So now that you know how to get Compiz working properly, what do you do if it still refuses to enable itself via the “Desktop Effects” program? Justin had this […]
Fedora uses the older method of enabling Compiz, via the gconf plugin. The “Desktop Effects” program under System -> Preferences runs the /usr/bin/compiz-gtk script (part of the compiz-gnome package) to […]
I’ve updated the EFI GRUB tarball that I created for my how to install Linux on an Apple Xserve EFI only machine instructions. The new 89MB file includes both 32bit […]
Recently I wrote about wanting to run multiple instances of Linux on the Mac Pro at work, using multiple drives. OK, so Intel based Macs have an EFI, not a […]
Update: Actually, you might be able to install 64bit Linux on a Mac with 32bit EFI by including the “fakebios” GRUB2 option. I’ve updated the grub-efi tarball to include this […]
With X.Org 7.5, multitouch support under Linux has finally arrived and appears to be working very well. There’s a new video showing it off, along with instructions on how to […]
In short, I’ve written a bash script (available from github) for configuring and removing instances of clamav-server on Fedora. It lets you create and remove individual instances with a specific […]
The French Military switched to free software in 2007 and has developed an extension for Thunderbird called “TrustedBird” which is co-branded with Mozilla and used in the recent Thunderbird 3. […]
..is complete rubbish. Essentially, Microsoft has made a pledge (note, not a promise!) NOT TO SUE “open source” developers who create software for “their flagship products” SO LONG AS THEY […]
TuxRadar has put together a review of eight of the top KDE-focused Linux distros. Not all distros are made equal, particularly if you’re a KDE user. KDE has had something […]