Make Java use the GTK look & feel on Linux

Java programs are more and more common these days. And why shouldn’t they be? It’s an easy to use language, it’s cross-platform (or it is supposed to be cross-platform) and has a huge standard class library. Apart from the fact that you need a VM to run them, which slows them down a little (but this is generally not noticable), and ties them to a propretairy vendor, there’s no real problem with Java programs…

Enable or disable Compiz with one click

Every decent Linux user knows what Compiz is: an excuse to put load on the system by giving you windows that look like Steve Ballmer’s brain out of his skull — that is, if he had a brain — and some other fancy effects like turning your desktop into a fishtank-cube and stuff. But anyways, sometimes this wonderful, indispensable piece of technology makes it hard for us to play the numerous great games Linux has.

Wouldn’t it be nice to have some kind of button to enable or disable Compiz at will? Just one click to disable it, and launch your game. After you finished playing, just click again, and tadaa! Compiz is back, in full glory?

Well, it’s not that difficult. Continue reading for an easy guide on how to make a script that does the work for you.