General :: Whick Desktop Environment Best Follows K.I.S.S. Without Compromising On Features?

Jan 10, 2010

I just installed Arch Linux, and then GNOME. But now I am regretiing the GNOME decision for one main reason; it works against the idea of K.I.S.S. and technical transperancy.But, I do like having a fully-featured GUI DE.

So, which Desktop Environment best follows the K.I.S.S. philosophy, without compromising on features? All opinions welcome, and maybe even a screenshot

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General :: Desktop Environment As Root - Files Created By The Desktop That Could Compromise The System

Jul 20, 2011

a server at work has been accessed through the desktop environment as root. I know this is a risk and since I have never done it before I was wondering if there are any files created by the desktop that could compromise the system and how could I clean it up.

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General :: Best Looking Desktop Environment?

Mar 13, 2010

I heard Enlightenment is one of the best looking desktop envioronments.

And KDE can be very amazing if you install a rendering engine on it.

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General :: Start X Without A Desktop Environment

Aug 10, 2010

How can i start X without desktop environment?

My needs: Boot and load a notepad and when i close the notepad the PC turn off. Is it possible?

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General :: Lightweight Desktop Environment For Netbook?

Aug 2, 2010

I'm currently installing Arch Linux on my old netbook. What desktop environment should I use? GNOME and KDE both seem way too big and unnecessarily fancy for what I want to do with my basic netbook. I just want internet, read pdfs, run emacs. no fancy stuff. What should I use? xfce? lxde? and why?

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General :: File Association For Desktop Environment

Mar 9, 2011

With a desktop environment, there are file associations that goes with it. I'm a minimalistic user, who doesn't use any of such, but still want some kind of file associations to ease my burden. So I'm searching for a program that does something like the following. open file.pdf this will look at the extension, and translate to okular file.pdf. Of course one can always write a bash script to do this. I wonder if there is something existing, so I don't reinvent the wheel.

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General :: Identifying The Desktop Environment And Distro?

Jul 18, 2010

I'm looking for the best way to identify what distro the user is running and what the desktop environment is running. I'm building some pipeline tools for a visual effects studio and need some generic commands for passing paths to the user's file manager from within Maya and Nuke. The workstations I have access to are FC12 with xfce4 so for that I'd pass a system command :

Code: ("thunar "+$path)I've been identifying Fedora workstations with:

Code: # cat /etc/issue

Is there a command to identify what the current window manager is? Preferably something generic that'll work on the other distros as well.

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General :: Desktop Environment - Where To Start Troubleshooting?

Oct 31, 2010

My problem started only after I upgraded my hardware. I'll describe the problem and the changes that led to it.

Problem: I have to restart my computer a second time before my icon set and controls are shown properly. The first time I boot up, I get an ancient looking set of controls. (By controls, I mean buttons, window splitters, etc.). My custom icon set is replaced by an ancient looking icon set I've never seen in Ubuntu before. (Maybe it is a Debian default? It certainly isn't stock Ubuntu). The Gnome panels are completely different from normal too. I simply reboot again and everything comes up the way it should. Every time I start my computer, I have to restart a second time. After that, no problems until I need to shut it down and start again.

I'm running a relatively new installation of Ubuntu 10.10. I changed the theme to a bisigi theme [url] and everything was fine. No problems at all until...

Changes: Then I upgraded my video card from an older nVidia to a GT430. I had to change a couple things in xorg.conf. For that, I just used the suggestions made by the nVidia settings utility. I also upgraded my mobo and RAM (from 4GB to 16).

These problems started only after I upgraded my hardware. Of course, the hardware upgrade involved the above noted software configuration changes. (xorg.conf was the only required change.)

I'm looking for ideas on how to troubleshoot this? I don't even know the first step. For example, what logs should I check? Should I suspect a hardware problem (e.g., bad video card) or is this software/configuration related?

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General :: Create A Desktop Environment Theme?

Apr 28, 2011

I have a tried looking at google up, no luck, but maybe i am blind, anyway. I want to looking for, I want to create a theme and icons, too.

