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There are many desktop environments in linux. Most prominent would be: KDE Trinity - KDE fork (response to KDE 4.0 dissatisfaction) Gnome MATE - Gnome fork (response to Gnome 3.0 dissatisfaction) Cinnamon - Gnome fork (response to Gnome 3.0 dissatisfaction) Unity - Ubuntu's desktop environment (built on top of Gnome 3.0) XFCE LXDE There are many more. Also, there are window managers that have comparable functionality (ex. Enlightenment)
There are two main variants; the desktop and server editions. There are also other projects that use the Ubuntu base to provide other features or services:Ubuntu Education Edition - Formerly known as Edubuntu, is targeted at schools and children.Kubuntu - Uses KDE instead of GNOME as its desktop environment.Xubuntu - Uses Xfce instead of GNOME as its desktop environment.Gobuntu - Removes all proprietary software and firmware from the distribution.
there are too many Gnome, unity, kde, ....
There are many different virtual desktop pet downloads. Both Microsoft and Apple have their own applications stores where downloading virtual desktop pets is possible. There are also many online sites where desktop pets can be downloaded.
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Xfce is a GTK+ based desktop environment for Linux. It is similar in many respects to GNOME, but is designed to use less RAM.
The most often used X Window (graphical) desktop environments are KDE and GNOME. There are many others.
by default 4 and can be upgraded upto 36..
I don't know about GNOME 2.32 specifically, but Debian Stable (At least until Wheezy becomes Stable.) still uses GNOME 2. If you want to remain using a GNOME 2-like interface on a current-version Linux distribution, I recommend MATE. MATE is a fork of GNOME 2, pretty much exists because GNOME 3 is too far a departure from GNOME 2 for many people.
Right-click on the desktop and click on "Change desktop background". Go to the Themes tab and click on the desired theme (there are many).
There is no one-size-fits-all answer to this question. More appropriate questions would be: How do I use my computer on a daily basis? How do I use it for recreation? Even those questions are tough to answer. First, which variation of Linux are you using? Red Hat? Debian? Ubuntu? Or perhaps you want to mix your own? Each one of the Linux variations has different desktops available to it. Once you decide on a variation (or "flavor"), then you can ask the above two questions about daily basis and recreation. I use Ubuntu (Debian) so my answer will be about desktops in that flavor. The Unity desktop seems to be touch-screen oriented, buttons on one side. Gnome has been the standard for several years, now with 2 variations: Gnome Shell, which reflects the old Gnome desktop, and Gnome 3, also known as redesigned Gnome. XFCE is a very basic but still very good desktop, lightweight, not too many "bells and whistles," but it gets the job done. MATE (pronounced mah-TAY) is a newcomer, it's very much like the Gnome standard desktop. (I use the MATE desktop on my primary machine, XFCE on my other one.) The KDE desktop has been around probably as long or longer than Gnome. It's very good, and easy to use and maintain. You can download the various desktops that are available within your Linux variation and test drive them. This can get tricky; I suggest using a non-production computer that you can wipe and reinstall the OS if need be.
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