last blog was just a start of the things...
well i hope from now on i will be more regular..
well this week end i was struck by the lightenning of diamond..thats "Beryl"
its basically a 3D desktop interface that runs over X server.

I can bet all those who are using vista,that vista is a piece of crap after you see a fully function linux 3D desktop. the hardware requirement are minmal in linux.
well this not my own video but it very much shows all the features of beryl desktop.hope you notice all the "eye candies".





i don't want you people to get flumoxed by too much of details
just follow these steps to get this wonderful desktop.
my present config is:
intel-3.0GHz HT prescot
nvidia fx5200 128mb card
750mb ram
running KUBUNTU 6.10 edgy
but this can very well run on intels' extreme graphics too with 915+ chipsets
now just follow these steps:actually there are no steps it broken down to one step through this smart script.
open any text editor like KATE paste the under given script
and save the file with any name say "beryl-install-script" don't specify any extension.

#!/bin/bash
if [ `whoami` != "root" ]; then
echo "You must run this script as root.";
else
cp /etc/apt/sources.list /etc/apt/sources.list.backup.beryl-script
cp /etc/X11/xorg.conf /etc/X11/xorg.conf.backup.beryl-script
echo "deb http://nvidia.limitless.lupine.me.uk/ubuntu edgy stable" >> /etc/apt/sources.list
wget http://nvidia.limitless.lupine.me.uk/ubuntu/root@lupine.me.uk.gpg -O- | apt-key add -
aptitude -y update && aptitude -y install linux-restricted-modules-$(uname -r) nvidia-glx
nvidia-xconfig --add-argb-glx-visuals
echo "deb http://ubuntu.beryl-project.org/ edgy main" >> /etc/apt/sources.list
wget http://ubuntu.beryl-project.org/root@lupine.me.uk.gpg -O- | apt-key add -
aptitude -y update && aptitude -y dist-upgrade
aptitude -y install beryl emerald emerald-themes aquamarine
ln -s /usr/bin/beryl-manager ~/.kde/Autostart/beryl-manager
echo -e "\n\nBeryl is now installed; please reboot.\n\nBackups of /etc/apt/sources.list and /etc/X11/xorg.conf were made:\n /etc/apt/sources.list.backup.beryl-script\n /etc/X11/xorg.conf.backup"
fi;

now save the file and open a terminal and login as root.
and change to the directory where you saved the script.
and run the script by :
./beryl-install-script

now just relax and sit back while the beryl install

some useful tips for smart users:
1.if u don't want to waste your time just change the line 13 of script to
"aptitude dist-update"
cause the distribution upgrade can be painfully long espacially on slow networks.
2.if ur willing to experiment or in case you need to end the operation of script.next time you login DONOT just rerun the script.
just check if beryl and emirald are there in your repositories.
and copy paste the each line individually on command line.
3.don't panic if even after installation beryl doesn't start automatically.just run it from taskbar "diamond icon" or run beryl manager from command line.
4. you must ensure you see the nvidia logo next time you boot that means nvidia drivers are up and running.