Tag: desktop environments
Kali Linux gets updated with bunch of desktop environments
Offensive Security has released a new version of hacker-centric Kali Linux. Dubbed as Kali Linux 2016.2, this updated Linux distribution brings some modern desktop...
Awaiting Mageia 2: Five Things You Can Look Forward To
The final release of Mageia 2.0 is about to embark sometime today (see release schedule). Based on the RC releases currently available for download,...
Tiling Window Managers, and Getting Started with dwm
A window manager is perhaps the most ubiquitous yet invisible aspect of any modern desktop operating system. This software manages the placement of windows...
Spicing up the Console for Fun and Profit, Part 1
Command-line terminals and the shell have been an integral part of all *NIX systems from the beginning. The shell is the universal interface between...
Exploring Software: Unity, GNOME Shell and the Notification Area
Do the new desktops succeed in creating intuitive, simple-to-use and distraction-free desktop environments?
It is hard to be passionate about something that everyone does! I...
Exploring Software: Understanding a Netbook Desktop
Desktop environments are wonderful in the way they just work. The complexity of what is happening "below the hood" is well hidden from us....
