shelf and decent outlined fonts don't have that problem :)

e17 is an amazing pretty+flexible one. And a beautiful extra... light!


OSX - to my taste - look horrible. Mixing blue crystal looking gadgets with polished metal :shock: !! What a taste... and semaphore like buttons to manage windows!? ... but they have excellent icons ans keep a coherent look on all apps. Thats a nice thing.

[Mateo]

I say Gnome because you get more varied looking desktops. I've never seen a KDE desktop that didn't have a double-panel at the bottom of the screen, for example.

enlightenment uses those panels that don't fill the full length of the screen. I don't see anything beautiful about being able to see your desktop while your browsing the internet. I think it looks tacky. Like wearing your socks on the outside of your slacks.

[tcrroadie]

enlightenment uses those panels that don't fill the full length of the screen. I don't see anything beautiful about being able to see your desktop while your browsing the internet. I think it looks tacky. Like wearing your socks on the outside of your slacks.

You can configure the Enlightenment panel (Shelf) to fill the width of the screen. Right click on shelf --> Configure Shelf.

[ixus_123]

.... or you could F11 that internet browser window ;)

[ravemjr]

E17 is great...I had E16 on my PII and it ran silk-smooth, yet looked great, and E17 was a great leap, yet, since both are not yet integrated, it feels like it lacks some connection... i.e. I had my console stuck on no borders mode, with white background, and everytime i needed to use it I had to manually kill it, just because I was too lazy to find a solution, but if projects like Elbuntu are released, and maintains the ease of use like the gnome version, then I think we'll have a winner.

And IMO Xfce in Xubuntu, should be replaced with E16, as it runs a tad faster...

[Choad]

Mac OS X is considered a very good-looking aesthetic OS...
What according to you is the most beautiful and aesthetic loooking Linux?
my one

[urukrama]

Well, it seems beauty is definitely in the eye of the beholder. Though many here praise E17's beauty, I've never really understood what all the fuss is about. It looks nice and all, but I don't find it comes anywhere near the powerful simplicity of Gnome or Xfce (though, it has to be said, the default Xfce settings in Xubuntu (dapper) are absolutely horrendous!). I've tried KDE, E17, E16, IceWM, Fluxbox and Openbox, but I always return to Gnome and Xfce. Fluxbox has some charm as well, though I don't find it as practical to use as the other two.

Perhaps some like all the bells and whistles of KDE or E17, but I prefer things more sober.

[cowlip]

KDE can be very beautiful :) http://arstechnica.com/reviews/os/kde-3-2.ars/12

http://img113.imageshack.us/img113/699/notesce7kq3.png

Of course this is from ~2002 so tastes have changed, but it looked good for then.

[lawrens]

My vote goes to xfce+beryl on linux desktop

Its just the matter of taste, I switched to kde from gnome because I wanted more options, I moved from kde to xfce because I was tired of the options that didn't really allow me to go beyond that restriction gnome had, what I look for is usually a whole package that looks great together where you can appreciate everything you use, gnome feels restricted and it's not trying too hard to get out of the boundary, but its getting better and better at what it has, kde tried to add in too much but the core was about the same as the other window managers, but feel bloated together, so at the end i turn and go back to simpicity when I found that there's nothing more it can offer in usability in the heavier WM.

However osx is the only os where I enjoy the eye candy and features without getting fed up and turning them off like ones in windows, linux+beryl is nice too, I actually enjoy the effects and expose/cube features and could probably never go back (but they're still from osx), on the other hand, vista's is one that's behind in everything unless someone add in mods and features to its not so useful interface upgrade, reason why I'm not going to bother with vista when you can really have better alternatives.

For kde, I'm really looking forward to kde4, I would like to see the potentials it has =)

[manmower]

Of course this is from ~2002 so tastes have changed, but it looked good for then.

Plastik in 2002? I think not. Besides, the screenshot says 2004. :)

[Onyros]

... and man... that KDE screenie is godawful.

I love Fluxbox and E17, but when it comes down to usability, I have to say GNOME is the most flexible (I use the desktop a lot to manage files quickly, move them around, open them in Leafpad or gedit, copy them from USB drives to the desktop and move them around).

