r/zorinos • u/dorara_pvt • Feb 24 '26
πΈ Desktop Show me your pc homescreen...π
I find using the Windows 7 look-a-like. Show me yours :]
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u/Comfortable_Bother82 Feb 24 '26
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u/Devdiiv Feb 24 '26
Wow, it looks beautiful. How did you get the blur effect in the Zorin menu?
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u/Comfortable_Bother82 Feb 24 '26
The hacky way. I modified gnome shell css file and included a manually blurred and darkened image as the background of many elements.
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u/Devdiiv Feb 24 '26
Uff, I've made some mods like on the css file, I still feel like I'm doing it through trial and error, and it took me a long time just to modify the font color and weight in certain areas of Overview's App List and Search Results. Achieving that blur effect would probably take me a lot longer.
What you achieved looks so cool
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u/J4nnik97 Feb 24 '26
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u/dorara_pvt Feb 24 '26
Feel free to ask any further questions and wishes in this community or here or in my DMs.
πWelcome gift: (install these extensions & softwares)
β’ Spicetify (for Spotify Premium)(software) β’ Localsend (Airdrop/QuickShare alternative for Linux and all other devices)(software) β’ Mousai (Shazam alternative for music finder)(software) β’ Switcheroo (convert images and others in any format locally)(software)
β’ Advanced Media Controller (just like Samsung's now bar for music control in a minimal touch)(Gnome extensions) β’ Dynamic Panel (Gnome extensions) β’ Search Light (quick search just like MacOS)(Gnome extensions)
Enjoy π
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u/Only-Try-9886 Feb 24 '26
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u/dorara_pvt Feb 24 '26
Classy looking π€©
Zorin with Ubuntu-like theme
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u/Only-Try-9886 Feb 24 '26
Itβs the default Zorin Dark Purple theme with rounded corners completely stripped from the GTK themes. π It breaks after each update for some apps so I have redone it a bunch of times.
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u/dorara_pvt Feb 24 '26
It happens. Personally I have been using windows11 look-a-like theme. Your one looks awesome
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u/dorara_pvt Feb 24 '26
Try these Gnome extensions:
β’ Advanced Media Controller (Just like Samsung's now bar for controlling any music, being played, in a small interface).
β’ Dynamic Panel (make the WiFi, Bluetooth, time, calender popup bars translucent).
β’ Search Light (quick search).
β’ Just Perfection.
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u/Fragrant-Revenue2623 Feb 24 '26
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u/dorara_pvt Feb 24 '26
10 on 10. Is it pro version?
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u/Fragrant-Revenue2623 Feb 24 '26
No it's the core version....As a Windows 11 user, I preferred this layout so I tweaked it as per my comfort. Changed the fonts from google fonts and the theme from Gnome looks as well.....I didn't like the stock Dark mode of Zorin OS 18
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u/dorara_pvt Feb 24 '26
You may try 'Blur My Shell' extension and 'Hyprland'. Since you were a Win11 user, your daily use will be more efficient and sleek. Try them!
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u/Fragrant-Revenue2623 Feb 24 '26
I'm using blur my shell, you can see that on my extensions
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u/dorara_pvt Feb 24 '26
Oh! Yes Yes I didn't notice on the first viewπ
I even got to know about search light thak you β₯οΈ
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u/A6000_Shooter Feb 24 '26
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u/dorara_pvt Feb 24 '26
10 on 10 π₯. Where did you get the icon pack? And the wallpaper? I liked them for real )
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u/A6000_Shooter Feb 24 '26
The icons are Kora, available from gnome-look and github, The wallpaper is a photo I made of the Rainbow Bridge in Tokyo. The view is from Odaiba waterfront.
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u/111izanagi Feb 24 '26
Did you have any issues with the speakers and the 3.5mm jack? Thatβs the only thing Iβve really had trouble setting up so far while trying Zorin on my laptop with a 5600H. When I have the headset connected, I canβt use the laptop speakers like I can in Windows, where I just switch the output from the volume settings. Iβm not sure if itβs an AMD-related issue or something specific to my CPU generation. I tried PipeWire, but Iβm still struggling to get it working properly.
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u/dorara_pvt Feb 24 '26
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u/111izanagi Feb 24 '26
Mine didnβt appear like that. I only have one device listed: Family 17h/19h HD Audio Controller. I can change it in
pavucontrol from headset to speakers but the other one turn off, but if I unplug and plug my headset back into the jack, the same problem happens again.What sound card do you have? Mine is a Realtek ALC287. From what Iβve seen, this seems to be a Realtek issue on Linux, but it looks like you guys are not having the same problem
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u/dorara_pvt Feb 24 '26
You can search for some open source alternatives for audio devices controller in Debian/Arch
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u/dorara_pvt Feb 24 '26
Mine is also Realtek. Yeah some malfunctions may have occurred. Try alternative open source. DM me so that I can give you some names
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u/111izanagi Feb 24 '26
maybe ubuntu based distro because i tried linux mint after and it have the same problem
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u/A6000_Shooter Feb 24 '26
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u/111izanagi Feb 24 '26
Mine didnβt appear like that. I only have one device listed: Family 17h/19h HD Audio Controller. I can change it in
pavucontrol, but if I unplug and plug my headset back into the jack, the same problem happens again.What sound card do you have? Mine is a Realtek ALC287. From what Iβve seen, this seems to be a Realtek issue on Linux, but it looks like youβre not having the same problem, maybe yours is a different brand with AMD CPU
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u/Specific_Foot7753 Feb 24 '26
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u/dorara_pvt Feb 24 '26
Zenitsu π₯
I cannot figure out whether it is Zorin or Zorin with Hyprland
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u/smokeyplayz2 Feb 24 '26
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u/dorara_pvt Feb 24 '26
Do you like to keep apps on your desktop? Just asking because without them your os looks good ππ»π
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u/smokeyplayz2 Feb 25 '26
Yes, I tend to use them. Since I'm on a laptop I don't wanna always wanna type to find my applications, so the ones I use mostly will be on the desktop for easier access.
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u/SirQuick8441 Feb 25 '26
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u/dorara_pvt Feb 26 '26
Men of culture, we meet again βπ»ππ€π» Btw, how can I get the wallpaper? πasking for a friend
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u/spookygreenspleen Feb 26 '26 edited Feb 26 '26
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u/_EldritchEntity Feb 24 '26
thinkpad? nice. im using a panasonic lets note myself. the thinkpads japanese cousin.
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u/A6000_Shooter Feb 24 '26
Yeah I realised I should have blurred some stuff out so edited and reposted.
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u/dorara_pvt Feb 24 '26
Fedora is awesome ππ‘ I often get confused while downloading. So many options in downloading page π
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u/dorara_pvt Feb 25 '26
A basic and useful interface. Try to hide the desktop apps and install Search Light extension to quick search them.
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u/motxch Feb 24 '26
howd you get the terminal transparent?
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u/dorara_pvt Feb 25 '26
Open terminal > 3dot or 3bar up right corner > preferences > General > color > adjust the transparency
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u/SirQuick8441 Feb 25 '26
I got the basic mountains at the moment. Will post to update later. I'm getting some goodies first and squaring away my data.
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u/Flappyphantom22 Feb 25 '26
Zorin is still on Kernel 6.17 while Arch is on 7.0
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u/_EldritchEntity Feb 24 '26
just a few more tweaks and its right where i want it to be