Lxpup is a version of puppy linux using the lxde desktop environment and is an updated descendent of loukitchous lxpup. It has been translated into various languages in the world and many derivative distributions. Osmo, puppy linuxs default calendaring tool, has been replaced in minisys linux by the lcal utility, and clicking on the internet icon launches the opera browser instead of seamonkey. May 12, 2017 installing icon themes system wide has its benefits. Aug 22, 2019 its small, zippy and eminently loveable. Puppy boots into a ramdisk and, unlike live cd distributions that have to keep pulling stuff off the cd, it loads into ram. You can easily change themes and wallpapers and there are several gtk themes, jwm themes, icon themes and wallpapers included.
Slacko puppy is built from the woof2 build system developed by barry kauler, the creator of puppy linux. If the theme is available as a dotpup, install it like you would with any dotpup. Puppy linux discussion forum view topic icon themes. Click menu button, click desktop desktop icon switcher and click zabuton. All themes posted on forum thread are now here too. One of the coolest things you can do to your linux desktop is tweaking it to suit you. Puppy linux vs slax detailed comparison as of 2020 slant. Whats different here is that puppy is extraordinarily small, yet quite fullfeatured. It loads into ram and runs from it making it faster than most linux distributions. It is compatible with the binary packages of slackware 14.
Browserlinux is a fast and small for surfing the web. While we recommend frugal or usb installations the choice is entirely yours. Linux newbie this linux forum is for members that are new to linux. Wet puppy wallpaper hey ppl, i found this site today where you can easily put together your puppy wallpaper with water reflection effect, its kinda fun, there was a forum topic mentioning it but it was like year since last. Based around promix89s excellent gpl darkshine icons, i have added the necessary icons to complete the dingo set. Most of graphics in this pages made by puppy linux book radio qcjn xkcd webcomic. Their themes are the default on several distros, and are popular with users. Numix is an icon theme by the numix project, a big player in linux theming. Literally, it can totally change the display flavor of your linux distros. If you have the user themes extension, you can select paper as your shell theme in tweak tool themes. Numix stands up to these expectations fairly well, but in my opinion lacks the subtle vibe you see with paper and papirus. If youre good at video publishing, help to create some sort of videos about puppy linux marketing, inspirational, educational, etc and upload it to common video sharing websites such as you tube. It features colourful icons with shadow gradients all enclosed in squareshaped containers with rounded corners. Numix circle has a huge icon count even sporting video game icons second only to faenza.
One key part of the tweaking process is to change your icon theme and you probably are going to want to do this as some distros ship some displeasing icon themes. Puppy linux was created by australian barry kauler in 2003. New and improved icons published about 3 years ago. Puppy linux provides users with a lightweight, installable live cd which strives to be easy to use. Puppy uses jwm as its window manager, an extremely lightweight tool and combined with rox filer makes for a snappy and extensible desktop. An operating system is the base software in your computer which is responsible for booting your computer and managing all the resources including, but not limited to, the hardware and peripherals, memory and programs. I am new to linux, having been a windows user since the days of 3. Puppy linux is a ultralightweight linux os for those who want to venture. It is very tiny with the iso size at around mb, even including most default apps like.
Installing a theme in puppy linux i am new to linux, having been a windows user since the days of 3. These are the current live links from which you can get slacko. Masalla theme supports a vast list of variations like ubuntu gnome, unity, cinnamon, kde, mate and so on. Inspired by jq8s excellent original theme for japanese puppy, i have added to the collection of available desktop icon themes for dingo with. Dec, 2019 one key part of the tweaking process is to change your icon theme and you probably are going to want to do this as some distros ship some displeasing icon themes. It was created in june 2003 by barry kauler, with the name based on his chihuahua named puppy below are some examples of the features included with puppy linux. Im not too bothered with the graphical part or themes or whatever, i just want the standard puppy to have certain applications already available to use when i boot it from a cd or usb drive. The puppy linux project produces a lightweight distribution which includes many graphical utilities in a small download. If you are good at arts, you can always contribute artworks background pictures, icons, icon themes, colour. Inspired by jq8s excellent original theme for japanese puppy, i have added to the collection of available desktop icon themes for dingo with darkfire. Theyve got guides, artwork and information on how to make linux look like windows xp, and lots more extensive linux desktop environment themes. Streamtuner, enhanced context menus desktop icons themes cursors terminal cl prompt, sfs editor. The latest version of slacko puppy linux has been released.
