If you want to track Xgl & Compiz CVS, add the following lines to /etc/apt/sources.list deb http://www.beerorkid.com/compiz/ dapper main deb http://xgl.compiz.info/ dapper main The Dapper Universe repository has these packages as well, but they’re extremely old. Install the required packages by typing the following in a terminal: sudo apt-get install xserver-xgl libglitz1 libglitz-glx1 compiz \ [...]
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Xgl – Woho!
I am royally impressed. I’ve been running Xgl + Compiz all day, and it’s only crashed on me while fiddling with xscreensaver. Other than that, it’s been pretty solid. If this keeps up, I’m bringing my spare nVidia card to work and installing it on my machine there. It’s eye-candy overload, and it looks bloody [...]
Xgl
NOVELL: Xgl > Novell is announcing its contribution of the Xgl graphics subsystem and the ‘Compiz ‘ compositing manager to the X.org project. These enhancements open up a whole world of hardware acceleration, fancy animation, separating hardware resolution from software resolution, and more. As a result, Linux desktops will become more usable, end-user productivity will [...]
Switching to Windows: Not as easy as you think
:: Reviews : Switching to Windows: Not as easy as you think > I thought to myself, “Why not use this opportunity to try a fresh install of this ‘Windows XP’ I keep hearing so much about.” So I grabbed an all-in-one Intel board, and a spare 200GB IDE hard-drive we had kicking around, then [...]
Announcing NetBSD 3.0
Announcing NetBSD 3.0 > NetBSD 3.0 continues our long tradition with major improvements in stability, performance, networking, security, also includes support for two new platforms (iyonix and hp700), and many new peripherals. > Far reaching improvements to the network stack will not only provide better performance but also make NetBSD an excellent choice for a [...]
X11R6.9 and X11R7.0 Officially Released | Linux Edge
X11R6.9 and X11R7.0 Officially Released | Linux Edge > The first major version release of the X Window System in more than a decade, X11R7.0 is the first release of the complete modularized and autotooled source code base for the X Window System. X11R6.9, its companion release, contains identical features, and uses the exact same [...]
Security Fix
Security Fix – Brian Krebs on Computer and Internet Security – (washingtonpost.com) > Finally, it’s worth a follow-up mention that — as promised — the IE patch bundle also removes a component left behind by a patch designed to remove some of the more dangerous features of anti-piracy software installed by Sony BMG music CDs. [...]
Nokia 770 Review
Nokia 770 Review – Mobile Gazette – Mobile Phone News > We recently received one of the first Nokia 770 Internet Tablets to be released by Nokia – after giving it a thorough going over for a week, we decided it was type to share our findings with you! Seems they had some networking problems, [...]
Microsoft Touts Vista’s Restart Manager Feature
Microsoft Touts Vista’s Restart Manager Feature > Microsoft Corp. is working on a significant new feature for Windows Vista, known as Restart Manager, which is designed to update parts of the operating system or applications without having to reboot the entire machine. About time, Unixen have had this since way back when. Rebooting is a [...]
VLC 0.8.4 released
Changelog, Download Core support: Internal strings handling is now UTF-8 based New OSD system Video output: Fixed problems with OpenGL output New –monitor-par (pixel aspect ratio) option Fixed display problems with HDTV-1080 format Input: Improved DVB support for satellite bands other than Ku-band IPv6 and Extended passive mode support for FTP IPv6 Source Specific Multicast [...]