Chapter 3
Foundations of the Linux GUI
Imagine a world of black screens with white text or dark green screens with light green text. You may or may not remember it, but that used to be the primary interface for users to access computers. Computing has moved on significantly and has adopted the graphical user interface (GUI) as standard on most desktop and workstation platforms. Not only that, but GUIs have gradually changed and evolved over time. This chapter covers low-level information about what lies underneath the GUI, whereas Chapter 4, “Ubuntu Desktop Options,” covers desktop software options, starting with the default, GNOME.
Foundations and the X Server
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