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Okay I've done it for you lad, here it is https://www.opendesktop.org/p/1305045/.
My first ever submission to opendesktop.org, thanks for making me do it. ;)
You're not going to find a single distro that has a "flat design". That would be a theme. Look at opendesktop.org and find a KDE/Gnome/XFCE theme that you like and use that. Pick a distro that has whatever one you choose as the default.
The distro does not define the theme. You can make any distro look like anything you want IF you install the right themes on the right desktop. If you've never used Linux before, look for something Ubuntu-based as they have a large user base and will have a large range of packages for you to install, then customize the look with extensions (Gnome), Widgets (Plasma) or other theme elements. Find a good icon and cursor theme, switch fonts if you choose.
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Make it your own. That's what Linux is all about.
- OS: LinuxMint KDE 17.1
- Window Decorations: Dynamo
- Desktop theme: kElementary
- Splash Screen: kde5
- GTK: Mint-X
- Icons: Compass
I used the Panels collection, to setup the panel layout. It is based on the "chakra inspired panel". Made some modifications to make it slick and more usable.
I remember running across that on opendesktop.org and being intrigued. Maybe I should look back into it. I wasn't thinking about it as platinum-like at the time. Thanks for the suggestion
I am really happy for this subreddit and Iam looking forward to post here.
Maybe som other domain could be: opendesktop.org since many people get their icon-packs and themes from there.
This is true, but it can be quite different depending on what platform you use to share your work. OpenDesktop.org, for instance, is a mess full of trolls and idiots with little to no intention to cooperate, only plain useless criticism. My experience on github/gitlab is much better, on the other hand.
It takes a little bit extra to make it like mint, so here's what I do:
Start by installing cinnamon just by putting sudo apt install cinnamon-core into the terminal. Then go to the Mint Repository here: http://packages.linuxmint.com/list.php?release=Ulyana
Then you need to download and install the .deb files in this order:
1.) linuxmint-keyring
2.) mint-x-icons
3.) mint-y-icons
4.) mint-backgrounds-ulyana
5.) mint-themes
6.) mint-artwork
These will give the same look and sounds as mint. Go ahead and restart, then log into cinnamon and things should look a lot familiar, but it's all still Pop_OS. All the functionality and features of pop are still there, including Nvidia support. The only things missing/broken is the cursor customization for some reason (I just installed a custom one from opendesktop.org and it works just fine), and some missing features exclusive to mint like the update manager and driver manager, but Pop handles that all through the Pop Shop. Hope this helped!
They might already have a packages with a RHEL theme. They have wallpaper, DE themes, Plymouth themes, etc. There is also Gnome-look.org and KDE-look.org for specific desktops, but they are just subsets of the OpenDesktop site.
>Moka
+1 for Moka. I've been using it since I saw it in a screenshot on opendesktop.org and it's quickly become my favorite. Before that I was using Elementary icons, which are still pretty nice to look at.
Odds are it's been removed because it has no download options. As far as I understand opendesktop.org / store.kde.org is where "Get new stuff from internet" buttons pull their content from, so having no downloads rendered this entry broken.
One thing you're going to notice is that Linux is ALL about choice. Don't like the icons? Change them...easily (it's 2 clicks in KDE to change the icon theme). Want this overall theme but different window borders? Simple.
Windows has some of these things, but not all of them; and definitely not as easily as Linux.
Opendesktop.org is a great collection of themes and customizations that you do for the different desktops available. If you want truly minimal, look into Window Managers (Openbox, Fluxbox, i3, etc) instead of Desktop Environments (KDE/Plasma, Gnome, XFCE, etc).
I am not recommending it to a brand new user as a distro, but the Arch Wiki is a fantastic resource on how to customize various things, or how to troubleshoot other errors.
If you don't want to go through the trouble of using tails for normal every day browsing use selektor. I have my about:config on firefox configured for maximum privacy and security and use selektor for everyday browsing. If I am ordering from a darknet market I use whonix.
https://www.dazzleships.net/selektor-for-linux/ (also available on windows)
I love this program because it's like a free vpn but better because you don't have to worry about a vpn spying on you. You can also select the fastest route of nodes it's one of my favorite apps ever. Also, you can configure it traffic exits through a proxy that way it's not a pain in the ass to browse the clear web.
This is an about:config profile for firefox that you should use, or something similar.
https://www.ghacks.net/overview-firefox-aboutconfig-security-privacy-preferences/
If you use linux, this site is amazing for getting security and privacy tools
If there is anything thrid party that I need to use I always first check to see if there is an alternative available on a site like https://opendesktop.org or gitlab. If there is no solution I load it up in a whonix vm or at the very least I never install it without routing all traffic through tor or a vpn first, which I do anyways 100 percent of the time. You have to learn to compile from source a lot of those of programs but it's actually fairly easy.