Make Compiz Run Smoothly and Without Tearing

Published in September 20th, 2009

Posted by Tom in tips

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For a long time it has bothered me that Compiz does not seem to run as smoothly as Metacity on my desktop system. With desktop effects switched off, moving windows around the screen would seem smoother. With desktop effects switched on, I’d also notice tearing in areas of the screen with fast motion including in [...]

Ubuntu 10.04 Code Named “Lucid Lynx”

Published in September 20th, 2009

Posted by Tom in lucidlynx, ubuntunews

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The feature freeze for Ubuntu 9.10 has been in effect for a while now, so it’s time for the next Ubuntu release to be announced. Mark Shuttleworth has done this speaking to UbuCon at the Atlanta Linux Fest. The video of the announcement is from YouTube is embedded below.

In the video the code name for [...]