Linux Mint isn’t chasing touch interfaces, rethinking the way we use the desktop, or enacting any other grand experiment. It’s just a polished, modern Linux desktop system—and that’s why people love ...

Eeetiger is a light weight Linux distribution that’s been customized to run on the Asus Eee PC. Eeetiger is based on Puppy Linux, or TigerPup to be more precise. Puppy is a Linux distro with a small ...

Linux users: You can configure Compiz Fusion to embed a terminal in the desktop. The last time we covered this process you needed to install Devilspie and create a ...

By contrast, Compiz Fusion is nothing more than a me-too attempt to make Linux look prettier than it really is. And don't get me started on the whole 3D cube thingy. Just load up the first half of the ...

Given the rapid pace of software development in the Linux world, it is inevitable that some topics that are bleeding-edge as this book goes into production will be mainstream technology by the time ...

CompComm, a compositing window manager for Linux based on both Compiz Extras and Beryl, has officially been renamed Compiz Fusion. The name was chosen by a quorum of prominent CompComm community ...

I've been using Compiz as my window manager of choice for years (since Beryl). The reason was primarily the features it had, like switching workspaces with mousewheel (Cube plugin), positioning ...

As much as I love the 3D Compiz/Cgwd, there is one thing I can do without: Wobbly menus. When you pull down or pop-up a wobbly menu, hitting the right menu selection is like target practice. It's even ...