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Ubuntu Edgy Desktop Effects with BerylHow to install Beryl on Ubuntu Edgy |
By Marius Nestor, Linux Editor
18th of January 2007, 11:36 GMT
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You've just installed Ubuntu 6.10 and now you want some of those latest eye candy effects on your desktop? You came to the right place. I will teach you in this guide how to setup some of the nicest desktop effects you ever saw. If you don't know what Beryl is and what kind of desktop effects it provides, please click on the following link:
http://news.softpedia.com/news/Beryl-Showcase-42386.shtml
First of all, make sure you have the latest video driver installed for your graphics card, be it either nVidia, ATI or Intel. If you don't know how to install nVidia and ATI drivers, please click on the link below for a quick and simple guide:
http://news.softpedia.com/news/Install-Nvidia-and-ATI-video-drivers-on-Ubuntu-Edgy-44388.shtml
If you are sure you have the latest video drivers for your graphics card, with 3D/OpenGL support enabled, then we can proceed with the Beryl installation. Let's set up the Beryl repository:
Open up a terminal and paste the following code:
[CODE=0]
wget http://ubuntu.beryl-project.org/root@lupine.me.uk.gpg -O- | sudo apt-key add -
[CODE=1]
Then go to System -> Administration -> Software Sources, on the Third Party tab, click on Add and paste the following line:
[CODE=0]
deb http://ubuntu.beryl-project.org edgy main
[CODE=1]
After you've added the code above, click the "Close" button. It will ask you to reload the information about available software, so click on the "Reload" button and wait until the window disappears.
Now on a terminal, type the following lines, one by one:
[CODE=0]
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get upgrade
sudo apt-get install beryl emerald-themes
[CODE=1]
During the installation process, you'll be asked if you want to continue, just type Y.
After Beryl has been installed, type the following command in order to start Beryl:
[CODE=0]
beryl-manager
[CODE=1]
You may not like to start Beryl from the command-line every time you power up your computer, so go to System -> Preferences -> Sessions, on the Startup Programs tab, click the Add button and enter the above command (beryl-manager) and click OK.
That's all, now you can enjoy the ultimate desktop effects on your Ubuntu Edgy Linux.
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| Comment #1 by: a6d9cmro on 24 Jan 2007, 14:34 GMT |  reply to this comment | Have ubuntu 6.10. When I tried to load using the instructions above, this supposedly did not exist anymore "deb http://beryl-mirror.pricechild.co.uk edgy main". Does anyone have any suggestions? |
| Comment #2 by: a6d9cmro on 24 Jan 2007, 14:34 GMT | reply to this comment | Have ubuntu 6.10. When I tried to load using the instructions above, this supposedly did not exist anymore "deb http://beryl-mirror.pricechild.co.uk edgy main". Does anyone have any suggestions? |
| Comment #2.1 by: TheMatrix on 27 Jan 2007, 12:06 GMT | It appears that you only need the following link in order to install Beryl:
eb http://ubuntu.beryl-project.org edgy main
Latest Beryl is 0.2.0 Beta 2 ! |
| Comment #2.2 by: TheMatrix on 27 Jan 2007, 12:08 GMT | Sorry the code above was missing a letter, here is the code again:
deb http://ubuntu.beryl-project.org edgy main |
| Comment #3 by: sergio on 05 Dec 2007, 12:11 GMT | reply to this comment | When I load I get the error "there is no public key "
What's up with that.? |
| Comment #3.1 by: marius.nestor on 05 Dec 2007, 15:07 GMT | Hi!
I guess you didn't installed the public key:
wget http://ubuntu.beryl-project.org/root@lupine.me.uk.gpg -O- | sudo apt-key add -
However, this may not work anymore as Beryl is dead. Please use Ubuntu 7.10 because it has all the latest desktop effects: Compiz Fusion!
Kind regards. |
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