Share your Linux *kool* effects

[domino]

I wanted to start a thread about nice *kool* features addedd in any Linux distro. SuSe, Ubuntu, FC, PCLinux, whatever. I guess I'll start first.

 

This is a new development under Dapper. The dev calls it "Ubuntu System Panel (USP)".

 

 

Instructions can be found here: http://www.compiz.net/viewtopic.php?id=2112

[domino]

Here's the task switcher for compiz. I just found the config setting to zoom the desktop, which was prolly already there a while. There is something ironic on this image whch wasn't intentional.

 

 

gconf-editor: /apps/compiz/plugins/switcher/screen0/options/zoom

change to 50

[Sabr]

I'm just about to partition my 200GB SATA drive for Ubuntu. Are there any "kool" things that you recommend I download?

[dabear]

I'm just about to partition my 200GB SATA drive for Ubuntu. Are there any "kool" things that you recommend I download?

First of all, don't make just ONE partition for ubuntu. 15gb for the system (/) , 2 times your memory for swap (500mb is usually enough though) and the rest for /home and possibly something like /downloads

 

On-t:

You should try compiz with xgl or aiglx. Which technology you should use, depends on your graphics card.

 

Look at the ubuntuforums, especially at these threads:

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1...ghlight=ati+xgl

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1...p;highlight=xgl

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2...ghlight=ati+xgl

 

Some cool effects is the shadows and tranclucency

 

This is taken some days ago, but now it's even possible to make it look like OS X by using compizthemer (e.g exposé like feature has been in for a while now, and you can move the windows buttons to the left instead of the right.)

 

late edit: a bit more OS X like, I'm not completly done yet though:

[RobNyc]

holy cow

[domino]

@SABR et al,

 

compiz and xgl is highly recommended. You have the option to install the xgl server. Some research needs to be done on how yo actually install it. There are 3 ways that i know. I chose to load XGL independent to normal gnome and can be chosen in gnome dektop manager. That way, if compiz start screwing around, you can always log into normal gnome (without xgl) and fix your problem.

 

The next thig you'll need to install is Automatix. This will install everyting needed from java, media codecs, Firefox media plugins, ect.

 

http://getautomatix.com/

 

Finall head on ove to www.compiz.net to get the latest info and edge development. Te ubuntu forums is nice but not always the latest inforation on compiz.

[domino]

Here you go bear, there's a new Vista-ish.(v0.7) with glow buttons. My problem is, I can't stand Vista

 

[alicheusz]

My tip is three desktop on one screen this is on new compiz package but it is not well documented and not everyone know it, pres Crtl-Alt-PageDown if you have latest Compiz-Quinn package installed

[Sabr]

First of all, don't make just ONE partition for ubuntu. 15gb for the system (/) , 2 times your memory for swap (500mb is usually enough though) and the rest for /home and possibly something like /downloads

Ugh, I found out the hard way... It made my 200GB SATA (with XP on it) unbootable! It also corrupted the bootloader of my OSx86 drive (90GB PATA).

 

Anyway, I managed to get my SATA drive booting again, but I'm ditching OSx86 for a little while now (I know...). Seeming as I'm going to be building a new Intel Conroe system, there's no point in me redoing an OSx86 installation, and then having to fiddle with all the settings again.

 

At the minute, I'm just going to wipe my OSx86 drive, and install Vista on it. I'll give Ubuntu another chance when I feel like it... I'll buy a couple more drives in August, that way I can have a OS for each HDD

[BRP]

"Kool" tips? Get baghira for your "Kool" Desktop Environment if you use KDE.

 

First of all, don't make just ONE partition for ubuntu. 15gb for the system (/) , 2 times your memory for swap (500mb is usually enough though) and the rest for /home and possibly something like /downloads

First of all, the 2xRAM rule is a bit out of date. For most users (like a normal ol' desktop system), you only really need swap if you have <=512MB RAM. And even then, you really don't need more than 256MB swap (but if you share it with Windows via swapfs, I guess it's okay to make it a bit bigger). You should have just enough to deal with "transient periods of pressure". Other reasons for making it bigger would be suspend-to-disk, or needing buttloads of memory for whatever reason (like running your entire school computer system off one LTSP server, then 8GB RAM + 2GB swap ain't bad....). But you don't really need all that much swap these days.

 

Second of all, I'd say you only really need one partition for everything else unless something in particular demands it, like say, GRUB doesn't boot off reiserfs, or like, /usr/portage on a Gentoo box can take some serious thrashing with all that rsyncing and such and you'd like to "defrag" it once every couple of years, or like, you need to share it with another OS (etc. etc.). Then it's a good idea. (and you really ought to keep downloads in your home directory or /tmp depending on the nature of the download....)

[mmk]

Not sure ... but doesn't sleep use the swap partition ... so you would need a swap at least as your RAM ?