diff --git a/appearance.el b/appearance.el
index 4c950d1..a1c315e 100644
--- a/appearance.el
+++ b/appearance.el
@@ -26,10 +26,9 @@
 ;; Highlight current line globally
 (global-hl-line-mode t)
 
-;; Customize line numbers when running in a console
-(unless window-system
-  (setq linum+-smart-format "%%%dd ")
-  (setq linum+-dynamic-format "%%%dd "))
+;; Customize line numbers
+(setq linum+-smart-format " %%%dd ")
+(setq linum+-dynamic-format " %%%dd ")
 
 ;; meaningful names for buffers with the same name
 (require 'uniquify)
diff --git a/custom-variables.el b/custom-variables.el
index c939639..9a13c52 100644
--- a/custom-variables.el
+++ b/custom-variables.el
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
  '(fci-handle-truncate-lines nil)
  '(fci-rule-width 1)
  '(fill-column 78)
- '(fringe-mode (quote (4 . 4)) nil (fringe))
+ '(fringe-mode 0 nil (fringe))
  '(global-auto-revert-mode t)
  '(global-undo-tree-mode t)
  '(history-length 500)
diff --git a/packages.el b/packages.el
index fba3c1e..5b5f3ee 100644
--- a/packages.el
+++ b/packages.el
@@ -168,8 +168,8 @@
   (require 'undo-tree)
 
   ;; Load Linum+
-  (unless window-system
-    (require 'linum+))
+  (when (require 'linum+ nil 'noerror)
+    (setq linum-format 'dynamic))
 
   ;; Load full-ack
   (require 'full-ack)