A clean install of Ubuntu is not look very slick at all. To be frank, its pretty boring.
But relax, if you follow this guide you will be able to get a ultra cool desktop like this one.
Edit: Several steps in this guide will probably work very well also on other linux distributions as well but due to lack of own experience I won’t guarantee that.
We will do following steps:
1. Change background picture
2. Change GTK2 theme with window border and controls
3. Change icon set
4. Change Fonts
5. Configure the top bar
6. Install a cool Mac-like dock (AWN)
7. Install and get conky up and running to get the geeky text information about RAM usage, processes etc
8. Change login theme
9. Change the ugly orange color which is between the login screen and your fully loaded desktop
Edit: BOBCFC kindly pointed out that compiz must be up and running in order to get this transparent look. To activate compiz on Ubuntu 7.10 or higher: right click in the desktop, click “change desktop background”, click the tab “visual effects” and click “normal” or higher. You need a 3d graphics card to get it to work too. I will write a better compiz guide in some days so if ie the dock doesn’t work due to compiz problems, stay tuned.
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