Ok, so I spent the better part of the night getting my linux set up the way i want it, targeting the really big issues. I figured out the gcc problem i had, fixed staroffice refusing to save documents ...

I have XGL and compiz up and running... it's working exactly like I want it to, except for the fact that gnome-terminal is still showing it's fake transparency. <BR><BR>I can use transset-df to change ...

Back in my early days of Linux, the terminal was a necessity. Now, the GUIs are so advanced, user-friendly, and powerful, that you could go your entire Linux career and never touch a terminal window.