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    Beryl/Compiz only available for Ubuntu??

    Discussion in 'Linux Compatibility and Software' started by smalss, Jul 24, 2007.

  1. smalss

    smalss Notebook Consultant

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    Just wondering if beryl and compiz are only available for Ubuntu? or can they be used with other distros?? if they can be used with others, do they work better on other ones??
     
    smalss, Jul 24, 2007
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    Paul Mom! Hot Pockets! NBR Reviewer

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    They can be used on any distro. They work the same on any distro as well, as they really only depend on graphics drivers and X server, which is independent of distro.
     
    Paul, Jul 24, 2007
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  3. Bog

    Bog Losing it...

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    Beryl can be installed on almost any major Linux distribution; it's just that Beryl is more often installed on Ubuntu than any other distribution! If you want Beryl, Ubuntu has it preinstalled, and is probably your best bet.
     
    Bog, Jul 24, 2007
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    My graphics card is a 7600 go 512 dedicated, should that be more than enough??
     
    smalss, Jul 24, 2007
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    Pretty much any card card from the past few years with 3D support in Linux will work fine. It does not take much power to drive the cube and other effects.
     
    CodeMonkeyX, Jul 24, 2007
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