When it comes to a more relaxed usage, one that has to soothe the eyes more than anything, that's when I go back to Fluxbox or E17.

[richbarna]

E17 Enlightenment with the Entrance login is pretty slick, on ether Debian Sid or Ubuntu Feisty.

[reacocard]

Mine. Custom session using

Beryl
Emerald
Screenlets
AWN
Affinity

Perfect. :p

[finferflu]

I think apart from E17 the default looks of any DE and WM are awful. I've tried a lot of them, at least 10 of them. I really like how E17 looks like, but some 3D effects would be great too, and more competitive, if we have to compare it to OSX. Apart from that, E17 is pre-alpha, so it's too early to talk about it I think.
So, I think Gnome is quite awful, unelegant, and unstylish; the only thing I really enjoy about it is its tidiness. KDE on the other side looks like a toy when you first install it, and it needs some customisation to look decent. Its looks are nevertheless a lot more polished and elegant. And the other thing worth considering is its consistency, all the KDE apps are integrated with each other, and they can communicate with each other (just look at Konqueror). The last thing to consider is speed: do not use Ubuntu to test KDE, it's too slow. I tried running a couple of KDE-based distros, and it's very quick, despite the full integration of all apps.
At the time being I think KDE is the most competitive. I can't wait to see KDE4, it really looks nice. By the way, a very good example of how nice KDE can look is PCLinuxOS, I suggest you to download it and try it out as LiveCD, it's very polished and worth experiencing (apart from the distro itself).

My 2 €cents :D

[BOBSONATOR]

Mine. Custom session using

Beryl
Emerald
Screenlets
AWN
Affinity

Perfect. :p

Nice, how did you get that launcher/panel?

[afljafa]

Alot of people seem to like it but I think E17 is awful.

[SunnyRabbiera]

I think windowmaker is another good one, rough to configure yes but its good once you know how to use it.

[maxamillion]

gnome and/or xfce ... i think both are equally pleasing on the eye. I think each holds a very professional look while being pleasant enough to sport some eye candy.

[reacocard]

Nice, how did you get that launcher/panel?

AWN is the dock/taskbar, and affinity is the searcher/launcher in the first screenshot. Instructions for both here: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=385981

The systray in the lower right is trayer, which is in the repos.

[RAV TUX]

Mac OS X is considered a very good-looking aesthetic OS...
What according to you is the most beautiful and aesthetic loooking Linux?

without a doubt I find Fluxbox the most beautiful desktop!

[nandasunu]

Alot of people seem to like it but I think E17 is awful.

agreed. for me gnome+beryl is the best. for a normal 2d desktop I like KDE for looks, mostly.

Choices are great :)

[GeneralZod]

Much as I love KDE, I've always found it to be very ugly by default, and I've never really seen a beautiful KDE desktop (although I absolutely adore some of the Oxygen icons :)). GNOME and XFCE win this one for me, I think - at least until KDE4 :p

[IYY]

E17 looks best, but is not very functional/productive. I think Gnome is the second best.

[xopher]

I like my own desktop the best ;) But yeah, as of now, gnome+Beryl. Hopefully KDE4 will be competing for this though, and Im really looking forward to GNOME 3 as well, might take a year or two though :p

[cowlip]

Mine. Custom session using

Beryl
Emerald
Screenlets
AWN
Affinity
http://ubuntuforums.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=28052&stc=1&thumb=1&d=1174609765
http://ubuntuforums.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=28053&stc=1&thumb=1&d=1174609765
Perfect. :p

That looks awesome. Can you post a video of you playing with it on Youtube so I can use it to convert people? ;)

(I'm serious! Post the link in this thread if you end up doing it)

[reacocard]

That looks awesome. Can you post a video of you playing with it on Youtube so I can use it to convert people? ;)

(I'm serious! Post the link in this thread if you end up doing it)

I'm afraid not. My lousy intel graphics can't handle running Beryl and xvidcap at the same time. I get about 3fps when I try. :mad:

If there's a desktop video capture program that's less power-hungry than xvidcap though, point me to it and I'll give it a try.

