(OT) WOW! knoppix 5.1.1 has Beryl 3d desktop enviorment

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I have been running Beryl on a Ubuntu installation for about three months
now and yes it is a very good alternative to aero

I've got Mythtv running too it's very hard to setup it took me about 3
goes before it all worked but it's also a very good alternative to MCE
 
Great.. but the thing is that setting all that up means you know a few
things about linux..
while with knoppix you just stick the dvd in and boot with the command line
option I said..
and presto... you have 3d desktop

:-)

Its a good way to see if you like linux at all.... for those who want to try
it out
 
I agree with you there I have both the MythDora DVD and the Knoppix one
because I'm interested in setting a Media box The only reason I set it up
manually on Ubuntu is so that I will have a better understanding of it in
case things go wrong
 
will said:
I have been running Beryl on a Ubuntu installation for about three months
now and yes it is a very good alternative to aero
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How does one install Beryl on Ubuntu?

Thanks,

Alias
 
I know this is off topic, but its good to see other alternative OS so
you can have a better perspective of all operating systems.

I just tried this out...

I loaded Knoppix linux 5.1.1 live dvd on my test machine with this boot
command

knoppix desktop= beryl

it found my ati 9000 as compatible and loaded the 3d enabled
desktop. (I must note that vista does not enable aero glass on this
card, yet beryl works fantastic)

It has some really nice window decorations (themes). You can control
these from the red diamond that sits in the tray when beryl is enabled.

Cool window transitions (fade in out, zoom in out, distortions and other
effects) and
It also has the 3d desktop manager that rotates between the desktops as
a 3d CUBE.

Very nice to play with.. hehehe... of course this is all eye candy.. but
hey it seems fun for now... I think KDE works faster this way..
I may be mistaken...

Note: for those who may not know knoppix is a live dvd that loads when
you insert it and start your computer.. it does not install anything on
your hard drive, and it does not mess up windows.. its a nice way to
give linux a try. You can save your settings and files on a USB flash
drive if you want too. You can download knoppix dvd from here
http://www.knoppix.org/ free of course since this is open source
software. Note2: Firefox and thunderbird are called iceweasel and
icedove. They are basically the same thing.
 
Beryl or aeroglass... does either really improve the interface, or make
the system easier to use and more productive???

Sometimes I think I'm the only computer user on the face of the planet who
likes a lean, fast-running machine in which the power is reserved for
necessary tasks, like video rendering.

Vista is completely adverse to my philosophy and what I want out of a
computer. I just won't use it until the day someone can show me a
compelling application that I can't get any other way. But neither will I
pay Mac $$$ and join their narcissistic cult. For me, the road forward
has got to be Linux. I hope Linux developers won't succumb to the
diseased thinking that has infested Microsoft; i.e., the view that the OS
must fully use all the resources of even the fastest, newest systems.

Charlie
 
to install beryl on ubuntu is pretty easy once you've worked it out, the
main thing is to first makes sure you have your graphics driver installed
properly then just install beryl

most trying to install beryl on ubuntu make the mistake of installing both
the graphics driver and beryl at the same time then if something goes
wrong it's gets pretty hard to figure out.

the next realease of ubuntu (ver7.04) will have a 3D desktop included
outof the box.
 
the next realease of ubuntu (ver7.04) will have a 3D desktop included
outof the box.
Click to expand...

I'm still trying to figure out why people want a 3d desktop at all...
 
Thats a good point I'm not a real big supporter of have exessive features
However beryl is very customizable one feature I miss when I'm on either
Xp or Vista is beryl's ability to run multiple desktops it's a very handy
feature
 
Someone posted this the other day, I've downloaded but haven't
yet tried it.

Dexpot 1.4

http://www.dexpot.de/

Dexpot 1.4 turns your monitor into up to 20. It creates and manages virtual desktops and
enables you to work far more efficiently and comfortably with many simultaneously opened
windows on Windows 95/98/ME and NT4/2000/XP/2003/Vista.


-Michael
 
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