[Tfug] Wootness! Etch + KDE + Xgl + Compiz + NVIDIA working!

[Chad Woolley]

Me too, woohoo.  I've got Etch running Nvidia/Beryl/Emerald on dual
24" flatscreen monitors with Twinview, at 1920x1200 on each monitor
(my company paid for the monitors, no way do I have that kind of
cash).  I also have Java, RealPlayer, and Flash running under Firefox
and Mozilla.  I also have video working for every type of real, mpeg,
windows media that I've thrown at it.  This took me about 2 days to
crank through (and most of that was figuring out that the linux nvidia
driver wouldn't show 1920x1200 over a DVI/VGA KVM cable, even though
windows would)

It... Is.... Incredible.

Beryl/Emerald isn't just eyecandy (although the eyecandy is stunning)
- it's got a lot of functional stuff packed in there.  Complete
comprehensive control over your hotkeys, desktop, window manager and
workspaces.

I think that Ubuntu 6.10 Etch might just have been the historic
turning point where the Linux desktop finally became fully usable for
mere mortals who know enough to search and read the Ubuntu Wiki, and
follow instructions.  The extensive (and mostly accurate) howto's on
Ubuntu's site are what really make the difference.  Well, I didn't try
wireless, but I don't want to push my luck :)

It's a happy day.

-- Chad

On 10/23/06, Jude Nelson <judecn at gmail.com> wrote:
> For those of us who are suckers for eye-candy and have always wanted to run
> Compiz inside KDE on our Debian boxes, I have posted a mini-HOWTO on how to
> install the appropriate software. Here's the link:
> http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/showthread.php?t=494963
>
> Enjoy!
>
> Jude Nelson
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