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General :: Favorite Lightweight Desktop Environment?

Jul 22, 2011

For a while I have been searching for a new desktop environment to use on my netbook, since gnome 3 is too heavy for it. Currently it is running ubuntu because unity is lighter than gnome 3, but I am planning to go back to fedora at some point in time. So far I found LXDE to be my favorite, after trying XFCE and Enlightenment.I'm not looking for a solution here, just opinions, what is your favorite lightweight desktop environment (and with which WM if you wish) and why?

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General :: Setup A Demo Desktop Environment For Ppl?

Mar 23, 2010

i need to setup a demo desktop environment for ppl to try out a java based gui. i need to put this demo on a VPS server, run a vncserver, and use a web-based vnc viewer for ppl to access to it. what is the best desktop environment for this case, 1. my vps server only has about 200m memory left 2. i need to have java swing set running 3.it doesn't have to be cool, but it needs to be quick. i heard that freeNX is quicker, but i doubt there will be a web-based viewer around. i tried both gnome and xfce4 on my virtual machine and vnc to it, strangely i found out gnome is somehow faster than xfce4 which is supposed to be otherwise.

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General :: Find 'desktop Environment' Comparisons?

Dec 26, 2010

I'd like to know which one, given the same computer, will operate the quickest.

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OpenSUSE :: Get The KDE Or The Gnome Desktop Features Installed As Default?

Sep 16, 2010

I have the Suse DVD with me. I need to know if I will get the KDE or the Gnome Desktop features installed as Default.

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General :: Encrypt System Folders Without A Desktop Environment?

Jul 8, 2010

i have a centos 5.4 without desktop environment. i can only access certain system settings via browser (and of course console). i would like to encrypt some folders. but these folders are used by the system. can i encrypt them? will the system still be able to access these folders? if yes, how can i encrypt only through console or is there something web based software for this?

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General :: Set Up And Administer A Small Programming Desktop Environment?

Feb 23, 2011

I am would like to learn how to keep my system clean of unneeded and unwanted file clutter as I am trying to get the most out of my older home built pc. I am running fatdog64 puppy linux off of a usb stick right now, but I would like to have a small standards based setup on my hard drive to use as a base to build a custom kernel for my pc. I sure miss my old GEM desktop

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General :: Add KDE Desktop Environment In Newly Installed 'moonOS-3'?

Aug 24, 2010

How can I add KDE desktop environment in newly installed 'moonOS-3'.

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General :: Installing A Desktop Environment On A Centos 5.5 Server To Run VNC ?

Apr 27, 2011

I've done the following:

But when I connect via, VNC I get a minimalist screen and console.

I ran "startx" and got this:

I need to get a real desktop environment running on this box.

Centos 5.5.

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Debian :: Customize Complete ISO With Desktop GUI And All Regular Features As In Distro

Feb 14, 2016

I tried to customized my new ISO according to this WIKI URL...Eventually I faced some problems:

1. I had no GUI
2. I could not log in regularly

How can I customize a whole complete Debian ISO with Desktop GUI & all regular features as in the distro?

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OpenSUSE :: Lost KDE Desktop Effects Settings After Install Gnome Desktop Environment

Jun 6, 2010

I installed Gnome desktop environment recently then ;I' ve lost KDE desktop effects settings. I just can see Compiz Configirator. I cant configure effects independently. There is same settings in gnome and kde. And also I cant change windows appearence.

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Fedora :: Which One Will Reinstall Without Compromising Data?

Nov 11, 2009

I am getting kernel panics multiple times per day. I want to reinstall Fedora but the only option is to "replace existing Linux system," "shrink current system," "use entire drive," "use free space," and "create custom layout." Which one will reinstall without compromising my data?

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General :: Desktop Environment Color Settings / Do They Affect Web Browser Color?

Jun 14, 2011

Kernel 2.6.21.5, Slackware 12.0
KDE 3.5.7
(Mozilla) Firefox 2.0.0.4

Do color settings in the desktop environment affect color in the web browser? Thanks.

