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You might recall some really slick video captures from Novell some time back showcasing xgl, enhancements to the X.org project that add a whole host of fancy graphics effects to the Linux desktop.

You can actually see this in action with the Kororaa xgl LiveCD. Since it runs from the CD, like Knoppix and many other disks, even Windows users have no excuse for not checking this out; it has to be seen to be believed.

You can find another review/overview of xgl here, and some kororaa xgl screenshots here.

Besides having this pre-configured, Kororaa is also sounding like a pretty slick way to get a Gentoo system up and running quickly. I have no trouble with the full-length Gentoo install — done that more times than I can count — but it is time-consuming, and a short-cut install for what is pretty much my all-time favorite Linux distro is starting to sound pretty good. ;-) I’m going to give the install a whirl as soon as I finish this post.