EDIT: nevermind, just retried with the latest xvidcap. With some fiddle, I have a halfway decent framerate. I'll get a video of my desktop up sometime, I'll post the link here when I have. Later though, once I have time to set up an awe-inspiring demo. And get some sleep :)

[cowlip]

Packages: gtk-recordmydesktop or recordmydesktop ? It looks like they're only in feisty universe though but I'm sure it could be compiled. And I don't know what the performance situation with this program is.

Or wink (freeware, not FOSS): http://www.debugmode.com/wink/

[ http://liquidat.wordpress.com/2007/03/13/desktop-recording-on-fedora-core-6/ ] -> this is where I got the info on these programs from

[jviscosi]

I'd have to agree with the votes for E17, it's just gorgeous out of the box. Having said that, the window manager I actually use is Fluxbox, because I love the way it works and I can't do without my dockapps.

[finferflu]

Those using KDE should check out baghira (http://baghira.sourceforge.net). I'm using Sidux at the moment, and baghira is in the Debian Sid repositories, I guess it's on Ubuntu as well, but I haven't checked yet...

I know it's not original, but it makes KDE look much better. I attach a screenshot.

[reacocard]

That looks awesome. Can you post a video of you playing with it on Youtube so I can use it to convert people? ;)

(I'm serious! Post the link in this thread if you end up doing it)

I just made the video. Youtube doesn't like me though. If I can't get it to work soon I'll just post the mpeg somewhere.

EDIT:

Got it: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aLLlvlHoveU

Might be a few minutes, youtube is still processing it.

Enjoy!

EDITv2:

MPEG now also available: http://download.tuxfamily.org/syzygy42/static/desktop_demo_avant_affinity_screenlets.mpg

EDITv3:

Youtube stinks. It's still processing my video. Just use the MPEG for now.

EDITv4

Youtube still stinks. The video on it looks really bad. Use the mpeg.

[Stone123]

I agree


I would have to say E17, but just about any desktop can be made beautiful with the proper configuration.

Yes E17 will be the best looking WM.

Asl long as desktop doesn't look like rubbish(read looks like OSX or Vista/XP) it looks good. And with no transparency for screenshoots.

[LookTJ]

I would say kde.

[fuscia]

if beauty is in the eye of the beholder, then openbox is the most beautiful. if you stare at the default screen long enough (which i did the first time i tried to use it), you'll start to have all sorts of kaleidoscopic visions appear from your own psyche (especially if you don't blink).

[niko7865]

Fedora 7

[cowlip]

I just made the video. Youtube doesn't like me though. If I can't get it to work soon I'll just post the mpeg somewhere.

EDIT:

Got it: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aLLlvlHoveU

Might be a few minutes, youtube is still processing it.

Enjoy!

EDITv2:

MPEG now also available: http://download.tuxfamily.org/syzygy42/static/desktop_demo_avant_affinity_screenlets.mpg

EDITv3:

Youtube stinks. It's still processing my video. Just use the MPEG for now.

Thanks a bunch :)

[BrokeBody]

Not mine, but it sure is beautiful.

http://img291.imageshack.us/img291/944/2486698642d60e23b015olezz9.jpg (http://img247.imageshack.us/img247/4313/2486698642d60e23b015ole2.jpg)

Anyone knows how to set it up to look like this? :D

[chucky chuckaluck]

beauty being the eye of the beholder, whichever allows the beholder to follow its every whim.

[TwiceOver]

I'm still new to the game, but PC Linux OS looked pretty good whatever it is. (KDE?)

[reacocard]

Not mine, but it sure is beautiful.

http://img291.imageshack.us/img291/944/2486698642d60e23b015olezz9.jpg (http://img247.imageshack.us/img247/4313/2486698642d60e23b015ole2.jpg)

Anyone knows how to set it up to look like this? :D

That's only a concept sketch, it isn't actually possible to do that yet.

[acelin]

OS X by default

or my mockup...
http://salane89.deviantart.com/art/Ubuntu-Clear-88495865

[jimrz]

+1 for gnome looks/works great on my desktop and current laptop.

Also still have (and use pretty regularly) an old laptop (PIII 500 Ghz / 384 Mb ram / no hardware acceleration) that I tried E17 on and, while it was pretty and fast, found it to be a bit flaky and not real productive. Currently running fluxbox and really liking it. It is fast, pretty and rock solid.

