Hyprland is a very nice new Wayland compositor for Linux.
A very useful tiling window manager for Wayland. This is very interesting to see.
Read MoreA very useful tiling window manager for Wayland. This is very interesting to see.
Read MoreHow to set the geometry of an MPV window in Xorg.
Read MoreSome very useful tips for using the Xterm terminal emulator on Linux.
Read MorePositioning a window on your Linux desktop is very easy, the –geometry parameter allows positioning a window easily. An easy way to start multiple instances of an application and then be able to position them all side by side. ┌──(john㉿DESKTOP-PF01IEE)-[/mnt/c/Users/Intel i5/Videos] └─$ mpv –geometry=208:0 NOLm_CarChase_0105_1000k.mp4┌──(john㉿DESKTOP-PF01IEE)-[/mnt/c/Users/Intel i5/Videos] └─$ mpv –geometry=208:0 NOLm_CarChase_0105_1000k.mp4…
Read MoreThere are a lot of classic Linux desktop environments that emulate the look of other desktop environments or are just very nice to use. Here are some good tips and resources for classic Linux window managers. WindowMaker is one classic desktop environment. This emulates the look of the NextStep operating…
Read MoreThe FVWM window manager is a light alternative to the bloated default Ubuntu desktop. This is a window manager like TWM, but with more features. Download a copy and get more information here: http://fvwm.org/. TWM is the default window manager that ships with the Xorg distribution. This is a very…
Read MoreRecording a window with OBS is very easy, this allows easy streaming and recording of gameplay or a video window. The screenshot above shows an OBS studio window displaying a video window, you select the window by double-clicking the Window Capture (Xcomposite) 2 option. This brings up another dialogue to…
Read MoreResizing a window that has no border can be a problem on Linux. I started MPV with no border to watch a stream of TV and it was larger than I wanted. I could not resize the window by the old Alt->Right mouse button method, but I could use the…
Read MoreThis command will display an image in your terminal. Very useful for viewing images without using an external image viewer. mpv –no-config –pause –vo=tct https://stallman.org/rms.jpgmpv –no-config –pause –vo=tct https://stallman.org/rms.jpg Play a movie in your terminal window with mpv. 4.4 Thu Nov 29 jason@Yog-Sothoth 0: $ mpv –no-config –vo=tct fc4.mp44.4 Thu…
Read MoreGetting detailed information about a window on your Linux desktop is very easy. The Xwininfo command is very useful for getting this information. Run the command and then click a window to get detailed information about a window. jason@jason-desktop:~$ xwininfojason@jason-desktop:~$ xwininfo Absolute upper-left X: 498 Absolute upper-left Y: 47 Relative…
Read MoreIf you want to be able to start a window in the center of the screen without using Compiz, then the Gdevilspie utility will perform this task admirably. Firstly install this application using the command below. You do not need any extra PPA`s if you are installing this on Linux…
Read MoreThe Ubuntu Linux distribution has come a long way with the development of the Unity desktop interface that is built on top of the Gnome Shell desktop interface and looks just like the Apple Macintosh interface. The awesome window manager is a better choice for dual monitors, that is what…
Read MoreUNIX CDE desktop available for the Debian Linux distribution. The old UNIX CDE desktop is a very interesting and useful desktop environment. The modern desktop environments such as Gnome 3, Unity and the KDE 4 desktops are focused more on eye candy instead of actual fast and usable window management…
Read MoreInstalling E17 on Ubuntu Installing the E17 Enlightenment desktop on Ubuntu 12.04 is very easy, just type this command in a terminal emulator window. sudo apt-get install e17sudo apt-get install e17 And then all the packages will be installed. You will need to convert old themes into the new format…
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