LINUX P2

alternateblackhat · Post by **alternateblackhat** » Sun Jan 24, 2010 1:11 pm

So, I've made a prior post about Linux. Many people said that Back Track was the best out there. I tried both Back Track and Ubuntu. The question is, What are some good Linux's that don't have a feel of mac or windows. I like Ubuntu interface more than Backtrack, but I'd like to see what other good interfaces there are out there.

CodeX · Post by **CodeX** » Sun Jan 24, 2010 2:50 pm

You can change your desktop theme to something a little nicer on *nix fairly easily if you look it up, but there isn't really anything that isn't Win/Macish on the window system front, unless you wanted to stay in terminal mode and have no window system whatsoever (ctrl + alt + f1-6 to switch and ctrl + alt + f7 to go back).

Are you looking for something like everyone has in movies? As far as I'm aware they don't really exist and in movies they really only have 1 function (not a do everything system like usual) that just happens to be a bit heavy on the graphics side, I'd be chuffed if everything was done Swordfish style. If you do have one or two tasks that you do a lot and would like to have a moviesque feel to them then you could make/commission (if you have more money than sense) your own application for it that has some all amazing feel to it, I'm tempted to do that myself now

alternateblackhat · Post by **alternateblackhat** » Sun Jan 24, 2010 6:26 pm

oh i realize the computers from movies like hackers is way over glorified and does not exist. I'm not that oblivious. i was looking for a interface that was more unique.

alternateblackhat · Post by **alternateblackhat** » Sun Jan 24, 2010 6:29 pm

after a while working on python some more. school break is needed sadly, i filled my hours from 8-8 no time for pleasure reading. i will probably move on to assembly

CodeX · Post by **CodeX** » Sun Jan 24, 2010 7:08 pm

best I'm aware of for uniquifying Ubuntu is Compiz Fusion and you might be able to find something on http://gnome-look.org/ to make the desktop look nice, here is a post on personalizing your desktop on Ubuntu, but alas this still isn't an outright unique system

I haven't really looked through these in quite some time but you might find something of interest on http://wiki.osdev.org/Projects however they are very likely to be rather limed on what they can do as most of them are toys, fledgling or built for a very specific purpose.

plope0726 · Post by **plope0726** » Sun Jan 24, 2010 9:17 pm

You may also find this wikipedia article of interest.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desktop_environment