Mars Approach Desktop
This Arch Linux desktop has a beautiful photo of Mars floating in the dark, but that’s not all that’s interesting – transparent terminal windows and resource indicators round out what is actually very productive. Here’s how to do it your own way.
This desktop makes heavy use of Linux-specific widgets, so you’ll have to do a few things if you want this to work on Windows, but if you’re using Linux (or OS X, for that matter), here’s what you need: You will need:
- Red planet wallpaper
- Conky , a lightweight system monitor for Linux
- Ncmpcpp for the music player and visualizer in the upper left corner of the screen
- Terminator for transparent terminal windows on the desktop
- Openbox as a window manager
- XCompmgr for window shadow and transparency effects
It’s not nearly as much as it sounds, but the result is a beautiful terminal-like desktop that, frankly, reminds me of my old Linux machine. If you like it or have questions about how to set yours up that way, head over to the Flickr page below to ask your questions or praise!
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2015-10-23 | Flickr