how to get transparency effect in linux

transparent panel rightclick than panel properties than select background and move the slider to transparent transparent terminal rightclick than profile preferences than select background and move the slider to transparent for this we need app called as compiz , install it using synaptic , launch compiz config settings manager aka ccsm , than select accessibility than check/enable opacity , brightness and saturation , click on it , than in opacity in windows specific settings , (| = known ...

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Next-Generation Linux File Systems

Linux continues to innovate in the area of file systems. It supports the largest variety of file systems of any operating system. It also provides cutting-edge file system technology. Two new file systems that are making their way into Linux include the NiLFS(2) log-structured file system and the exofs object-based storage system. Discover the purpose behind these two new file systems and the ...
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Installing Windows 7

Here's the video of me installing Windows 7. Don't worry linux fans, I triple boot, I'm still running Ubuntu as my main OS. Anyways, I'm really impressed with the installation time of 7. Some things have changed since the RC build, some of my apps didn't like the Retail version. But the few gliches that the RC build did have are now fixed. So kudos to M$ they finaly did something right.. But I still think they stole a bunch of stuff from linux just like they did Apple back in the day.......... ...

Author: linuxfanman
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Ubuntu, SUSE, Fedora Linux updates prepped as Win7 release nears

As Microsoft gets set to launch Windows 7, ÃÂ Linux desktop vendors are trying to make some waves. Yesterday, IBM and Canonical announced availability of a cloud and Linux-based business desktop alternative for existing PCs or low cost netbooks. The IBM Client for Smart Work...
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Linux-Windows gap to remain for five years

The Linux desktop experience is now closer to the Windows environment than before, but the gap in mainstream adoption for the open source OS will not close anytime soon, says an industry analyst. The Linux desktop experience is now closer to the Windows environment than before, but the gap...
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How To: Windows XP Mode In...Ubuntu Linux?

Windows 7's XP Mode has already convinced many users who sat out for Vista to go out and upgrade. But will they buy the right version of Windows 7 to get XPM? You do know you can get the same XP functionality from a Linux distribution for free, right?
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xpud boots within 5 secs

xPUD linux 0.9 boots within 5 seconds inside virtualbox ... fast boot

Author: sanyaksha
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