Re: [Nolug] beryl in linux

>>Subject: [Nolug] beryl in linux
>>
>>Looks quite nice.....
>>http://video.google.co.uk/videosearch?q=beryl
>>http://www.beryl-project.org/
>>
>>Petri
>
> I've been using it for a couple of months. The things this desktop does
> are simply amazing. I'm using it with direct acceleration from the nVidia
> drivers, so I can actually run a 3D app in a window with almost no
> performance slowdown. Probably the most useful thing is the "window
> thumbnail" feature that lets you see all open windows at the flick of the
> mouse, and just click on the one you want to be in front. If you use Gimp
> a lot, it's a lifesaver. However, if you're running large resolutions,
> you'll need a video card with appropriate amounts of video memory... I"m
> running 1600x1200 at 24bit color, and my video card only has 128M and if I
> open too many windows, they won't render right (I get black squares unless
> I resize them smaller). It was easy to install... well, relatively. I'm
> running Suse 10.2 and using smart as a package manager, and it is a snap
> to get running. You can even select your window manager without logging
> out of X! Just switch to Kwin if it's acting up, crashes, or whatever.
> Everytime I show this to people (I've got a demo running on a PII 500Mhz
> machine and an old Geforce2 card) and then I tell them the hardware
> requirements for Windows Vista, they get this dumbfounded look on their
> faces.... it's awesome!
>
> Vista has nothing on this.
>
> -Jeff Hendricks
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Indeed!

I had to install it immediately on my lenovo laptop (intel video card)
running ubuntu. I had only one problem. The initialization of
configuration manager was broke in the latest version, but there was a fix
in their forums. Works very well now. I can't wait to put it on the new
desktop machine I have planed to get soon.... It will definitely have 3D
graphics power to run beryl with pretty much any resolution.....

Vista.... What vista? Sounds like a Finnish word Vihta. (Vihta = A bunch
of birch twigs with leaves on; used in sauna...)

Petri
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Received on 01/20/07