Having trouble installing XGL

[vulcan]

I was reading a tutorial on how to install XGL on debian, and they made it seem as easy as opening the package manager and checking the XGL and compiz boxes.

I didnt even have them! So I guessed I had to change my sources.list from stable to testing. I did this and then I saw compiz... I checked it and pressed install but it gave me a whole bunch of things about not having dependencies...

Doesnt the package manager automatically install dependencies in instances like this? If not is there a way I can make it do this?

And XGL is still not on my list!

can I just apt-get xgl manually somehow?

I keep reading all these tutorials, I follow them to the T and something always doesnt work heh ... just a little help would be great


I installed the latest nvidia drivers already
thanks.

[antidrugue]

XGL is simply not in any Debian repository. You'll have to find a special repository (an unofficial one).

What is easy to set up on Debian (Etch and Sid) is AIGLX + Compiz.

You'll need the latest NVIDIA beta drivers though.

There is an easy tutorial here :
http://wizah.blogspot.com/2006/10/de...lx-compiz.html

[vulcan]

since I have changed my sources.list to point to Debian Etch, am I technically running it now?

Do I have to do anything special or even reinstall debian to convert from Sarge to Etch?

I have the beta nvidia drivers installed so that shouldn't be a problem. This tutorial looks good... is there anything i will be missing out on by installing AIGLX over XGL or if one is faster than the other? Im not sure if one is better or if i should go through the trouble of finding a specific repository for XGL?

This is all being done in my quest to getting Beryl installed.

Thanks

[antidrugue]

since I have changed my sources.list to point to Debian Etch, am I technically running it now?

Do I have to do anything special or even reinstall debian to convert from Sarge to Etch?

Once your /etc/apt/sources.list points to Etch, you have to actualy upgrade :

apt-get update
apt-get dist-upgrade

Make sure your sources.list looks something like this (with "main", "contrib", "non-free" and marillat's "multimedia" repository) :
http://thestonepedo.pastebin.ca/219574

This tutorial looks good...

Thanks, I wrote it.

is there anything i will be missing out on by installing AIGLX over XGL or if one is faster than the other? Im not sure if one is better or if i should go through the trouble of finding a specific repository for XGL?

Though they are very different implementation of a 3D Desktop, I personnly prefer AIGLX because it is already included in Xorg (7.1). So installation is generally simpler. Plus 3D acceleration works in AIGLX.

This is all being done in my quest to getting Beryl installed.

I have yet to try Beryl. Though it looks to include more functionalities than Compiz, I'm not sure it is as stable.

[vulcan]

Though they are very different implementation of a 3D Desktop, I personnly prefer AIGLX because it is already included in Xorg (7.1). So installation is generally simpler. Plus 3D acceleration works in AIGLX.

What exactly is Xorg is it like Xfree86 but better?? I keep seeing refrences to xorg.conf in the X11 directory but I dont have that file heh so I guess i dont have it??
Im pretty sure im using Xfree86?? because thats the file ive been editing in my X11 dir...
when i installed X i used: apt-get install x-window-system ... is there something different needed to be done to install xorg??

I have yet to try Beryl. Though it looks to include more functionalities than Compiz, I'm not sure it is as stable.

When you say unstable, my system could just hang at anytime due to this running? Is there some way to find out what is causing the system to crash if it does happen so I can eliminate possible suspects? Im asking because I had a few crashes already hehe :\

[bigtomrodney]

You'll need the latest NVIDIA beta drivers though.

Just in case it comes up the latest stable drivers now have the GLX_Texture_From_Pixmap function - 1.9269 I believe is the release number.

[antidrugue]

Just in case it comes up the latest stable drivers now have the GLX_Texture_From_Pixmap function - 1.9269 I believe is the release number.

Yes, I just found that out :
http://www.nvidia.com/object/linux_d..._1.0-9629.html

I was a little late on that one.