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The Meme'd Desktop - venam - 26-11-2015

Hello fellow nixers,
In this thread we put forward the meme'd Unix desktop of the last years.

Quote:Meme.
A unit of cultural information, such as a cultural practice or idea, that is transmitted verbally or by repeated action from one mind to another.

The goal is to list the criteria that makes up the most "common" screenshotd Unix desktop on the internet and then, if we're able, automatically generate such desktops.


RE: The Meme'd Desktop - neeasade - 26-11-2015

background: solid color + anime character/nature/tiled something.
borders: either none or at least 4px
colors: dark colorscheme, maybe go for base16 one?
panel: "I got lemonbar to display a clock and workspaces then I stopped because it's minimal"
gtk/icons: numix?


RE: The Meme'd Desktop - venam - 26-11-2015

Probably i3 with useless gaps.
Windows floating.
A blurred background and a pic of the background not-blurred showing.
A color script to show off.


RE: The Meme'd Desktop - z3bra - 26-11-2015

  • htop
  • screenfetch for archlinux
  • firefox openned on /r/unixporn
  • ncmpcpp
  • scrot
  • numix
  • solarized colorscheme



RE: The Meme'd Desktop - strang3quark - 26-11-2015

(26-11-2015, 07:51 PM)z3bra Wrote: [*]htop
[*]screenfetch for archlinux
[*]firefox openned on /r/unixporn
[*]ncmpcpp
[*]scrot
[*]numix
[*]solarized colorscheme
This one seems pretty close except for ncmpcpp:
https://www.reddit.com/r/unixporn/comments/3ordlr/bspwm_solarized_solarized/


RE: The Meme'd Desktop - z3bra - 27-11-2015

Oh yeah I forogt about the powerline + useless vim file!


RE: The Meme'd Desktop - venam - 28-11-2015

This is getting quite interesting.
Can we try to find screenshots that fit the descriptions?


RE: The Meme'd Desktop - apk - 28-11-2015

I'm not saying this thread is a circlejerk on the current trends of r/unixporn, but this thread is a circlejerk on the current trends of r/unixporn.


RE: The Meme'd Desktop - pranomostro - 29-11-2015

@dsplayer14:
'Is a current circlejerk trend on /r/unixporn' is a current circlejerk trend on /r/unixporn.

My list:
-wmutils (it is cool, but it is also very hip and trendy and everything)
-vim
-irssi (I never understood why one needs more than ii)
-window border ~4 pixels
-no contrast between background color and window border color
-rather dark


RE: The Meme'd Desktop - z3bra - 30-11-2015

(28-11-2015, 06:11 PM)dsplayer14 Wrote: I'm not saying this thread is a circlejerk on the current trends of r/unixporn, but this thread is a circlejerk on the current trends of r/unixporn.

Aside from /r/unixporn, there is nobody tweaking their desktop :)


RE: The Meme'd Desktop - xero - 30-11-2015

(30-11-2015, 07:03 AM)z3bra Wrote: Aside from /r/unixporn, there is nobody tweaking their desktop :)
you do not visit image boards then.


RE: The Meme'd Desktop - Wildefyr - 30-11-2015

(30-11-2015, 12:07 PM)xero Wrote: you do not visit image boards then.

Let's be honest here, those suck.


RE: The Meme'd Desktop - xero - 30-11-2015

(30-11-2015, 02:47 PM)Wildefyr Wrote:
(30-11-2015, 12:07 PM)xero Wrote: you do not visit image boards then.

Let's be honest here, those suck.

not arguing that at all. just saying there are lots of desktop threads around those parts.


RE: The Meme'd Desktop - z3bra - 30-11-2015

I might have forgotten about it yeah. Anyhow, I guess the current tendency in terms of "edgy" desktops is to the flat themes ala windows 10 or google material designs. Simple shapes, flat designs and multi colors.

For "hackers": dark shades with a flashy color to contrast