Comments on: Upgrade http://www.ilfilosofo.com/blog/2006/07/21/upgrade/ A blog about philosophy, Christianity, web development and whatever else I feel like writing about. Sun, 7 Sep 2008 15:02:11 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7-hemorrhage hourly 1 By: isulong seoph http://www.ilfilosofo.com/blog/2006/07/21/upgrade/#comment-8836 isulong seoph Fri, 11 Aug 2006 04:46:26 +0000 http://www.ilfilosofo.com/blog/2006/07/21/upgrade/#comment-8836 gosh, i've never been a fan of linux. or maybe because the country i live in is more centralized in windows. the interface befuddles me the first time i tried linux. but good of this os, however, is that it is hardly infiltrated by viruses/trojans. is it? gosh, i’ve never been a fan of linux. or maybe because the country i live in is more centralized in windows.

the interface befuddles me the first time i tried linux. but good of this os, however, is that it is hardly infiltrated by viruses/trojans. is it?

]]> By: Jared Sutton http://www.ilfilosofo.com/blog/2006/07/21/upgrade/#comment-7665 Jared Sutton Fri, 28 Jul 2006 21:39:32 +0000 http://www.ilfilosofo.com/blog/2006/07/21/upgrade/#comment-7665 In that case, you may want to consider AIGLX/Compiz, as AIGLX doesn't require one of the binary drivers provided by nVidia or ATI (whereas Xgl does require one of the binary drivers to work). You can find more info, and package repositories for that stuff at http://www.compiz.net/ :) In that case, you may want to consider AIGLX/Compiz, as AIGLX doesn’t require one of the binary drivers provided by nVidia or ATI (whereas Xgl does require one of the binary drivers to work). You can find more info, and package repositories for that stuff at http://www.compiz.net/ :)

]]> By: filosofo http://www.ilfilosofo.com/blog/2006/07/21/upgrade/#comment-7662 filosofo Fri, 28 Jul 2006 19:48:26 +0000 http://www.ilfilosofo.com/blog/2006/07/21/upgrade/#comment-7662 That looks like fun, but I think XGL uses OpenGL, which apparently doesn't work on 64-bit systems. That looks like fun, but I think XGL uses OpenGL, which apparently doesn’t work on 64-bit systems.

]]> By: Jared Sutton http://www.ilfilosofo.com/blog/2006/07/21/upgrade/#comment-7661 Jared Sutton Fri, 28 Jul 2006 19:41:39 +0000 http://www.ilfilosofo.com/blog/2006/07/21/upgrade/#comment-7661 You should give Xgl/Compiz a try. What you have pictured is just one of the types of effects that it can accomplish. Video/Screenshots here: http://www.novell.com/linux/xglrelease/ Setup instructions (for Dapper) here: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/CompositeManager/Xgl I got it working quite nicely on my GeForce FX 5200. :) You should give Xgl/Compiz a try. What you have pictured is just one of the types of effects that it can accomplish.

Video/Screenshots here: http://www.novell.com/linux/xglrelease/

Setup instructions (for Dapper) here: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/CompositeManager/Xgl

I got it working quite nicely on my GeForce FX 5200. :)

]]> By: Marc http://www.ilfilosofo.com/blog/2006/07/21/upgrade/#comment-7002 Marc Sat, 22 Jul 2006 11:58:16 +0000 http://www.ilfilosofo.com/blog/2006/07/21/upgrade/#comment-7002 Heck, I'd go a step further and say that <a href="http://marc.abramowitz.info/archives/2006/06/30/linux-is-easier-to-install-than-windows/" rel="nofollow">Linux is easier to install than Windows</a>. Or at least, much less painful and annoying. The thing which has caused me the most pain in Linux to date is <a href="http://marc.abramowitz.info/archives/2005/12/13/want-pain-set-up-a-printer-in-linux/" rel="nofollow">setting up printers</a>. Heck, I’d go a step further and say that Linux is easier to install than Windows. Or at least, much less painful and annoying. The thing which has caused me the most pain in Linux to date is setting up printers.

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