[Mr. Picklesworth]

Now that there's already a mockup here, I think this is the most beautiful Linux desktop concept:
http://tango.freedesktop.org/Window_Experiments

Simple, elegant, yet it solves everything. Also gives some interesting room for useful composited effects :)

[acelin]

Wow thats cool^^^

[sujoy]

for me its openbox or a tiling WM like awesome, dwm or xmonad. looks cool and is great in terms of usability.

[Mark76]

Behold!

A beautiful car in a starkly beautiful landscape with a modified icewm panel (I moved it to the top of the screen :lol:) and an xfce4 panel stuffed with useful apps at the bottom.

Using thinblack for icewm and ZniavrOObuntu (no I can't pronounce it either) xfce4 theme with a smidgen of transparency from transset

[zmjjmz]

vtwm
...
...
...
...
:lol:

[Ub1476]

FVWM. Saw some screenshots of it in the Arch desktop thread, and it's so configurable! Which means it can be very beautiful. However, I think maybe OpenSuse has the best default look, and KDE4 targets the largest audience, which only think glossy and black/white/blue is nice.

Here's a screenshot of FVWM:

http://img501.imageshack.us/my.php?image=200806091828111280x1024us7.png

[kk0sse54]

For me I always liked fluxbox and gnome in Ubuntu but when I tried a slax liveCD with LG3D and it just blew me away. Unfortunately when I tried a while ago to get it to work in Ubuntu it just didn't want to cooperate plus it's not being developed anymore which is a shame.

[Sealbhach]

I like looking at screenshots.

Here's mine... (latest version).

I wish Nautilus could be a bit funkier but I don't like the KDE, for some reason.


.

[billgoldberg]

Mine.

Moehahaha.

... gnome.

I like E17 the best out of the box, but you can do so much more with gnome.

Worst one: kde 3

http://linuxowns.files.wordpress.com/2008/06/screenshot1.png?w=500&h=400 (http://linuxowns.files.wordpress.com/2008/06/screenshot1.png)

[Sealbhach]

Mine.

Moehahaha.

... gnome.


Nice!

How do you get the menu like that?


.

[kool_kat_os]

Mine.

Moehahaha.

... gnome.

I like E17 the best out of the box, but you can do so much more with gnome.

Worst one: kde 3


ya...how did you do that...if i can do that i might start using ubuntu again.
:)

[Freddy]

I despise the look of every vanilla GNU/Linux DE's.

KDE3 by default looks ugly (Kubuntu is even worse)
Gnome is also quite ugly (Ubuntu manage to make this even uglier)
XFCE is not my bag but at least the team behind Xubuntu made some improvements to it's looks.
KDE4 might become beautiful but the panel, the suse menu and the plasmoid made icons looks could get some improvements.
The vanilla looks of e17 is pretty awful (there's a new default theme in the making though). I love e17 with all of my heart and some of the themes makes it look like a dream come true.

My vote goes to Enlightenment17 but KDE3, Gnome, XFCE *box can all be made to look absolutely stunning, it's just a shame they all look so boring by default.

[Happy_Man]

Well, I'd have to say either my previous GNOME configuration, my present Openbox configuration, my age-old E17 configuration, or KDE 4 (which I have yet to install on this box).

[madjr]

ya...how did you do that...if i can do that i might start using ubuntu again.
:)

install screenlets
http://getdeb.net/

[Le-Froid]

I think GNOME is the most awesomeness one :)
Just look at my desktop :p

[original_jamingrit]

FVWM. Saw some screenshots of it in the Arch desktop thread, and it's so configurable! Which means it can be very beautiful. However, I think maybe OpenSuse has the best default look, and KDE4 targets the largest audience, which only think glossy and black/white/blue is nice.

Here's a screenshot of FVWM:

http://img501.imageshack.us/my.php?image=200806091828111280x1024us7.png

made of win.

