Pour avoir un bureau actif, avec la console en transparence, l'utilisation CPU, ... essayer :

• torsmo (System monitor that sits in the corner of your desktop),
• gkrellm avec le thème Glass pour la transparence,
• gdesklets (gDesklets provides an advanced architecture for desktop applets tiny displays sitting on your desktop in a symbiotic relationship of eye candy and usefulness.Populate your desktop with status meters, icon bars, weather sensors, news tickers... whatever you can imagine! Virtually anything is possible and maybe even available some day) qui nécessite presque 200 Mo de librairies Gnome.