Beryl why does it not work?

[foxofinfinety]

I have a problem I use Kubuntu but beryl wont work! on the site I see:
Beryl runs acceptably well on a GeForce 3/i855/Radeon 7500, 256MB of RAM, and a 1.2GHz processor. It also works best with Xorg 7.1 and requires a recent version of Mesa.I have 2GB RAM and a 1.8GHz celeron processor so it should work but it doesn't
I also have a other PC with 512MB RAM (processor unknown) it also won't work on that wile a other program for visual effects for windows is working wile it has higher system requrements!

[benerivo]

Your core system is fine, but it may depend on what graphics card you have, and more importantly if you have been able to install the best driver for your graphics card. Do you know these details?...

[russo.mic]

May I also recommend you switch to compiz if you haven't considered it? Beryl is no longer maintained and has become compiz-fusion.

Russo

[foxofinfinety]

May I also recommend you switch to compiz if you haven't considered it?

no you may not bechouse:
Important

Compiz Fusion is alpha software for the Linux desktop, and it is radically changing. It is strongly recommended that you make backups of all important data before installing it on your system. Furthermore, do not install Compiz Fusion on important production machines, such as servers, business workstations or other systems where uptime is crucial; Compiz Fusion is likely to crash or even lock up your system at least once. It is, however, suitable for normal desktop use. In the event that Compiz causes system failure or data loss, you will need to know how to recover your system.and I use my PC for work
besides I want beryl for this theme:
http://themes.beryl-project.org/repo/images/163-Jaguar_OS_X.emerald.png
I actuality want MAC OS X 10.5 or 10.6 but as I can't afore that I use Kubuntu (I don't want windows and any new PC is sold with Vista withs I really don't want (or not on my own PC)) also my computer is not connected to Internet (so I now use a vista computer :shock: )

[russo.mic]

no you may not bechouse:
and I use my PC for work
besides I want beryl for this theme:
http://themes.beryl-project.org/repo/images/163-Jaguar_OS_X.emerald.png
I actuality want MAC OS X 10.5 or 10.6 but as I can't afore that I use Kubuntu (I don't want windows and any new PC is sold with Vista withs I really don't want (or not on my own PC)) also my computer is not connected to Internet (so I now use a vista computer :shock: )

Well, maybe I may anyway, as

1. compiz-fusion is alpha, compiz is not
2. beryl is running a lot less stable as it's unsupported
3. that theme can easily be gotten under compiz
4. in fact, if your using feisty or gusty, you already have compiz installed.

[foxofinfinety]

Well, maybe I may anyway, as

1. compiz-fusion is alpha, compiz is not
2. beryl is running a lot less stable as it's unsupported
3. that theme can easily be gotten under compiz
4. in fact, if your using feisty or gusty, you already have compiz installed.

and How can I install compiz? I don't have a Internet connection on my computer and I'm using Kubuntu

[NIT006.5]

Well, maybe I may anyway, as

1. compiz-fusion is alpha, compiz is not
2. beryl is running a lot less stable as it's unsupported
3. that theme can easily be gotten under compiz
4. in fact, if your using feisty or gusty, you already have compiz installed.

I agree. Personally, on my particular hardware, I had more crashes/freezes with Beryl than I have had on compiz-fusion. And presently in my work environment I have compiz-fusion with emerald themes and have had no major problems. I think it all depends on your hardware though. If you want effects, then compiz-fusion is the future. Not much point getting comfortable with Beryl if development has stopped on it and it's no longer supported. But that's just my opinion.

If you don't have internet on that PC though, then your only option is to download the compiz packages on a PC with a connection and then transfer them. Unless, as stated above, you're running Gutsy in which case it's installed already - but you'd still probably want compizconfig-settings-manager to customize the effects to suit you.

AFAIK, compiz works fine on kubuntu as well.

[russo.mic]

See my above post. You already have it installed. You need to enable 3d accel however your graphics card deems fit, And either use direct rendering or XGL.

Works great! still, without a working internet connection many things can get hard.

Plenty of howtos on compiz, no need to reinvent the wheel.

Russo

[foxofinfinety]

See my above post. You already have it installed. You need to enable 3d accel however your graphics card deems fit, And either use direct rendering or XGL.

Works great! still, without a working internet connection many things can get hard.
ok, I should get Internet but the network doesn't work (there are also windows XP computers that's no problem be also windows VISTA computes that IS a problem)
but I want some plugins only the downloads on compiz.org don't work :confused:
the plugins I want are: 3D Plugin, Animation Plugin, Negative Plugin and the Snow Plugin anyone knows were to get them?