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heimdal

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Registered: 2009-06-25

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[Solved]Desktop Ideas

I currently run (Stadard X11) Openbox with thunar, conky, and nitrogen. I was wondering as to what I could use to produce a Desktop, so that I could have icons. Any ideas, I don't want GNOME or KDE, I just want the DESKTOP, if I recall correctly nautius(sp?) does provide it, but I would like to keep my Thunar. So all I need is something to act as a layer to provide me with a desktop to place icons on.

Last edited by heimdal (2009-07-29 22:16:46)

Inxsible

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From: Chicago

Registered: 2008-06-09

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Re: [Solved]Desktop Ideas

pcmanfm does it. it is also a file manager, but you can simply use it for desktop icons and keep using thunar for file management.

Of course there is also iDesk.

Last edited by Inxsible (2009-07-29 21:12:12)

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brisbin33

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Re: [Solved]Desktop Ideas

http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Ope … ktop_Icons

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heimdal

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Registered: 2009-06-25

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Re: [Solved]Desktop Ideas

So after installing PCmanFM and making sure FAM/HAL was running... and I ran PCmanFM.. now what?

heimdal

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Registered: 2009-06-25

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Re: [Solved]Desktop Ideas

Nevermind, I got it