Lovely Curvylooks theme for GTK 3. This would look good on a MATE desktop.

This theme is a lovely GTK theme that looks rather like Bluecurve whilst maintaining a beautiful style of it`s own. You may read about this theme here: http://projects.thecodergeek.com/curvylooks/download.php. To download this theme for OpenSUSE there are RPM packages on this website; http://rpmfind.net/linux/rpm2html/search.php?query=gnome-theme-curvylooks. Just download this RPM file, ftp://rpmfind.net/linux/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/i386/os/Packages/g/gnome-theme-curvylooks-0.4-0.5.rc2.fc19.noarch.rpm. And then right-click on the RPM file and choose “Extract … Read more

Creating a new distribution with SUSE Studio and thoughts on customising Linux with themes.

I am creating a Linux distribution at the moment using SUSE Studio, this one has the Gnome 3.8 desktop. Apparently that is the desktop that OpenSUSE uses with the 12.3 release. I am currently downloading the first build and I will have a look and see how it has turned out with a live USB/DVD … Read more

Windows 8 Metro UI theme for Metacity available. Make your Linux Mint MATE desktop look like Windows 8.

This is a Metacity theme that will work with MATE. This is the Metro UI theme for Gnome 2.32.2 or MATE: http://gnome-look.org/content/show.php/?content=157024. This is for those of you that want the Metro UI look for the Linux Mint 14 MATE desktop. There is also a Windows 8 iconset that is available for download in png … Read more

Ubuntu spotted in the wild running on a promotional booth.

The Ubuntu Linux distribution has been spotted once again; this time running on a promotional booth. This is yet another sighting of the very useful and powerful desktop OS that is revolutionizing computing all over the world. It is clear that this distribution will be the most popular one yet. Despite the controversy over the … Read more

Awesome dual and quad monitor wallpapers suitable for a Linux desktop environment.

Quad screen space wallpaper suitable for any Linux desktop: http://www.wallpaperpimper.com/wallpaper/Quad_Screen/Blue-Star-Field-5120×1024.jpg. A nice 3D rendered wallpaper that features a lovely snowy mountains scene: http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a121/Paul_D/ScreenShot00014.jpg. This wallpaper is a super high resolution image suitable for about 6 screens, 7300*1000 pixels resolution: http://www.west-crete.com/img/panoramas/hania-harbour-panorama7large.jpg. Get a good selection of dual monitor gaming wallpapers on this website: http://www.gamewallpapers.com/dual-screen.php. Lovely San … Read more

Fedora 18 to support UEFI secure boot and to ship with the MATE desktop.

The Fedora 18 Linux distribution will have support for UEFI secure boot uopn release as well as the Linux Mint MATE desktop available for installation. I prefer XFce4 now; but the MATE desktop still is very good for those of us who want a retro looking Linux desktop that is very attractive at the same … Read more

Ubuntu MATE remix does exist after all! This is a good rival to the Linux Mint 14 distribution.

There is a MATE remix available for the Ubuntu distribution named Mateu. This is a remix of Ubuntu created by Gil Nóbrega that includes the MATE desktop by default. This is a worthy answer to the domination of the Linux Mint 14 MATE distribution and a good alternative to the Ubuntu Unity desktop that is annoying … Read more

More lovely MATE and GDM themes for Linux Mint 14.

More lovely MATE and GDM themes for Linux Mint 14. This GDM/MDM theme is an outstanding example of interface theming artwork and belongs on any Linux computer. http://gnome-look.org/content/show.php/SystemAccess?content=52145. The Gnome Cupertino theme for GTK 3.0/MATE. http://gnome-look.org/content/show.php/Gnome+Cupertino?content=147061. Flatstudio 1.0.2 for Gnome and MATE. http://gnome-look.org/content/show.php/FlatStudio?content=154296. This theme will not appear in the theme browser; click Customise and select the theme … Read more

I have just installed the Linux Mint 14 distribution and it is very good indeed. A perfect desktop OS.

I have just installed the Linux Mint 14 distribution to replace the execrable Ubuntu distribution that is not the best solution when you want to experiment with dual monitors and other things that do not work at all on Ubuntu. Mint 14 comes with Me TV 1.3.7 available in the repositories. This works better than … Read more

Problems getting dual monitors working on Ubuntu 12.10 and how to do it with Linux Mint 13.

