Linux Terminologies Issue #2
I think one of the reason why most people are too anxious to try Linux is because they thought that it is way too complicated based on the alien terms being used. Hopefully by having this weekly publication of Linux Terminologies, I’ll be able to encourage more and more user’s to try Linux.
Distro – Linux distribution, a specific vendor’s package of the Linux operating system.
Compiz – is one of the first compositing window managers for the X Window System that uses 3D graphics hardware to create fast compositing desktop effects for window management. The effects, such as a minimization effect and a cube workspace are implemented as loadable plugins. Because it conforms to the Inter-Client Communication Conventions Manual standard, Compiz can substitute for the default Metacity in GNOME or KWin in KDE.
Beryl – was a compositing window manager for the X Window System which forked from Compiz in September 2006 and was re-merged in 2007, under the name of Compiz Fusion.
GNOME – is an international effort to build a complete desktop environment—the graphical user interface which sits on top of a computer operating system—entirely from free software. This goal includes creating software development frameworks, selecting application software for the desktop, and working on the programs which manage application launching, file handling, and window and task management.
KDE – (K Desktop Environment) is a free software project which aims to be a powerful system for an easy-to-use desktop environment. The goal of the project is to provide basic desktop functions and applications for daily needs as well as tools and documentation for developers to write stand-alone applications for the system. In this regard the KDE project serves as an umbrella project for many standalone applications and smaller projects that are based on KDE technology.
You might have some confusions about the differences of both Beryl/Compiz and GNOME/KDE. Beryl and Compiz before was two separate desktop enhancing applications for open source system like Linux. Both aimed to provide better user experience by adding desktop effects. Last September 2006, they have merged to form one powerful application in the name of Compiz-Fusion.
For GNOME and KDE, here’s two good articles that differentiate the two.
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