Share your desktop, what does it look like?

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This is a more modern variation of what I posted back when Walter started a screenshot thread on Lubuntu’s Discourse ~5+ years ago, some of my displays have changed but more attached, but essentially little change.

My box has 5 displays attached; only 4 are enabled currently, and only 4 show in these shots. I rarely want/need the fifth so its left powered off, and I enable it and run a script which adjusts panels so they’re tweaked to suit its operation.

I’ll start with a screen of workspace 2 which currently has no windows…

The wallpaper may be from an older Ubuntu release (or collected along the way; biking along the river); its chosen as it spans across all my screens & looks okay on all (inc. when I have all 5 displays turned on & enabled). I do tend to prefer calm nature scenes.

My screen where I’m working (seated) most of the time is the bottom left with panel at the bottom setup to show only windows on the current workspace; the left-side panel is used as a quick launch aid, and it’ll hide from view if an active window covers it (default for all my panels except bottom & top of ‘middle’ monitors). Some other monitors also have quick launch panels as well you’ll note, and NOT all my panels are visible either; some are setup to only show when mouse pointer is over it (instead of hide when window covers) Panel on top-right display shows all open windows for any workspace, and time is UTC (not local)

You may see some eyes (panel widget) that follow the mouse-pointer, I do find that helpful when trying to find where my pointer is if. I’ve left it awhile (eg. left the room & returned later)

There is a gap between the top two monitors; I find that ‘helpful’ due to some resistance of the mouse when moved between those screens (mostly I’m going to top-left monitor from bottom left), and this gap give me about the correct amount of resistance but otherwise I don’t notice it.

Same setup with some windows can be seen via

If anyone is wondering why there are two different terminals running, they’re used for different purposes, and I find it helpful in quickly going to the correct one.

Is this pretty??? Nope…
I do find it functional though.

For those wondering why screens are setup this way; mostly its physical setup in the room & the five monitors (of seven) I’ve chosen to connect this box to. Not pretty, but its working for me. Higher monitors I usually use when standing, lower monitors are used when I’m sitting; I have a keyboard setup for sitting, standing & another behind for when I’m on an exercise bike too (usually I’m reading only from the bike so arrow keys mostly)

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Mine’s boringly default :stuck_out_tongue: I usually have a fullscreen window up over the desktop and don’t see the wallpaper often, but I like keeping it default to show off the OS to anyone that happens to see it.

This is generally how I do stuff:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JAWWS9EDqiY


Linux I’m used to no desktop with GNOME so it’s clean even on Ubuntu :stuck_out_tongue: I like Terminals having transparency (so they float as a transparent but useful part of a desktop OS) and do a slight 95% with ptyxis:

gsettings set 'org.gnome.Ptyxis.Profile:/org/gnome/Ptyxis/Profiles/'$PTYXIS_PROFILE'/' 'opacity' '0.95'

I’m just on an old laptop, not on a 50" wall-to-wall monitor. Still, here it is:

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Just a fun fact: the desktop background is the standard one from Lubuntu 18.10.
I liked it so much that carried it over to all later versions.

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End of year quiz - Guess the browser?

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GNOME Web, or epiphany-browser would be my guess.
( though I just installed that here, and its not using my WM theme; which yours appears to be using; our releases may differ so versions may differ )

Microsoft Edge? No, @tea-for-one would never do that to us!

I know…Safari!

Oh wait…seems equally improbable.

Ah, now I look more closely it is Firefox using a global GTK theme style.

Am I right, am I?

What’s my reward for being right?

Leftover turkey sandwiches?

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Oh, @rubi1200 , I like a bit of mischief but Safari & Microsoft Edge …???
As your answer included proprietary software, the committee have decided to award you with a new badge

A slap on the belly with a wet fish


Congratulations, you’ve won the star prize - an Inflatable Dartboard (inc. puncture repair kit)
Many hours of fun to be had

Now, the Traffic Light Window buttons were a lucky discovery.
I already use them with Ubuntu 24.04 and Gnome 46.
epiphany-browser needs gtk4, so I added a special gtk-4.0 folder to /home/user/.config

I found the folders two years ago here, but they are now different to the original folders and offer an egg shape traffic light rather than round.

I have the originals but I cannot add folders to pastebin.ubuntu.com
The folders contain 9 svg images + 2 files (gtk.css & settings.ini.)

I’m happy to share the folders but I don’t know how to do this easily.

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Hilarious! :smile:

I thought Firefox as well

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Hey everyone! Rate this thumbnail for a video I’m posting soon on YouTube! Any feedback or suggestions are welcome.

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LXQt Customization: From Boring to Amazing! [2026]

https://youtu.be/CWQQX2VISWQ

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A few notes about the video:

  • Video Quality: I apologize for the low resolution; my PC is quite old/weak and struggled with recording.

  • Control/Movement: You might notice some lag or slow navigation—I was using a touchpad instead of a mouse while recording.

I put a lot of effort into this setup, and I’d love to hear your feedback!"

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Using Ubuntu with a wallpaper I made… I like a clean desk

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