[Robux the great]

KDE4..............when it works. :(

Regards

Rob

[powerpleb]

I've played around with themes and layouts for some time and finally settled on two looks I really like.
This is GNOME on my desktop with Slickness theme
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3280/2547144270_23a7575ca2_t.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/22183154@N06/2547144270/)
...and XFCE on my laptop using the Elegant Brit theme
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3185/2581882257_32b11a9e66_t.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/22183154@N06/2581882257/)

[zmjjmz]

SlicknesS is amazing.
I was using it for a while, but I got bored.
I still use it on some other compies.

[markomanka]

My vote goes for Enlightenment E17 \\:D/ ... I find it simply wonderful in its simplicity and lightness... and it really is beautiful just out of the box and easy to tweak (that's my current choice).

However I'll admit that gnome/kde + compiz fusion are pretty interesting if you have a brand new (powerful) machine to play with (and my Toshiba Qosmio G40 is pretty the much case :guitar: ).

That said... I have to admit that I usually get distracted by those nice set-ups so I use E17 only at home... my working set-up is fluxbox, tweaked to have anything at my hands ^_^

Have care, M

P.S.: May I suggest newbies to use OpenBox, instead of Fluxbox, for ease of use? ;)

[cardinals_fan]

Mine.

[JeffoOfMetal]

Yeah, Gnome is simple and clean and elegant, I think.

[RiceMonster]

Mine

[steveneddy]

Gnome with Compiz & Emerald

[Ingenue]

As brand new to Linux and Ubuntu I am in love with my GNOME desktop. Simple. Useful. Free of clutter. As a life long Ms Windows user, Ubuntu gave me my Zen desktop.

By the way, I'm Melissa :biggrin:

[adamogardner]

8-)

[adamogardner]

sometimes its cool to work fast

[tdrusk]

sometimes its cool to work fast
i wanna go fast!

That makes my head feel weird. Awesome.

[adamogardner]

aw man I wish I could tell you where I just found it. I was stumbling saw the pic and didn't even read the page. If you want tomorrow I will send you this pic.

[Riffer]

Mac OS X is considered a very good-looking aesthetic OS...


By whom?

I think it looks garish.:p

[newman]

I think Mac OS looks beautiful. To each his own...

[Riffer]

Oh agreed. But using OSX default desktop as a yard stick is a wrong starting point for improve Ubuntu's desktop. Just as it would be wrong to use Vista or XP.

[global citizen]

Mac OS X is considered a very good-looking aesthetic OS...
What according to you is the most beautiful and aesthetic looking Linux desktop operating system distribution which is also good in performance; not necessarily resembling Mac OS X!:guitar:

[Bachstelze]

There is no such thing as The Most beautiful Linux Desktop OS Distribution™. Any distro will look as good as any other. And "Good", for that matter, is a very subjective notion anyway...

[lzfy]

I haven't used that many distro's but from what I have seen I can tell that openSUSE is beautiful. Both KDE and Gnome versions.

[Joeb454]

Mac OS X is considered a very good-looking aesthetic OS...
What according to you is the most beautiful and aesthetic looking Linux desktop operating system distribution which is also good in performance; not necessarily resembling Mac OS X!:guitar:

Thread merged (another thread had exactly the same name - in the same forum), please check if a thread has already been posted ;)

[powerpleb]

Mac OS X is considered a very good-looking aesthetic OS...
What according to you is the most beautiful and aesthetic looking Linux desktop operating system distribution which is also good in performance; not necessarily resembling Mac OS X!:guitar:

The beauty of Linux is that you can make it look like anything you want.

[Mark76]

What are the meters in the first screenie?

[Der Alte]

The beauty of Linux is that you can make it look like anything you want.

How did you get that "cloud" instead of the applications menu in the first screen?

[Riffer]

Mac OS X is considered a very good-looking aesthetic OS...
What according to you is the most beautiful and aesthetic looking Linux desktop operating system distribution which is also good in performance; not necessarily resembling Mac OS X!:guitar:

Again, consider by whom? The way you're wording things is that some influential body has declared that OSX is the leader in desktop aesthetics. I would agree that "SOME" would agree with your statement, my point is that many do not.

As to a distro that has a good aesthetic desktop would be perhaps "Linux Mint". And other then the wallpaper, the default Gnome desktop on Ubuntu is pretty good to. Simple, easy, intuitive to navigate around.

