Ubuntu with xgl and compiz

2006-09-25 Me

I installed xgl and compiz on top of Gnome running on my Ubuntu install the other day and it looks fantastic. Ubuntu was always the best looking desktop linux distro I have tried and believe me I have tried a fair few but it was always lacking the polish of OSX and XP/2003 but no longer I think.

It really is a fantastic looking desktop environment, and the 3D graphics are really smooth on the NVidia 6800GT card I installed it on. In fact I would say that in some ways it is nicer to use than a windows XP installation.

I have some screenshots to come that I have taken, and as soon as I get the correct software I will probably do some movies aswell.

I have instructions (though a little rough around the edge) up here:

http://debian.timc3.com/index.php?title=XGL_Compiz