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Posted by: chesman

ok, well i know that ucan pick the gnome gui with redhat 9.
but it still looks like the redhat default gui, with the redhat button for the start menu and everything. i thought it was like in everyones screenshots with the nice smooth taskbars, and the cool bars on the top, and the start button is the gnome foot thing.


how do i make my linux like that?


Posted by: ADZ

I'd too like to know...I guess you can DL skins or something from the internet.


Posted by: Shakie

You need to do a search on google.com/linux for an app called SuperKaramba. It uses themes (actually just small scripts) to give you those cool toolbars and customization. I used it when I was running Mandrake 9.2. It's really good stuff and easy to use.


Posted by: ESmandrake

I don't think Karamba will give chesman what he's looking for. Red Hat have made extensive modifications to the look of both Gnome and KDE in their distro, the desktop is based on Gnome but apps from either Gnome or KDE will look more or less the same. If you want a 'normal' looking Gnome you can either install Ximian Desktop (they don't fool around with the look and feel as much), or restore Red Hat's version to a more stock look. A google search should turn up instructions on returning to the stock look, it's mostly icons and other graphics, plus the GTK and Metacity themes. Hope this helps.

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Steve


Posted by: Lostman

Superkaramba only works with KDE. Gnome has it's own proggy, just can't remember the name of it. Checkout [url]www.justlinux.com[/url] (or .org). They have a whole sub forum for this stuff.


Posted by: ESmandrake

gDesklets is the Gnome equivelent of [Super]Karamba, but it won't do anything to change the look of the Gnome panels and menus. It does add some spiffy looking monitors and tools to the desktop though.

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Steve


Posted by: Lostman

That's the one.


Posted by: chesman

ok, i installed the weather one, and well it jujst siad it instaled correctly, never told me where it went, so how do i run it?