Linux XGL/Compiz Graphics

[Nomad559]

Linux XGL/Compiz Graphics to Apple Aqua & Vista Aero

Videos

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lawkc3jH3ws">Linux XGL/Compiz

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uchrUGh368Q">Apple Aqua Featuring Spaces

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uszzfAybmsI">Windows Vista Aero

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DUSn-jBA3CE">XGL/Compiz Running on Dual Screens

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1n-6oEcAZ80">Novell XGL Demo

:)

[Tandalayo_Scheisskopf]

1. I passed that demo around...

To some people on an Amiga geek mailing list I am on.

Dicks were knocked in the dirt. Not an easy task with that lot, either.

[Solon]

2. Been using it for a while...

Now use CGWD, as its themable, still XGL and Compiz, its also MUCH smoother and more stable.

[Occulus]

3. Thanks for posting this

I just installed it in FC5. Install went without a hitch (although I had to have X running to complete the install process, but it didn't seem to make a difference).

Very slick; I must say I'm impressed. It made scrolling in my browser a bit sluggish, though.

edit: a question: when running csm (the compiz keystroke manager), what exactly is the 'Supr' key or button?

[Tandalayo_Scheisskopf]

4. Attention:

This will also be available on Mandriva 2007.0, which should be released any minute now.

[Occulus]

5. A note for all readers

The link to import the RPM repository appears to be inoperative. According to the instructions here, one must do a

rpm --import http://users.telenet.be/quenta/RPM-GPG-KEY-AL-CAPCOM

(just clicking this link as a link gives you the GPG key; I have NO idea why it doesn't want to import via rpm)

and then a

rpm -ivh http://users.telenet.be/quenta/xgl-repository-1.0-1.noarch.rpm

(THIS returns a 404 not found- in another language, no less.)

Note that I was able to install both Xgl and Compiz around the date of the OP for this thread. Maybe it got taken down because it was too popular? At any rate, all the instructions I've seen for this refer to these URLs... So now, I get the following errors:

error: cannot get exclusive lock on /var/lib/rpm/Packages
error: cannot open Packages index using db3 - Operation not permitted (1)
error: cannot open Packages database in /var/lib/rpm
error: http://users.telenet.be/quenta/RPM-GPG-KEY-AL-CAPCOM: import failed.

I wonder. Is this a fault of MY machine? Or the source of the key? I just tried to save the page and import it manually, from the local drive, and got the same error.

And that's just for the key, not the actual compiz/Xgl package. I tried to yum it all with the livna repositories, but no dice. It's just... vanished. 404'ed into oblivion, mwahahahaaaa! :D

Does anyone know how I might find another source to get these packages? I'm installing a full linux system for a friend, and i want to surprise him with a cool, slick desktop, which means Xgl and compiz, but the supplied sources are no longer viable.

Anyone? Anyone? Bueller?

Oh. I have until Oct. 18, around 2-3 PM EST to get this little surprise done. Anyone have any ideas?

[Tandalayo_Scheisskopf]

6. Google "Beryl"...

And keep your eye's peeled for new display drivers that support AIGLX. Supposedly, there are Nvidia drivers out there that have it, but I have yet to find them.

[Occulus]

7. Well, since Zod comes with compiz

I may try it out instead. Supposedly, my NV card is supported out of the box this time.

That's not to say the drivers are included in this release.

Beryl, hmm? I'll try that. Thanks! :D

[meldroc]

8. I just got Beryl working on my Ubuntu box.

Beryl (for those who don't know) is a fork of compiz that adds some new features like more eye candy, compatibility with KDE, etc.

It did take some doing to get beryl working correctly on my system - I had to upgrade to a beta version of NVidia's drivers, and I had to do a good bit of tinkering with my xorg.conf file and elsewhere, but now I have lots of eye candy on my desktop.

It is pretty neat to play with - the desktop cube, rubber windows and other special effects are fun to watch, and the Exposee-like functionality is handy.

[Tandalayo_Scheisskopf]

9. I have Beryl here.

Mandriva now carries it in its "contribs" repository. Very slick and the newest version(1.3.3) has a lot of new features I have not begun to use.

That said, a flaming, Star Trek Transporting desktop is kinda fun. They now have something called 3-D World, which I am still trying to grok.