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Ubuntu Security :: Privilege Escalation / Compromising Administrator Rights

Jul 24, 2011

I have been wondering if a guest user could compromise a machine which is set in the following way: they are not able to open the computer case, to boot from either an USB flash drive or an optical-disc drive, nor have any knowledge of the administrator-user password. Thus, they are landing on their guess account, and have to work their privilege escalation from there.

Therefore, what can they do to gain it? Could they download or otherwise install or run from a thumb drive an application that could be used to crack the administrator-user password? Because, it seems to me, could they enter into the system such a password-cracking application, the whole system could be compromised given the administrator-user password contains less than 9-or-so characters. What do you think? Can I lend my computer to anybody without them having beforehand gained my trust in them? Is the reasoning reasonable?

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General :: "recycle Bin" Without Desktop Environment?

Mar 31, 2011

Without a desktop environment (KDE,Gnome, ...) , is there a way to recover deleted files (like a recycle bin or a trash directory).

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Ubuntu :: Best Desktop Environment For A Old Pc?

Nov 25, 2010

what best desktop environment for a pentiun iii 1GHz, 256 Mb RAM and 64 Mb of video card. Like Gnome, KDE, Fluxbox, Openbox, Blackbox, XFCE or other, don't care if have or not menus or docks, I need it became fast and can see videos not in slow-motion.

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Debian Installation :: No Desktop Environment In CD 1?

Aug 12, 2015

I'm sure you will laugh at me, however I do have to ask : is there a desktop environment at all in Jessie installation CD 1 , I mean the one I've downloaded here [URL].... , and to be precise this one [URL].... .

I've installed it in a virtualbox thinking that I'd see a Gnome desktop (assuming it is the default one and seeing that nothing was specified in the CD name), but there is no graphical environment at all, it boots to a console: dpkg -l finds no desktop components and there is no default display manager in /etc/X11 (of course startx only gets me another terminal, probably xterm) .

It should not be a virtualbox issue because the LXDE version there runs OK, I'm just a bit puzzled that no desktop environment at all is apparently installed even if I'm positive that I've checked that option during the installation: I've installed this CD without a network connection, but nevertheless, if the installer says "install a desktop environment" that's what I'm expecting to find...

I don't remember such an issue with Wheezy, in fact I only used CD 1 and there was indeed a Gnome desktop after installation - it's not a big deal, I'd just like to know if this is normal.

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Fedora :: 12 Hangs In 3d Desktop Environment?

Jan 23, 2010

Initially I have A system with XP sp3,1GB RAM and 250GB Hard Disk,Intel Dual Core Processor 1.8GHz. After I Installed Fedora10 with dual booting option. Till now everything is fine.. After I updated the Fedora10 to Fedora 12. Fedora 12 is hanging in 3d Desktop Environmnet.It is working well in normal Desktop environment..

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Fedora :: Change Desktop Environment?

Apr 24, 2010

i got my fedora 12 cd today. only thing is, i got the KDE version instead of the gnome version, which i want for software compatibility reasons. if i install the KDE version, how do i go about uninstalling the KDE and switching over to gnome

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OpenSUSE :: GDM - How To Switch Desktop Environment

Dec 31, 2008

How do you change the GDM theme? Also how do I switch desktop environment. I installed both kde and gnome with the installer but at the login screen there is no sessions button

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OpenSUSE :: Which Desktop Environment Is Better Between Kde Or Gnome?

Jan 10, 2010

I would like to install opensuse 11.2 on my children's new pc with nvidia 7025 graphic onboard card. which desktop environment is better between kde or gnome? I haven't a preference yet but I wolud like to install a light graphic system that can be used by a child of 5 yo.

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OpenSUSE Install :: Can Keep Two Different GUI - Desktop Environment ?

Jun 14, 2011

I am using openSUSE 11.4 with two different desktop environments(gnome and kde).is this good?

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