ubuntu lust :)

[gamblor]

Beryl is a fork of the Compiz code. It's just a desktop manager that allows more 3D effects. Windows decorations, window animations, and so on. However, it seems that whenever anyone talks about it they always talk about how cool the cube it. All it does is switch between desktops, but the desktops all appear in a cube you spin around to get to the next one. I have just never understood why that was necessary. Check out beryl-project.org and look at the features for more info.

Hey subtle_turtle in regard to performance, I hear you. I was able to make my Ubuntu run quite well by manually adjusting the heap size and dropping the DirectX level from 9.0 to 8.1. If you're interested, here's a how-to I wrote on another forum. Specifically, look at section 7 (Check your options):

http://www.justlinux.com/forum/showthread.php?t=151354

 

[Flippy the Squirrel]

Ubuntu is fun, but Gentoo is a real man's Linux.

 

[gamblor]

[quote1212182601=Flippy Squirrel]
Ubuntu is fun, but Gentoo is a real man's Linux.
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Gentoo eh? I'm going to have to leave this discussion to Miss Maple..

[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qT_KEE1WERk[/ame]

 

[Purple.Huskies]

Interesting... I wonder if I can run VPN and Lotus Note program on Linux system...

 

[Beta]

if there windows apps, it can be done with some tweakage in wine

speaking of UNIX, anyone into macs? i plan to install osx86 on my desktop soon

 

[gamblor]

[quote1212215257=Purple.Huskies]
Interesting... I wonder if I can run VPN and Lotus Note program on Linux system...
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Absolutely you can. For a while you had to run Notes in an emulated fashion, but Notes 8 added the ability to run natively in Linux. And you can definitely VPN in Linux. (P.S. I know for a fact this can be done because I am an IBM employee and IBMers from all around the world VPN into the IBM network to work remotely and run Notes on Linux. I'll be joining them again when I come off my leave of absence and resume working again on Monday...).

speaking of UNIX, anyone into macs? i plan to install osx86 on my desktop soon

I'm typing this up on my Macbook Pro right now. I also have a Mac Mini at home and I bought my girl a Macbook. All I run is Linux and OS X really...I very rarely boot into XP on my desktop. I like OS X, and I like Apple's hardware (for example my illuminated keyboard that I'm using right now when it's pitch black in the room). I also really like the fact that installing most programs on Macs is done by simply dragging an icon (which is actually a folder containing all of the binaries and config files) to the "Applications" directory. Bam your program is installed.

I also hate how Windows apps install stuff in Program Files, then have config files in "My Documents" and then have cryptic information in the registry, and so on. Not to mention most programs on Windows geared towards non-techies wind up installing all sorts of other software under the covers (with no way of refusing the extra software). The only game I play is TF2 so I don't require a Windows machine very often...but use whatever works for you!