Kubuntu - God I love it.

megamaced said:
When I tried to configure XGL+Compiz in Kubuntu I had exactly the same problem as you. A mass slowdown with no 3D accelaration.

As for your package breakage. Go to a terminal and type:

Code: 
sudo apt-get -f install
Click to expand...

This is what I get:
Code: 
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree... Done
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.

compiz-core has installed okay, it's just the other options all give me that BREAK message instead of 'install'
 
Well, as I said, I'll try and install XGL on Ubuntu again over the weekend and let you know how to do it (assuming I am successful :D )

In the meantime, you can enjoy this screenshot of my desktop with openSUSE 10.1 and XGL :)
 

Attachments

  • wobbly window.jpg
    wobbly window.jpg
    78 KB · Views: 217
W00t! I've got XGL+Beryl working in Ubuntu. It works really well in Ubuntu, much cleaner the what I have experienced in openSUSE.

There are so many HOWTOs out there that it becomes hard to choose which one to follow. The development of XGL is such that a guide can become easily outdated.

Beryl is the new name to a recent fork of Compiz. From what i've seen so far, it performs much better then Compiz. The Beryl settings manager appears in the system tray so you can easily change themes and settings. Theres loads of cool 3D effects settings to play around with :)

You should completely uninstall Compiz before you attempt one of these HOWTOs

HOWTO: Ubuntu 6.06 (GNOME) with nVidia
HOWTO: Kubuntu 6.06 (KDE) with ATi
 
Well I am no expert, but from what i've read AIGLX is the future. AIGLX is included in Xorg 7.1 (Ubuntu Edgy Eft will have AIGLX) so there will be no need to install XGL anymore. This should make the 3D desktop a bit easier to install for everybody. Also, AIGLX will bring 3D desktop support to Intel cards. So I might be able to use my ageing i810 :D

What impresses me most about XGL+Beryl is the minimal hardware requirements. I am running it very smoothly on a Geforce2 Ultra, Pentium 3 1GHz and 384MB of RAM. Now imagine trying to run Vista's Aero on those specs! It just goes to prove how bloated Windows is.
 
LOL i can imagine Vista on that even without aero...

So what would run best on my card (GeForce4 MX440) AIGLX, XGL+Compiz or XGL+Beryl???

A little off-topic: Does anyone have Rapidshare collector's account???
 
@ Matt555

haha, cool man :) Did you get it working with that KDE+ ATi guide?

The Beryl manager (the pink diamond in the tray) is where you should go to change the effects. Go to the 'Animations' section and play around there. I've enabled some really cool menu transitions :)

Press CTRL+ALT+ hold mouse button whilst dragging left and right
Press CTRL+ALT+Left or Right arrow to switch desktops

@ Milanche

AIGLX is not available on Ubuntu Dapper without some serious tweaking (or upgrading to Edgy Eft). At this stage, you are better off installing XGL.

Beryl is an updated Compiz. Compiz is still being maintained by Novell, but all of the innovations are happening with Beryl.

For your setup, go with XGL+Beryl
 
I already had the ATI Drivers installed and I just followed the Beryl instructions, it was rather easy actually, add some repos, few simple commands and use their config code for some files, plus the effects are amazing!

Do you know the shortcut for zooming in and out or the desktop?

I've worked out most of the others, here's a couple more I just figured out:
F8 - Move windows in a Mac OSX 'expose' style.
Shift+F9 - Rain
 
*I think* you have to move the mouse cursor over a window boarder, hold the Windows key and move the mouse wheel
 
I haven't booted Windows since I installed Kubuntu, I gave it some time rather than getting impatient and it's totally worth the effort, it's faster, looks better, more secure and more stable than Windows, plus software is totally easy to install in Adept, what more could I want?!
 

That's my laptop running XGL and Beryl.

*Edit - WARNING, TURN DOWN YOUR SPEAKERS, I DIDN'T REALISE THE SOUND WAS THAT LOUD.*
 
I've had a few crashes, which was kind of expected with a system this new. Overall though for something that is so new it's much more stable than anything Windows / M$ would put out :P
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top