I'm mostly using Linux for a desktop at work, not home. There, I'm currently using Cinnamon Mint <http://cinnamon.linuxmint.com/> 16 (Petra). Been sticking with Mint for a while now and prefer it to just using Gnome 3 on Ubuntu.
I have two monitors, with four 'virtual desktops' where I usually have different sets of windows up (i.e. email/browser in one, vmware stuff in another, a second usually cluttered with terminal windows). I move things around between them often using the CTRL + ALT + (left or right) shortcuts, (and switch between the windows with CTRL + (left or right). I put certain tasks in different windows (away from the email) so I can work without email distracting me sometimes. My 'frequent' apps are mostly just browsers & gnome terminal. My email and most apps I use are web-based. The only non-web based apps I really use are just those (and the VMWare client via remote desktop, since the web client is still sluggish and lacking features). On Sat, Apr 26, 2014 at 7:11 AM, Sean Dague <[email protected]> wrote: > Joe's last email made me think, every Linux user has a slightly > different desktop environment. Maybe sharing some of our configurations > and favorite apps will help folks find what works for them. So I > encourage people to do that. > > My current setup: Ubuntu 14.04 (finished all the upgrades this past week) > > Desktop Env: Unity > > My pinned apps on the Unity Bar (so that they are always easily available): > 1. Chrome > 2. Thunderbird > 3. Emacs > 4. Pidgin > 5. XChat > > Though there is 6th app that I use as much as any of those which is > Tilda (a pop over Terminal). F1 toggles Tilda visibility. So I largely > live in a world with maximized windows and a terminal overlaying them. > > My favorite new recent find for an app is http://peterlevi.com/variety/ > which rotates your desktop wallpaper on a regular basis. > > What's your setup look like? > > -Sean > > -- > Sean Dague > http://dague.net > > > _______________________________________________ > Mid-Hudson Valley Linux Users Group http://mhvlug.org > https://mhvlug.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mhvlug > > Upcoming Meetings (6pm - 8pm) Vassar College > May 7 - Personal 3D Printing > Jun 4 - Samba: Can We All Just Get Along? > Jul 2 - Mad Science Fair IV > >
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