If you combine the Xfce desktop with the Compiz compositing window manager, you get a desktop with a bit more panache than if you were to use Xfce alone. Compiz helps to turn Xfce into something akin ...

G.Mate Inc. describes the Yopy PDA as a "multimedia PDA based on the Linux OS and Yopy Windows" -- a device which "focuses on organizing your life while emphasizing multimedia functionality." The Yopy ...

As a sound server for Linux, Pipewire 1.4 addresses music production requirements with an extended JACK API and MIDI 2 and contains new codecs. The new version of the ...

One of the greatest challenges, if you are working with Linux, is to fulfill all your multimedia needs. In this article we explore some of the available possibilities, using Red Hat version 7.2. Only ...

As a multimedia-capable platform Linux has seen terrific growth over the past few years. At the system level, a simple kernel patch can now improve scheduler efficiency and bring performance latencies ...

Japan’s Turbolinux will begin selling its Wizpy Linux-based multimedia player in February. As a bonus, the device can also be used to boot a PC into the Linux OS, allowing users to access their files ...

Blogger Benji Korsak explains how to set up your own media server using an old PC and Ubuntu Linux. The tutorial assumes some Linux knowledge on your part (you'll be working quite a bit with the ...