And so it begins! The Compiz-based version of Unity - due to land as the default desktop in Ubuntu 11.04 - opens up for development. A PPA for Ubuntu 10.10 users to install and test from is due to follow tomorrow.
This news is likely to be irrelevant to many readers but, for a handful, very welcome. Compiz’s (what is the possessive of ‘Compiz’? I want to say Compasses cos it sounds good) Sam Spilsbury – […]
Ubuntu's Jorge Castro has confirmed that Maverick users will be able to test the newly announced Compiz port of Unity via a PPA 'as soon as possible'
The last time I tried Google Earth on Ubuntu was late last year and I remember I couldn't get it working with Compiz enabled - OpenGL was slow and flickered so much it was unusable when effects were enabled. When they were disabled, it wasn't much better. I installed Google Earth on Maverick and I was blown away by how awesome it was. Click through for videos and install instructions.
lots of new animations, masses of bug fixes & even a new physics engine - it's time for a sneak peek at Compiz 0.9.2
There's an indicator for everything - or so it seems. Compiz is the latest application to receive the indicator-applet-ization process, with this neato utility making compositing a cinch. Download, screenshots and obligatory info is just a click a way...
Bored of your desktop bling? Want something new and jaw-dropping? A reader by the name of Larry might just have something for you...
Compiz and Docky users wanting to add the slick OS X style ‘genie’ minimizing effect to their arsenal of bling should sit up straight and pay attention. Whilst the default ‘magic lamp’ effect in Compiz […]
The latest development release of Compiz – version 0.9 – was released earlier this month to much fanfare. The widely used compositing manager gained a major re-write in C++, added a new developer API, rendering […]
Compiz 0.9 was released for testing earlier today and see the widely used compositing manager benefiting from a major re-service having been completely rewritten in C++. 0.9, an unstable branch of Compiz that will eventually […]
In case you’ve not heard, (probably due to rather extensive confusion about what and which is what) Compiz, Beryl and Compiz-Fusion have gone through a number of changes and splits and merges and has finally […]
Always feared that controlling Compiz with the power of thought alone was something only available for Jedi’s and Sylar from Heroes? Think again. (Bad pun. BAD pun.) Kristopher Ives over at santiance.com is going to […]