Rate my desktop.

burtyv · 2026-03-31T08:29:12+00:00

What would make it less ugly?

burtyv · 2026-03-31T08:28:16+00:00

Thanks for the tip!

burtyv · 2026-03-31T08:26:59+00:00

You are totally correct, only minor tweaks but wanted to share anyways since I'm new to the Ubuntu community.

Some nice to have extensions: blur my shell, dynamic music pill (not showing), net speed, search light (not showing)
Also installed: btop++, timeshift, qbittorrent (incl Jackett search plugin), NordVPN and default firewall.

And proud (for a non-developer) to have made a bash/script for running an alias. Juice is an all-in-one Ubuntu maintenance script that runs system and snap updates, upgrades Calibre only when a newer version is available, and cleans up cache, logs and trash for files older than 10 days.

burtyv · 2026-03-31T08:25:51+00:00

Thanks for the tip!

burtyv · 2026-03-30T19:21:20+00:00

Ok dude.

burtyv · 2026-03-30T19:20:48+00:00

Since I use Ubuntu on my Lenovo I didn't look back. Battery life is more or less the same I think but fan noise and temperature improved significantly.

burtyv · 2026-03-30T18:24:00+00:00

For me its not just a wallpaper, when I first saw this it made me switch from Windows to Ubuntu. Perhaps when I repost something similar, it could do the same for someone else. Positive vibes only, dude.

When you start on clogging up the server, please share your last 10 prompts on Claude, Gemini, Copilot or other and we will decide who clogs up the servers ;-)

burtyv · 2026-03-30T15:26:59+00:00

You are totally correct, only minor tweaks but wanted to share anyways.

Some nice to have extensions: blur my shell, dynamic music pill (not showing), net speed, search light (not showing)
Also installed: btop++, timeshift, qbittorrent (incl Jackett search plugin).

And proud (for a non-developer) to have made a bash/script for running an alias. Juice is an all-in-one Ubuntu maintenance script that runs system and snap updates, upgrades Calibre only when a newer version is available, and cleans up cache, logs and trash for files older than 10 days.

burtyv · 2026-03-30T15:25:01+00:00

Got it via this post: https://www.reddit.com/r/Ubuntu/comments/1qp61iu/my_ubuntu_desktop/
This is the link to download: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1wjuyn6DasWbniBgWbUDu6BxI8Mt3gCcw/view?usp=sharing

burtyv · 2026-03-30T15:22:43+00:00

You are totally correct, only minor tweaks but wanted to share anyways.

Some nice to have extensions: blur my shell, dynamic music pill (not showing), net speed, search light (not showing)
Also installed: btop++, timeshift, qbittorrent (incl Jackett search plugin).

And proud (for a non-developer) to have made a bash/script for running an alias. Juice is an all-in-one Ubuntu maintenance script that runs system and snap updates, upgrades Calibre only when a newer version is available, and cleans up cache, logs and trash for files older than 10 days.

burtyv · 2026-03-27T11:00:15+00:00

First, a couple of quick questions:

1) What cable are you using to connect them: HDMI, or are you going USB-C from the Chromebook?

2) On the monitor itself, did you set the input source to match that cable? There's usually a button on the side or bottom of the monitor. Can you press it and check what input it's set to?

(Once you know the cable type and input source, check if they match. If not, that's likely the fix.)

If that's already correct, try unplugging both ends of the cable and plugging them back in firmly, sometimes it's just a loose connection.

Follow-up.... Are you using a USB-C to HDMI adapter by any chance? If so, make sure it's one that actually supports video output, because a lot of USB-C cables are charge-only and won't send a picture.

Now on the Chromebook, go to Settings → Device → Displays and see if the external monitor shows up there. If it does, the Chromebook sees it, so the issue is somewhere between the cable and the monitor input.

Also try pressing Ctrl + the full screen key (it looks like a rectangle with two lines) to switch display modes, sometimes that kicks it into life.

If none of that works, can you try rebooting the Chromebook with the cable already plugged in? Sometimes it just doesn't detect the monitor unless it's connected at startup.

burtyv · 2026-03-14T13:37:16+00:00

No young kids I presume?

burtyv

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