As a teacher who is experimenting with integrating Ubuntu into the classroom, I have found that people for the most part can easily navigate around the desktop with little or no instruction, quite unlike a Mac where instruction is needed.

[powerpleb]

What are the meters in the first screenie?
Circle sensors screenlet (http://www.gnome-look.org/content/show.php/Circle+Sensors+Screenlet?content=75677)

How did you get that "cloud" instead of the applications menu in the first screen?
It's a part of AWN (https://launchpad.net/awn/), I think it's called AWN Menu and you need to install awn-extras to get it. (I'm at work right now so I can't check)

[Mark76]

Linky no workie :(

http://http//www.gnome-look.org/content/show.php/Circle+Sensors+Screenlet?content=75677

Because you forgot to remove the first http: :p

Lol

[powerpleb]

Linky no workie :(

http://http//www.gnome-look.org/content/show.php/Circle+Sensors+Screenlet?content=75677

Because you forgot to remove the first http: :p

Lol

Thanks, i've fixed it

That's what I get for using Internet Exploder ](*,)(i'm at work)

[c2olen]

Thanks, i've fixed it

That's what I get for using Internet Exploder ](*,)(i'm at work)
Or maybe you forgot to remove the second http: (with IE you never know:-)

[powerpleb]

Or maybe you forgot to remove the second http: (with IE you never know:-)
Yea it's habit. With Firefox you copy the URL, click the button and paste it in and it's fine. But IE7 puts a 'http://' in the box and doesn't highlight it automatically so you have to delete one of these prefixes if you yanked the full URL otherwise you end up with two.

[Mark76]

Is there anything IE can't **** up? :rolleyes:

[c2olen]

I've tried KDE before, and even KDE4 cannot tickle my fancy.
My opinion is that KDE eats up your system too much, just like Vista's Aero desktop, without improving my end-user-experience.

I'll stick to gnome using compiz for sure.

Since compiz/beryl became available, it was the compiz eye candy itself i wanted to have. But since i use it, it definately improved my productivity because you can order your open windows so easily and fast.

I definately agree that this is a matter of taste. So they are probably all the most beautiful desktop in the world.

My favority desktop layout is attached. Feel free to take a peek.

[powerpleb]

My favority desktop layout is attached. Feel free to take a peek.
It's cool... Kinda like a stage, where you're about to deliver a performance.

[aaargh486]

I like it that in Linux the most beautiful desktop can be yours because everything is so massively editable.

While I do see some beauty in the Mac OS X desktop, I never found it that good. I still think mine is better:

http://ubuntuforums.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=80059&stc=1&d=1217784681

Icons: Oxygen2 green
Theme: human-green
Emerald theme: Futurelooks green

[acelin]

Again, consider by whom? The way you're wording things is that some influential body has declared that OSX is the leader in desktop aesthetics. I would agree that "SOME" would agree with your statement, my point is that many do not.

As to a distro that has a good aesthetic desktop would be perhaps "Linux Mint". And other then the wallpaper, the default Gnome desktop on Ubuntu is pretty good to. Simple, easy, intuitive to navigate around.

As a teacher who is experimenting with integrating Ubuntu into the classroom, I have found that people for the most part can easily navigate around the desktop with little or no instruction, quite unlike a Mac where instruction is needed.

Most people think OS X is the best looking desktop. Just use it- youll find it smokes Gnome, KDE, and Xcfe. IT runs circles around Aero.

[Riffer]

Most people think OS X is the best looking desktop. Just use it- youll find it smokes Gnome, KDE, and Xcfe. IT runs circles around Aero.

Again, you're using a blanket statement with nothing backing it up, (a large poll perhaps). And I have tried the different Mac OS's over the years including OSX, never liked them, I just don't like the way MAC does things (or looks).

My point is that every one has different aesthetics and different ways of doing things. Some people love Compiz, some people don't. I believe the real power of Linux and the different DE's is how configurable they are, you can easily have the desktop that you want.

[RiceMonster]

Most people think OS X is the best looking desktop. Just use it- youll find it smokes Gnome, KDE, and Xcfe. IT runs circles around Aero.

