[Malvern] That rotating cube.

[Richard Forster]

Geoff

You get Linux Magazine don't you?

There is a good write up on the differences between AIGLX and XGL in 
issue 68. Also read the Wikipedia articles on AIGLX, XGL and Compiz.

Basically, AIGLX and XGL are two competing[1] X servers that offer 
roughly similar capabilities of allowing openGL effects on the desktop. 
To make use of this you need a suitably equipped window manager, the 
correct phrase is "compositing window manager" and an example is compiz.

Neither of these are a specifically a gnome thing or a kde thing AFAIK. 
Though there are projects to create closer integration.

The 'cube' thing, by the way is called the 'cube' plugin and is a 
default part of Compiz.

I don't have anything like this set up (yet) because I have an Nvidia 
graphics card and the necessary feature has only just reached the beta 
drivers.

Cheers

Rick

[1] In the sense that they both do similar things, rather than in the 
'ours is better than yours' sense.




Andy Dixon wrote:
> --- Geoff Bagley <geoff.bagley at btinternet.com> wrote:
> 
>> Colin Newell wrote:
>>> I think it is called XGL.   Colin.
>> Hi Colin,
>> Thanks for the steer - I been and looked it up.
>> It appears to come from SuSE/Novell.
>> Strange in a way - SuSE were always leaning towards
>> KDE., but
>> guess the Novell tale-over altered that.
>>
>> Recently I saw XGL running on Ubuntu - a Debian
>> clone.
>> I suppose if I wait long enough it will come up some
>> day on Debian.
>>
> 
> If you have a hunt around, you can find instructions
> on installing it on Debian. I've dont it, but my gfx
> card is pretty naff in Linux.
> 
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