Summary
XDecorations is pure candy. With the world facing a lockdown Christmas, we need everything we can to liven up our surroundings. XDecorations helps, if only in a very minor way.
And don’t fret there’s a long way to go before Xmas. Start with the candy for Autumn, move on to Halloween, and then migrate to the Xmas decorations.
XDecorations has tons of options, so you can create your perfect animated desktop.
Website: github.com/KeithDHedger/XDecorations
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Developer: Keith Hedger
License: GNU General Public License v3.0
XDecorations is written in C++. Learn C++ with our recommended free books and free tutorials.
Pages in this article:
Page 1 – Introduction / Installation
Page 2 – In Operation
Page 3 – Summary
Complete list of articles in this series:
| Linux Candy | |
|---|---|
| WallGen | Generate HQ poly wallpapers with a few arguments. |
| ASCIIQuarium | Embrace marine life from the terminal with beautiful ASCII art |
| ponysay | cowsay reimplemention for ponies |
| cacafire | Color ASCII fire |
| Ternimal | Animated lifeform in the terminal |
| lolcat | Rainbows and unicorns |
| CMatrix | ncurses program that simulates the display from “The Matrix” |
| nyancat | Terminal-based Pop Tart Cat Animation |
| xcowsay | Displays a cow on your desktop with message |
| tetris | Tile-matching puzzle video game in your terminal |
| Steam Locomotive | C program written in 295 lines. It's harmless fun |
| gti | Typo-based curio inspired by Steam Locomotive |
| oneko | Animal chasing fun |
| Boxes | Command line ASCII boxes |
| Buoh | Online strips comics reader |
| pipes.sh | Animated pipes terminal screensaver |
| Variety | Wallpaper manager supporting many desktops and wallpaper sources |
| eDEX-UI | Sci-fi computer terminal emulator and system monitor |
| XDecorations | Add some festive cheer to your desktop |
| Evolvotron | Interactive generative art |
| Hollywood | Fill your console with Hollywood melodrama technobabble |
| Pywal | Generate color schemes on the fly |
| XScreenSaver | Framework and collection of screensavers |
| chucknorris | Chuck Norris jokes in your terminal |
| BobRossQuotes | Collection of quotes from Bob Ross |
| WallpaperDownloader | Download, change, and manage wallpapers |
| cornyjokes | Corny jokes for the terminal |