I have an iMac running OSX in my basement. I don't really think it's THAT good looking. Remember, "best looking" is a matter of opinion. I think it's really cluttered and the brushed metal theme is OK.

If you ask me, I made both Xfce and Openbox look much nicer than OSX, but you'll probably disagree.

[billgoldberg]

Mine two computers.

I only use the themes that I like the most.

If there were better ones, I'd be using them.

Fluxbox:

http://linuxowns.files.wordpress.com/2008/07/wall12.png?w=300 (http://linuxowns.files.wordpress.com/2008/07/flux123.png)

http://linuxowns.files.wordpress.com/2008/07/screen123465.png?w=300&h=240
(http://linuxowns.files.wordpress.com/2008/07/screen123465.png)

Gnome:

http://linuxowns.files.wordpress.com/2008/08/screen123567.png?w=300 (http://linuxowns.files.wordpress.com/2008/08/screen123567.png)

http://linuxowns.files.wordpress.com/2008/08/screenshot.png?w=300 (http://linuxowns.files.wordpress.com/2008/08/screenshot.png)

[Linuxratty]

I would have to say E17, but just about any desktop can be made beautiful with the proper configuration.
E17 Mint would sure do the job.

[davbren]

Ubuntu 9.10 with Dust Sand theme.

[LookTJ]

In my eyes, GNOME is the most appealing.

[exploder]

I think KDE 4.3.2 provides the most attractive desktop out of the box. I think KDE 4 has a logical layout and the applications blend with the environment very well if properly configured.

These are the thoughts of someone that has been a Gnome user for years. :D

[bonfire89]

My vote...


A properly configured one. (probably best done through GNOME :P but not necessarily)

[pwnst*r]

my vote: let this thread die.

[Hallvor]

my vote: Let this thread die.

+1

[BrokenKingpin]

I would say KDE 4.3... it very nice to look at (still a gnome user though). Gnome can also look good, depending on the theme (Sabayon gnome theme is quite nice).

[darkksyde]

Gnome FTW!!!

[johnboy1313]

i really enjoyed the linux mint as far as how it looked, it did have other issues though.

[MasterNetra]

KDE to me looks the best but I agree with prior comments its a pain to use, at least compared to Gnome.

[Hetor]

Any desktop can look great if properly configured. For example, look at Spri, they have a very nice ICEWM desktop.

[lightningfox]

KDE.
KDE 4.3 is beautiful.

[earthpigg]

that's it, im trying e17.

[jrusso2]

KDE 3.5 and KDE 4.3 are the only ones I feel that are anywhere close to attractive.

[UKBB]

I think KDE 4.3.2 provides the most attractive desktop out of the box. I think KDE 4 has a logical layout and the applications blend with the environment very well if properly configured.

These are the thoughts of someone that has been a Gnome user for years. :D

I liked KDE when I tried it but it slowed my system down so much I'm back to gnome.

[Mark76]

I think this is rather fetching

http://img204.imageshack.us/img204/6169/screenshot14thumb.png (http://img524.imageshack.us/img524/3962/screenshot14l.png)

[purgatori]

KDE4, potentially, has the nicest looking desktop available for Linux at the moment in my opinion.

[MorphingDragon]

No one referred here XFCE, i think it is more flexible than gnome, and it can be configured to be as good looking as both gnome or KDE. See the example that the guys of Dreamlinux did with XFCE ("a beautifull MacosX clone").

So for answering the question, IMO the most beautiful desktop to date, is the one included in Dreamlinux.

Xfce has gotta me hooked, my default Linux GUI.

[MorphingDragon]

I think this is rather fetching

http://img204.imageshack.us/img204/6169/screenshot14thumb.png (http://img524.imageshack.us/img524/3962/screenshot14l.png)

Still looks like tar compared to the real thing. That and it cant use CS4 properly.

Thats a really old style dock and old style Icons BTW.

[mbarvian]

in my opinion, linux is far too ugly for mainstream use. e17 is incredible amateur graphics.

I have yet to see a truly beautiful linux desktop, but this mockup comes close:

http://willwill100.deviantart.com/art/Ubuntu-Mockup-Hardy-Heron-74511244?q=1&qo=1 (not the music player though)