Re: gnome-list Digest, Vol 69, Issue 3 Item 1

[Desmond Armstrong <desmond armstrong gmail com>]

>    1. Ubuntu Desktop (Bob Bond)
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> I wonder if anyone can help me? I am new to Ubuntu/Gnome and I'm 
> struggling to do something that I suspect is very simple.
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> My standard distribution of Ubuntu has Gnome included and the desktop 
> appears as attached.
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> However, I would prefer a much cleaner desktop, more akin to Mac OS X. I 
> have seen desktops that look like the attached (Gnome-Desktop) but cant 
> find a way to create that look.
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You should look at some of the other flavours of Linux. One that springs 
to mind is:-
gos  
http://www.thinkgos.com

and there are other flavours as well.
This one is a rather clean gnome desktop, and rather apple like. It is 
also based on Ubuntu.