Give your Ubuntu desktop a stunning new look with GTK themes, free icon packs, Conky, visual customisation tools, rad wallpapers and more – all of which you’ll find badged with this tag.
Gnome 3 will present a different UI to that we know as Gnome now. Partly this is a response to KDE 4 and the UI changes there, but mainly it’s about bringing the concept of […]
I use this collection of icons myself on my both my Netbook and my desktop and totally love them! Pretty much every icon is covered. Mash Up mixes up icons from many different sources – such as […]
WINE – love it or loathe it you probably have it installed for one reason or another (‘must have’ Windows application or because of Google Picasa etc). It also tends to look butt ugly, so […]
Have you ever noticed that when using Synaptic package manager or Sudo-ing to root to browse for a file that your root windows don’t match the rest of your theme? Here’s how to make sudo […]
Make your IM convo’s in Pidgin a bit brighter by installing some new emoticons. Here’s the OMG! pick of our top 3 favourite emoticon packs for pidgin. (Instructions on how to use them follows at […]
A not-entirely-major revision to the Jaunty Jackalope login screen was released today. Have a peek: – Doesn’t look any different to you? Here’s the original Jaunty GDM: – It’s a subtle change, but a good […]
Battery Screenlet This first one is a very simple battery screenlet that displays your real-time battery power as a graphic. It’s icon is based on the Tango battery icon, so it integrates well into […]
A new theme for USplash appeared in the Jaunty repositories yesterday. Although USplash is being replaced in Karmic Koala (more on this soon), this new Ubuntu start up screen is kind of a good send […]
How often do you click on the titlebar of your open windows? Is it just to close it? This very interesting emerald theme, called ‘bump’ and you’ll see why, cuts out all of the normal […]
If you prefer your Firefox a bit speedier, you might already be using the custom Linux build called ‘Swiftweasel‘. (You can find it in Add/Remove) It is no suprise then that the DUST firefox theme […]
Here’s a selection of orange and brown wallpapers that work well with the Ubuntu coloured themes such as Dust, Human etc. Coffee Cup (My Current Wallpaper!) Normal resolutions: 1024×768 1152×864 1280×1024 1600×1200 Wide resolutions: 1280×800 […]
As of Ubuntu 9.04 Jaunty Jackalope there will be two new themes available to choose from the ‘Appearance’ option! No downloading, no installing, no fuss! The first is one that i recently blogged about: the […]