Ubuntu Linux released a new version of their Linux distribution yesterday. As per their goofy naming scheme, it is dubbed “Edgy Eft,” and it can be downloaded for free, as always, on their website.

Edgy didn’t even include any sort of 3d capabilities by default (probably for good reasons), but I wasted no time in installing Beryl, the community fork of Novell’s Compiz window manager. It is a seriously nifty 3d environment for your linux desktop that makes OS X graphics look old. There are so many new effects and the gui configuration tools let you tweak nearly any aspect. I must say, I’m quite impressed with what is being done with Beryl, and I look forward to see what Novell themselves are doing with their Compiz version. This YouTube video will give you an idea of the eye candy we’re talking about.

I also wanted to link to this review I just found on osnews, with plenty of screenshots. Give up windows already!