compiz
Misc MATE tweaks. Switching on the battery icon and using Compiz for window management.
Power management settings. How to enable the battery icon on the Linux Mint 13 MATE desktop. This is found under the Screensaver->Power management settings. I enabled the Compiz featureset by installing the compizconfig-settings-manager package and typing compiz –replace &exit in a terminal window to replace the existing window manager in MATE with the Compiz decorator. … Read more
New plugin for Compiz allows moving the Unity dock to the bottom.
This plugin for Compiz allows you to move the Unity launcher to the bottom of the screen, which makes more sense on a widescreen monitor, which comprises the majority of all computers around the world that will be using the Unity desktop. More information here: http://www.webupd8.org/2011/10/how-to-move-unity-launcher-to-bottom-of.html. Why does Unity not have this feature by default? … Read more
A new look at the Ubuntu Unity desktop. Some new features.
I will admit that I have dumped on the Unity desktop in the past, and most of the flak it has copped has been well deserved. I thought I would take a look at the latest features that the developers have put into the Unity desktop. I am looking at the Ubuntu 12.04 desktop with … Read more
Linux help e-books. Some very good resources for the Linux user.
http://www.securitronlinux.com/linux/lc/ This is a library of PDF files that will help new users of Linux set up their system and get to grips with the command line and Linux software. I uploaded these a while ago and I thought I would post about them again to alert my visitors that they are available. They are … Read more