Ubuntu + Xgl
I recently installed the latest Ubuntu Dapper release (6.04 Alpha 4). The first thing I did was use the following instructions to install the new Xgl/Compiz packages.
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/XglHowto
Earlier in the week I also installed OpenSuSE 10.1 beta 4 and surprisingly getting Xgl/Compiz to work on Ubuntu was a thousand times easier than trying to get it to work on SuSE.
After playing around with it over the last week I must say that Xgl/Compiz is cool! Here are some of my notes after a week of fun:
One of the quickest ways to learn what all the key combo’s were for Compiz was to go into the gconf-editor and look through all the plugins. You can also see a good list on the OpenSuSE site here:
In regards to the Cube plugin (the one that spins your screen around when you change virtual desktops), I have found that I prefer the “In” setting rather then the default which puts the desktop images on the outside of a cube. For me it just seemed more fluid and more appealing with the “in” setting.
My favorite’s are:
Switch windows = Alt + Tab
Arrange and View All Windows = F12 turns on or off; clicking a window will zoom it to the front
Switch desktops on cube = Ctrl + Alt + Left/Right Arrow
Switch desktops on cube with active window following = Ctrl + Shift + Alt + Left/Right Arrow
Rotate cube manually = Ctrl + Alt + left-click
Another suggestion I would make is to download the transset utility which allows you to make windows transparent. On Ubuntu it was as easy as:
apt-get install transset
It’s clearly early in development but at least somewhat usable and fun even at this point.
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March 9th, 2006 at 9:51 am
[…] If you want to try Xgl to see what all the fuss is about, then you should download the Kororaa live CD. I downloaded the 441MB iso, burned it on CD and rebooted into Xgl. Wow. All the eye candy looks great, the cube revolved when I switched desktops or dragged the background with CTRL pressed. Dragging windows from one side of the cube to another desktop was really cool, but not as much fun as watching a sticky window bend and deform as I dragged it! As someone pointed out on digg, it’s not just eye candy. The openGL powered desktop uses my video card to move pixels around and feels responsive. I’m very tempted to upgrade to Ubuntu Dapper so I can install the Xgl binaries! (via) Related Stories (xgl, live) […]
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