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May 8th, 2008

LXDE - another lightweight desktop environment

A link to the LXDE site was on del.icio.us and I just had to click it because in this day and age, I sometimes get tired of eye candy. I like pretty desktop environments, surely but there are times when I just need to sit back and relax with simple and straightforward user interfaces. […]

By Clair -- 1 comment

April 21st, 2008

Why having a separate desktop environment on Linux rocks

Why having a separate desktop environment on Linux rocks
It’s probably something cool or something alien to new Linux users: the separation of the operating system with the desktop. You might be thinking, sure, I could have a new look if I install StyleXP or LiteStep on Windows. But the thing is that it’s […]

By Clair -- 1 comment

April 18th, 2008

Wondering about Mezzo for the desktop

I’ve always been a big fan of Gnome as well as the minimalist Ratpoison. (I know, it’s weird. But they serve different purposes for me.) Also, most of the Linux distributions include a desktop environment such as Gnome or KDE. But there are times that I wonder if there are other desktop environments […]

By Clair -- 0 comments

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