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Christmas comes to your desktop

  • 02-12-2020 1:32pm
    #1
    Tom Dunne
    Registered Users Posts: 23,212 ✭✭✭✭


    Acting not like a middle-aged man, but a wide-eyed 7 year old with Admin powers, I downloaded and installed xdecorations for my Ubuntu machine.

    Great fun.....for about 10 minutes. It also does Halloween decorations for next year.

    Details on how to install it here: https://www.linuxlinks.com/linux-candy-xdecorations-holiday-lights/

    Nothing will compete with xsnow for sheer nostalgia, though.

    Any more out there that I need to be made aware of?


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  • #2
    Johnboy1951
    Registered Users Posts: 13,985 ✭✭✭✭Johnboy1951


    @Tom Dunne

    EDIT:


    Something like this?

    The latest version of Xsnow! :D


    xsnow2.png

    .


  • #3
    Tom Dunne
    Registered Users Posts: 23,212 ✭✭✭✭Tom Dunne


    Yes, that looks good. Certainly an improvement from when it was first released.


  • #4
    Worztron
    Registered Users Posts: 8,663 ✭✭✭Worztron


    Tom Dunne wrote: »
    Acting not like a middle-aged man, but a wide-eyed 7 year old with Admin powers, I downloaded and installed xdecorations for my Ubuntu machine.

    Great fun.....for about 10 minutes. It also does Halloween decorations for next year.

    Details on how to install it here: https://www.linuxlinks.com/linux-candy-xdecorations-holiday-lights/

    Nothing will compete with xsnow for sheer nostalgia, though.

    Any more out there that I need to be made aware of?

    I recall this old video by gotbletu on xsnow:

    Mitch Hedberg: "Rice is great if you're really hungry and want to eat two thousand of something."



  • #5
    Johnboy1951
    Registered Users Posts: 13,985 ✭✭✭✭Johnboy1951


    Ah some of us prefer a GUI for easy management of options :D
    (click image for full size)

    xsnow.png


  • #6
    Tom Dunne
    Registered Users Posts: 23,212 ✭✭✭✭Tom Dunne


    Johnboy1951 wrote: »
    Ah some of us prefer a GUI for easy management of options :D
    (click image for full size)

    xsnow.png

    Pffffft. N00b.

    Why, back in my day, we adjusted snowfall rates with punchcards and DIP switches.


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  • #7
    niallb
    Registered Users Posts: 2,715 ✭✭✭niallb


    DIP switches?
    Yez were spoiled.

    We had to get at recessed jumpers with a needle nosed pliers if we wanted a white Christmas


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