Installing xgl on Ubuntu 6.06

doctor_strange · 02-06-2007, 02:50 AM

I 've just seen my mates SLED 10 box running xgl (the spinning cube desktop-thing) and it looks great; I'd love to have that on my Ubuntu 6.06 laptop.

However, I'm a newbie and the websites that I've visited that give instructions on how to install xgl are a bit too complicated for me; does anybody know of a website that is more newbie-friendly for getting xgl working?

Thanks very much in advance for any help or advice.

Cheers,

Doctor Strange

Simon Bridge · 02-06-2007, 05:41 AM

The "spinning cube thing" is called 3ddesktop... it looks even cooler in carousel mode if you have six or more virtual desktops.

sudo apt-get install 3ddesktop

(You need DRI enabled.)

to install the gl based x server:
sudo apt-get install xserver-xgl

You are using ubuntu - always look to the repositories first.
http://easylinux.info/wiki/Ubuntu_dapper

ctkroeker · 02-06-2007, 07:52 AM

Detailed guide at http://ubuntuguide.org/wiki/Ubuntu_d...z_.28Nvidia.29

doctor_strange · 02-06-2007, 10:35 AM

Thanks for your help guys;

Cheers...

Doctor Strange
Institute Of Weird Science, London

stealth_banana · 02-07-2007, 05:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Simon Bridge

The "spinning cube thing" is called 3ddesktop... it looks even cooler in carousel mode if you have six or more virtual desktops.

sudo apt-get install 3ddesktop

3ddesktop is an old prog for desktop switching, I think that Beryl or compiz is what is been sought after. I have it running happily on my laptop on kubuntu and it looks great. Alas on my Debian Sid desktop it won't work (yet).

A good place for help and details is http://www.beryl-project.org/

hrp2171 · 02-13-2007, 06:11 PM

Beryl on Dapper HowTo