Hello guys , um kinda new to kali but not to linux , Kali is great but UI really matters to me so it took me some time to reach a nice UI at the end without compiz and without gnome3 grid look , here's the tips :
Assumptions
1- U have kali 1.1.0a [the last release at the posting time]
2- U already followed these tips here (except for the graphics card drives , as they are very outdated and may crash the UI )
http://www.blackmoreops.com/2014/03/...ng-kali-linux/
3- U know how to install a theme (if u don't it won't affect the transparent terminal , or u can just ask
)
4- U like my own desktop , it's the final product anyway so I hope u like it
,
here's it :
Screenshot from 2015-04-15 21:16:32.jpg
and here's how my theme looks
Screenshot from 2015-04-15 21:17:37.jpg
so now let's do it,
1-check if u have already screenlets via
if it's not installed (ie: command not found) then
install screenlets (screenlets are like gadgets or widgets , google them to know more )
Code:
sudo apt-get install screenlets-pack-all
or u might even try
Code:
sudo apt-get install screenlets
once installed u can start it from the terminal as above , it should show a screen like this :
Screenshot from 2015-04-15 21:29:29.jpg
note dont' start it as root , it doesn't normally give you any feature while being root except for installing new screenlets ,
2- download the transparent terminal screenlet from gnome-look here :
http://gnome-look.org/content/show.p...?content=74844
(recommended to place it in a folder with sufficient permissions (be fast and do it in ur home
) ,
3- open screenlets again by
click install , then ok , choose the .tar.gz file u just downloaded (and don't decompress it ) ,
installed ?
fine , it should tell you that u successfully installed it , in the search bar in screenlets window , type terminal
it should show you this :
Screenshot from 2015-04-15 21:44:45.jpg
4 - Fine u are almost done , now you need to install cinammon desktop because for unknown reasons the terminal screenlet doesn't work with gnome-fallback , I don't know why but I needed to install cinnamon any way to make the overall look better ,
ty
Code:
apt-get install kali-defaults kali-root-login desktop-base cinnamon
once done logout and relogin but choose the desktop to be cinnamon 2D from the login window ,
5 -If u are cinnamon now , then it's the final step to get ur transparent terminal .
open screenlets again select the terminal screenlet as and now click from the left menu these two options :
auto-start at login and start
it should show u a stupid black terminal , that's fine , and the last step will do the magic .
6- right click that black terminal , properties , options , then select these values :
sizing tab
select ur preferred size and 0 for the borders
options tab
select :
transparent screenlet , amount 1.00
transparent terminal , amount 0.10
screenlet tab
-adjust the x , y positions , scale as u like ,
- opacity about 0.80
mark the following as active :
-stick to desktop
-treat as widget
-keep below
-draw button controls
-skip pager
-skip taskbar
-resize in mouse scroll
and deactivate the other options ,
close and u are all set , enjoy the transparency ![Smile](images/smilies/smile.png)
finally , get a beautiful theme from gnome-look.org ,
for me I like this :
http://gnome-look.org/content/show.p...content=160222
get a great icon theme from here :
https://github.com/numixproject/numix-icon-theme-circle
that's all , congrats a good looking kali : )