First of all, thanks for all the replies. I'll get on this asap. For the curious: http://umkcacm.org/Events/FedoraInstallfestSpring2008
On Jan 24, 2008 10:19 AM, Kendric Beachey [email protected] wrote:
On Jan 24, 2008 10:03 AM, Arthur Pemberton [email protected] wrote:
I've heard much of the famed cube effect, and I think I have an adequately powerful test box on which to run it.
Just install ubuntu gutsy on that beast, and then go to System > Preferences > Appearance and check the Visual Effects tab to choose "Extra".
I'm actually not at all experienced with Ubuntu, but that's an option.
For more control you can then install the compizconfig-settings-manager package (I think?) to get a GUI application that will let you play with all the crazy effects. :-)
Cool, I'll remember this.
If you want to stick with Fedora, though, I'm sure there are some rpms for that same stuff. But having a gutsy livecd handy for your installfest could double your options for the other folks who show up.
I already plan on handing out Ubuntu Desktop CDs. Burned and tested a copy yesterday. They will get to keep the Fedora DVD they install from, but will also get the Desktop LiveCD with the recommendation to try that first.
My home boxes that run compiz are a core 2 duo and an athlon64 (though I gave up and used 32-bit ubuntu on it). They both have old-fart nvidia cards and perform quite nicely.
Nice. I haven't seen the need for 64bit yet myself.
At work where I have a few more tricked-out machines, I unfortunately have only ati cards, so no compiz for me. boo!
Hopefully AMD gets off it's butt with ATI soon.