Balancing Performance, Compliance, and Cost with Linux and Open-Source Solutions
My recent task involved assisting a healthcare professional in upgrading their computer system. The goal was to provide a more robust solution that offers redundant...
System76’s Cosmic Desktop: A New Era in Linux UX
Last week, System76 unveiled COSMIC, a groundbreaking desktop for Linux computers. This isn't an iteration of Gnome, Cinnamon, XFCE, or KDE. It's a paradigm shift...
Visual brand and identity
A user interface has a visual identity. See how simple shapes can represent several common interfaces.
How a Display Manager and a Window Manager Light Up Your Screen
The display manager (dm) and the window manager (wm) always work closely together to make your GUI experience smooth and seamless before you even get to your desktop.
Configure a Linux workspace remotely from the command line
Nearly everything can be done from the Linux command line, including remote configuration of desktops such as Xfce4.
How I customize my Linux window decorations
How I made minor modifications to the Alienware-Bluish theme on my Xfce desktop to suit my own aesthetic.
Cinnamon: A Tale of Forks and Familiarity in the Linux Desktop Landscape
Cinnamon is a familiar interface to welcome newcomers transitioning from Windows or macOS.
8 reasons to use the Xfce Linux desktop environment
This Linux desktop environment is thin and fast with an overall elegance that makes it easy to figure out how to do things. For several...
My Laptop Has No Numlock LED
Note: The tool described in this post worked on Fedora 33 but no longer works with Fedora 34. Because this code is no longer maintained...
Copy and Paste fails
After a recent upgrade to my primary workstation, and a new installation on a couple virtual machines, I discovered that copy and paste was not...