I have been trying to get dual monitors working in Ubuntu 12.10 and I have not had much luck at all; using the Linux Mint 13 distribution I managed to get this working; I used the arandr utility to set up the dual monitor desktop and it worked perfectly. I have a 3360*1050 pixels desktop … Read more

Fedora Core 18 Linux distribution to ship with the Cinnamon and MATE desktops in the repositories.

The Fedora Core 18 Linux distribution will ship with the MATE and Cinnamon desktops available in the default repositories. This means that there are even more desktop options available by default on the Fedora Core distribution. This is a good step and will ensure that the users of this Linux distribution have even more choice … Read more

Linux Mint 14 Nadia to include new version of the MATE desktop and other cool updates.

The Linux Mint 14 Nadia distribution is available now with new versions of the Linux Mint packages such as the MATE desktop and Cinnamon. MATE has been updated to version 1.4 and Cinnamon is version 1.6. The updated MATE desktop has many enhancements that make this desktop even better as your default desktop choice. One … Read more

How to install the Linux Mint 13 MATE desktop in Ubuntu 12.10 Quantal Quetzal.

http://ubuntuportal.com/2012/04/how-to-install-mate-desktop-in-ubuntu-12-04ubuntu-11-10.html. This tutorial explains how to install the MATE desktop on Ubuntu 12.04 and 12.10. This desktop is an amazing desktop if you are familiar with the Gnome 2.32.2 desktop that was used in previous releases of the Ubuntu distribution. As you can see in the shot to the right; this desktop was very good … Read more

A list of my most useful theming posts for Linux desktops. A selection of some very useful themes and styles for KDE & MATE.

http://www.securitronlinux.com/bejiitaswrath/how-to-install-the-linux-mint-13-mate-desktop-in-ubuntu-12-10-quantal-quetzal/ How to install the Linux Mint 13 MATE desktop in Ubuntu 12.10. http://www.securitronlinux.com/bejiitaswrath/some-more-nice-themes-for-the-linux-mint-13-mate-desktop/ A list of lovely themes for the Linux Mint 13 MATE desktop. http://www.securitronlinux.com/bejiitaswrath/another-selection-of-very-nice-linux-mint-mate-themes/ Another selection of very nice MATE themes. http://www.securitronlinux.com/bejiitaswrath/mate-desktop-on-linux-mint-13-some-nice-gtk-and-icon-themes-to-make-it-look-very-nice/ A selection of very nice MATE icon themes and GTK styles to theme your desktop. http://www.securitronlinux.com/linux-mint-2/windows-7-lookalike-kde-themes-how-to-make-linux-look-like-vista-or-windows-7/ Some themes and icons for KDE 4.8.0 … Read more

How to install the Linux Mint 13 MATE desktop in Ubuntu 12.10 Quantal Quetzal.

This sequence of commands will install the Linux Mint 13 MATE desktop on Ubuntu 12.10 Quantal Quetzal. [flynn@flynn-grid-runner Desktop]$ sudo add-apt-repository “deb http://packages.mate-desktop.org/repo/ubuntu quantal main” [flynn@flynn-grid-runner Desktop]$ sudo apt-get update [flynn@flynn-grid-runner Desktop]$ sudo apt-get install mate-archive-keyring [flynn@flynn-grid-runner Desktop]$ sudo apt-get update [flynn@flynn-grid-runner Desktop]$ sudo apt-get install mate-core [flynn@flynn-grid-runner Desktop]$ sudo apt-get install mate-desktop-environment This desktop … Read more

Some more nice themes for the Linux Mint 13 MATE desktop.

If you wish your Linux Mint MATE desktop to look like the Windows XP operating system from Redmond WA, then you only need to install these two themes into your ~/.themes folder and then select the XP Luna theme in the Preferences->Appearance window. I have my MATE desktop setup with the two panels in the … Read more

Another selection of very nice Linux Mint MATE themes.

http://gnome-look.org/content/show.php/GnomishGray?content=149193&PHPSESSID=4d672c87c3867429f5197e1ab6ab7851. Gnomish Grey. An excellent GTK 3.0 theme. http://gnome-look.org/content/show.php/Zukini?content=147431. Zukini. This is another very cool GTK 3.0 theme. This may not work with Gnome Shell 3.5, so if you are running Ubuntu 12.10, you are out of luck. But it also includes a theme for the Awesome Window manager, so that is a nice bonus. … Read more