How to use themes and icons on various linux desktop. Woofy can remaster any puppy linux iso, using any version of puppy linux. Puppy linux discussion forum view topic icon themes exchange. However you decide to install or not puppy linux, we hope you enjoy using it for years to come. Each moka icon has been designed and optimized at every size to achieve the a pixelperfect look for your desktop. Slacko puppy linux is an operating system for your computer. Linux distro for netbooks puppy linux thegodfather2. I hope that by changing the theme my background will change and so will my icons and other things.
Installing icon themes system wide has its benefits. Windows filesystems supported are fat16, fat32 and ntfs. Iconika iconosaurora intrigue irokami japanpup jq8flat jq8flat0. Sep 16, 2014 regarded by many as the best looking icon theme on all of linux. Themes and icons for this guide were taken from the total xp conversion pack that b00merang makes.
Lxpup offers the openbox window manager, lxpanel panel manager and pcmanfm file manager. If youre looking to further convert linux over to windows xp, do check out their website. Heres a guide that explains a bit about the different parts that a puppy linux theme consists of. Apr 23, 2020 theme desktopenvironment windows 10 windows10 microsoft gtk3theme gtk2theme linux theme gnomeshelltheme cinnamontheme unitytheme xfcetheme tint2 openbox fluxbox gtktheme. I have not just come up here and decided to ask, i have been looking at previous posts and various help and faq sections and have been trying for about 4 hours. I wanted to make a customized puppy, with certain applications. Fortunately, the linux community provides a ton of themes that you can use to turn your linux desktop around and looking good. Drag the relevant file, which has executable permission, to the desktop from a roxfiler file manager window that is already open. Jun 01, 2011 woofy can remaster any puppy linux iso, using any version of puppy linux. Maybe you can make them change their mind by showing them how customizable linux is. Custom theming is a huge reason that sets linux apart from the rest. Here i will show you how to use themes and icons on the various linux desktop environment, before that you can check out a list of best gnome shell themes. This is one of the best vector graphics icon theme available.
Flatwoken is a derivative of awoken icon theme developed to be a complete set of icon themes for linux and android. I wanted to bring this modern icon theme to puppy linux. As the codename bionicpup suggests, this release is based on. Lxpupsc new version february posted by peebee on 3 feb 2018, 02. There is a choice of 2 iso images as well as an optional development sfs file. There is a choice of 2 iso images as well as an optional development sfs file image that contains compilers and development headers. The second version is called slacko, which is built upon the slackware binaries. How to make linux look like windows xp addictivetips. I currently have 2 pcs running, one with mint 7 and ubuntu and am not getting too much problems with them. Minisyss start menu sports a launcher panel, where all installed applications are grouped by section, making it easier to locate and launch the application. It is one of the linux distribution with a lot of useful applications although being small in size about 167. Linux generally has good, clean looks but the icons are sometimes. They have a theme, icons and even cursors to make your linux flatter then ever. If it is not in the man pages or the howtos this is the place.
Dec 07, 2019 puppy linux is one of the tiniest linux distros. There was one fix, by a couple of puppy forum members, to improve the usbdrive icon. How to install icon and themes dont get puzzled or put off by seeing that you have to download and install these themes and icons manually in your ubuntu or linux system. Some common linux filesystems that puppy supports are ext2, ext3, ext4, f2fs. These icons when packaged xz compressed are only 52kb. I dont know who originally created the pet, but heshe got hold of the original icon set created by lagadesk.
Puppy linux is an operating system and family of lightweight linux distributions that focus on ease of use and minimal memory footprint. Leta take a look at some ten awesome available for your. Puppy linux, easy linux, containers, quirky, french, easyos, polish, portugese, spanish, german, barry kauler easy is a new paradigm for a linux distribution, a blend of the best ideas from puppy and quirky, and a fundamental rethink of the security, maintainability and easeofuse. There are lots of best icon and themes out there, which can be used to completely change the outlook display of the linux files, icons, window manager, and much more. Its one of the ways users can take a desktop and make it their own. To do this, well be using the b00merang xp icon theme. Raspup puppy linux is an operating system for raspberry pi computers. The first is an ubuntu based release called tahrpup, by using this version the user is able to take advantage of all software and support from ubuntu. Very small and can run from a usb drive, cd, sd card, and other types of media runs entirely in ram. My question here is regarding the installation of themes in puppy linux.
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