If you combine the Xfce desktop with the Compiz compositing window manager, you get a desktop with a bit more panache than if you were to use Xfce alone. Compiz helps to turn Xfce into something akin ...

Portable and modular, Orbitiny runs on top of your existing window manager - such as KDE Plasma or GNOME - like a regular app.

Most of the Linux distros I usually recommend to people tend to either use GNOME or KDE. Those 2 dominate the space, despite ...

Linux 101: What’s the difference between a desktop environment and a window manager? Your email has been sent After using Linux for a while, you’ll come across an article or mention of a window ...

If you’re using a Linux desktop, the graphical user interface isn’t an integral part of the system, it’s additional software that’s loaded as required. The desktop and everything that goes with it is ...

Do you like the freedom Linux offers but hate how it looks by default? Or do you love macOS’s polished, modern design but ...

I don’t care where the application comes from, if it’s helpful I’ll use it. But with the Linux desktop, there are numerous ways to install an application. You ...

VMware has supported Linux desktops running on its VDI platform since VMware Horizon 6.2. In fact, last year I wrote an article on how to use CentOS as a Linux desktop on VMware Horizon 6.2, and ...

People have been talking about switching from Windows to Linux since the 1990s, but in the world of open-source operating systems, there is much more variety than just the hundreds of flavors of Linux ...