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bilbravo Guru
Joined: 30 May 2003 Posts: 319 Location: Baltimore, MD
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Posted: Wed Aug 16, 2006 5:55 pm Post subject: Questions about XGL |
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I recently downloaded the Kororaa XGL Live CD and became interested. I have a couple of questions about using it with Gentoo.
0. Xgl will run (almost) any WM, so long as it supports Composite, correct? (i.e. KDE)
1. I currently run X.org with KDE 3.5 I realize I will need to update to X.org 7.x, but can I simply do an "switch" from X.org to Xgl and get the desired effect? Or will a complete re-install be better? (I realize that it would be "easier", but who needs that?)
2. Is Xgl considered somewhat stable? From what I've read, it seems to be alright.
(edit: sorry, added question '0' so I didn't have to renumber them all... plus it's extra nerdy) _________________ me |
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ikshaar Veteran
Joined: 23 Jul 2002 Posts: 1339 Location: Baltimore, MD
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Posted: Wed Aug 16, 2006 6:09 pm Post subject: |
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Well you can read that first, even if XGL is pre-installed on your machine :
http://gentoo-wiki.com/HOWTO_XGL
About X modular, check that one:
http://gentoo-wiki.com/HOWTO_Modular_Xorg
Xgl is experimental software, don't use it if you are not prepared to deal with accidental crashes... other than that, I used it at home daily without much problems. My 2 issues remaining are artefacts when using totem/mplayer and need to play game on a separate Xorg to have the 3D acceleration.
Xgl come with his own WM named compiz... KDE is a desktop environment. _________________ "May God stands between you and harm in all the empty places where you must walk" - Babylon 5 |
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bilbravo Guru
Joined: 30 May 2003 Posts: 319 Location: Baltimore, MD
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Posted: Wed Aug 16, 2006 6:17 pm Post subject: |
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The Kororaa LiveCD uses Gnome. I get the impression that I can use KDE if I wish with Xgl, is this correct?
BTW, thanks for your reply. I had checked the Howto's earlier, but I wanted some "testimonials". It sounds like you used it in the same way that I would. I don't do anything too intensive, so I should be fine using it as my primary box. _________________ me |
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ikshaar Veteran
Joined: 23 Jul 2002 Posts: 1339 Location: Baltimore, MD
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Posted: Wed Aug 16, 2006 7:46 pm Post subject: |
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As far as I know, Kororaa uses KDE. The Live CD with Gnome is called Gororaa.
Anyway I am using Gnome only. I cannot tell you about KDE. I know it has been adapted for it, but I don't know how well integrated that is. _________________ "May God stands between you and harm in all the empty places where you must walk" - Babylon 5 |
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01mf02 Veteran
Joined: 21 Nov 2004 Posts: 1070 Location: Innsbruck, Austria
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Posted: Wed Aug 16, 2006 7:49 pm Post subject: |
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As far as I know, Kororaa uses KDE. The Live CD with Gnome is called Gororaa.
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No, that's wrong: the default desktop on Kororaa is Gnome, but it also contains KDE. |
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Varean Guru
Joined: 03 Jul 2005 Posts: 436 Location: California, USA
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Posted: Wed Aug 16, 2006 8:02 pm Post subject: |
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01mf02 wrote: | Quote: |
As far as I know, Kororaa uses KDE. The Live CD with Gnome is called Gororaa.
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No, that's wrong: the default desktop on Kororaa is Gnome, but it also contains KDE. |
From what I've read on the site, Kororaa's standard DE is KDE, the subproject Gororaa is the gnome version. _________________ Registered Linux User #387568
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bilbravo Guru
Joined: 30 May 2003 Posts: 319 Location: Baltimore, MD
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Posted: Wed Aug 16, 2006 8:07 pm Post subject: |
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Varean wrote: | 01mf02 wrote: | Quote: |
As far as I know, Kororaa uses KDE. The Live CD with Gnome is called Gororaa.
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No, that's wrong: the default desktop on Kororaa is Gnome, but it also contains KDE. |
From what I've read on the site, Kororaa's standard DE is KDE, the subproject Gororaa is the gnome version. |
When I booted the Kororaa XGL live CD, it started Gnome. _________________ me |
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ikshaar Veteran
Joined: 23 Jul 2002 Posts: 1339 Location: Baltimore, MD
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Posted: Wed Aug 16, 2006 8:19 pm Post subject: |
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01mf02 wrote: | No, that's wrong: the default desktop on Kororaa is Gnome, but it also contains KDE. |
Please read the website before commenting !!!
From : http://kororaa.org/static.php?page=static060311-165115
Quote: | "Before you get started however, I would like to introduce you all to Gororaa* â the Gnome version of Kororaa!" |
So Kororaa is KDE based, Gororaa is Gnome based. Both include both DE.
The XGL live CD is a case apart as XGL/compiz was only working on Gnome at first, the authors released a XGL LiveCD of Kororaa using Gnome as a default desktop. This is an oudated version now as XGL/compiz have evolved a lot since that.
By the way, XGL not being in portage, you might want to setup your computer using a more recent Kororaa CD and then use the HOWTO to move to XGL after that. _________________ "May God stands between you and harm in all the empty places where you must walk" - Babylon 5 |
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orlfman n00b
Joined: 31 Jul 2006 Posts: 68
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Posted: Wed Aug 16, 2006 8:28 pm Post subject: |
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If you log out of Gnome in Kororaa you can choose KDE or if your fast enough at boot you can choose KDE from the drop down menu in sessions. _________________ Orlfman |
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Pentahex n00b
Joined: 05 Apr 2006 Posts: 40 Location: Bemidji, Minnesota
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Posted: Thu Aug 17, 2006 12:36 am Post subject: |
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Either way KDE works great with Xgl, esp. with compiz-quinnstorm and cgwd. |
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mark_alec Bodhisattva
Joined: 11 Sep 2004 Posts: 6066 Location: Melbourne, Australia
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Posted: Thu Aug 17, 2006 7:32 am Post subject: |
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Moved from Desktop Environments to Unsupported Software. _________________ www.gentoo.org.au || #gentoo-au |
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Jupiter1TX Guru
Joined: 24 Feb 2006 Posts: 546 Location: 3rd Rock
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Posted: Thu Aug 17, 2006 2:01 pm Post subject: |
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I've been running XGL/Compiz-quinnstorm from xgl-coffee overlay for months
on KDE and it runs great. It is experimental and burps from time to time
depending on rev but overall it runs pretty damn good. _________________ Core i7 920 D0 | Asus P6T DLX | Patriot Viper 1600 6GB | Antec Quattro 850W
Geforce 8800GTX OC2 768MB | Dell 22" LCD | Koolance Exos2/Swiftech GTZ
GCC 4.6.1 | 3.7.x-geek | Xorg-7.4-x | KDE-4.7.x | Compiz |
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