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

[Jude Nelson]

I never got Beryl running on Debian--on the off-chance it DIDN'T crash (i.e.
it usually corrupted my framebuffer and made the system unusable) I just got
a white cube with no window contents :(

Oh well.  At least Compiz works!

Jude Nelson

On 10/27/06, Chad Woolley <thewoolleyman at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> 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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