SLED 11 famously shipped with compositing enabled by default (on supported GPUs). The “desktop cube” (spinning your workspace on a 3D cube), wobbly windows, and window transparency were not just eye candy—they provided real productivity via the exposé-like window picker and zoom features. On a business desktop, this helped SLED 11 look more advanced than Windows 7’s Aero.
While modern Linux users enjoy the comforts of SUSE Linux Enterprise 15 or openSUSE Leap, looking back at SLED 11 offers a fascinating glimpse into the operating system that convinced many businesses that Linux was ready for the corporate desktop. suse linux desktop 11