Issue #68 / Jul 2006

Cover Theme: The Future of Linux Graphics

DVD: Suse Linux 10.1

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NEWS: WHY NOT?

Dear Linux Magazine Reader, Our cover story this month on the competing desktop technologies Xgl and AIGLX highligh......

NEWS: LINUX WORLD NEWS

MUCH IMPROVED 7.0 VERSION TOOLS, TOYS AND TIPS NO LONGER LARGEST?...

COVER STORY: The Future of Linux Graphics

OpenGL and the Linux desktop

New technologies will change the way you view the objects on your Linux desktop.

COVER STORY: Xgl and Compiz

An OpenGL-accelerated desktop with Xgl and Compiz

A member of Suse’s X11 team delivers an insider’s look at Xgl.

COVER STORY: AIGLX

AIGLX and the rise of the composite desktop

Red Hat’s head of X development describes the evolution of AIGLX.

COVER STORY: X11R7

X.Org 6.9 / 7.0 – Next Generation X11

The first major X release for over 10 years, X11R7, has finally adopted a modular approach. X11R6.9, which uses the same codebase, is the last monolithic release for existing systems.

REVIEWS: Books

Internet Forensics Spring Into Linux Time Management for System Administrators ...

REVIEWS: Fedora Core 5

A quick look at the latest Fedora

Fedora opens the spring fashion season with a bold new release. We took a look at the latest collection.

KNOW-HOW: SuperKaramba Workshop

Creating a SuperKaramba theme

If you can’t find the SuperKaramba theme you’re looking for, you can always build your own.

KNOW-HOW: D-Bus and HAL

Interprocess communication with D-Bus and HAL

It’s the end of the line for CORBA! Gnome now relies on the D-Bus messaging system, and KDE is in the process of migrating.

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