Xubuntu 9.10 x64…Screenshot with Gnome Do’s “Docky”

Docky is a great doc, and my favorite at this time..tricked out on the right with blue wallpaper:

Karmic x64 Screenie

on my new Vostro 1220…

My current Ubuntu 9.04 x64 Desktop

Full theme package repo for Ubuntu 9.04

To install some nice theme packages from Synaptic, visit this site and add the repository.

My current Jaunty 9.04 Desktop

My Current Kubuntu Desktop

Blubuntu: Eliminate the Brown in Ubuntu

In the interest of centralization, this post is taken from www.tombuntu.com verbatim and reposted here as follows:

[Published in February 26th, 2008

Posted by Tom in tips]

Spend a lot of time building a non-brown theme whenever you install Ubuntu? There’s a little-known theme called Blubuntu easily installable from the Ubuntu repositories that can switch every aspect of your desktop to blue.

The goal of Blubuntu is to offer a polished and cohesive alternative to Ubuntu’s default theme.

Install the theme’s metapackage to install all the Blubuntu components, including the GTK widgets, Metacity, and GDM login screen themes. Click here to install blubuntu, or run this command:
sudo apt-get install blubuntu-look

Once the theme is installed, it’s easy to switch to Blubuntu. Open Appearance Preferences from the System->Preferences->Appearance menu and select the Blubuntu appearance. Once the theme is applied there will be a notice asking if you want to apply the suggested wallpaper image.

If you want to use the GDM login theme as well, open Login Window Preferences from the System->Administration->Login Window menu. Select Blubuntu from the list of themes

Quick Tip: Installing Ubuntu Studio Theme on Ubuntu

The Ubuntu Studio theme looks really very cool and easy on the eyes.  Want to install it in Ubuntu?  That’s easy!  I am using it on my Ubuntu Hardy Heron 8.04.  As a added benefit to some, using this theme (incl gdm) along with Bluman for Usplash (found in gnome-look.org) will remove all remnants of that eye searing Orangutan Brown at boot up :

1. Install Ubuntu Studio theme, this includes GTK and Metacity theme. With the following commnad in your terminal:

sudo apt-get install ubuntustudio-theme

2. Install Ubuntu Studio icon theme:

sudo apt-get install ubuntustudio-icon-theme

3. Install Ubuntu Studio GDM theme:

sudo apt-get install ubuntustudio-gdm-theme

4. Install Ubuntu Studio wallpapers:

sudo apt-get install ubuntustudio-wallpapers

Of course, you can also get meta package ubuntustudio-look, but this will remove ubuntu-sounds package.