If you combine the Xfce desktop with the Compiz compositing window manager, you get a desktop with a bit more panache than if you were to use Xfce alone. Compiz helps to turn Xfce into something akin ...

Click to viewLinux users: Not only can desktop decorator Compiz Fusion add eye candy to your system that leaves Windows and Mac users drooling on their keyboards, it can seriously boost your ...

Miss glossy, playful UI? These GNOME extensions add 3D flair and fun effects in minutes, no theme overhaul required.

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 ...

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 ...

HowtoForge – This tutorial shows how you can enable Compiz Fusion on an Ubuntu 9.10 (Karmic Koala) desktop (the system must have a 3D-capable graphics card – I’m using an NVIDIA GeForce FX 5200 here).

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 ...

Ubuntu 7.10 (Gutsy Gibbon) Tribe 2—the second official Gutsy pre-release—was released last week. ISOs for the graphical Live CD installer are available for download for x86 and AMD64 systems and the ...

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 ...