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i have a copy of ubuntu 6.10 dappa drake or i think edgy eft is there a way to install beryl on it so i can use the cool features

if theres anybody who knows please may you let us know and tell me how to install it or how to get it

cheers
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Short, practical checklist to get Beryl working on an older Ubuntu (addresses the version confusion in the thread and expands on the package hints already given by and the wiki pointer from ).

First, confirm exactly which Ubuntu is installed (Dapper = 6.06 LTS, Edgy = 6.10). Beryl is much easier on Edgy; Dapper often needs backports or an upgrade. More important than the package method is whether the machine has working 3D acceleration and the right graphics driver.

Quick checks (run these on the machine to see where you stand):

lsb_release -a
uname -r
lspci | grep -i vga
glxinfo | egrep -i "direct rendering|OpenGL renderer"

(If glxinfo is missing, install the mesa-utils package with your package tool.)

How to read results and next steps:

  • If "direct rendering: Yes" and the OpenGL renderer shows your GPU vendor (NVIDIA/ATI/Intel), 3D is available and Beryl/Compiz should be possible.
  • If "No" or renderer is a software rasterizer, install the vendor driver (NVIDIA proprietary or ATI fglrx) or the appropriate Intel driver. After changing drivers, restart X and re-run the checks.
  • If Beryl fails to start, inspect /var/log/Xorg.0.log for Composite/AIGLX messages and ~/.xsession-errors for Beryl errors. Those logs point to missing extensions or conflicting drivers.

Notes and alternatives:

  • Older hardware or integrated chipsets may never give smooth 3D — upgrading Ubuntu (newer X.org/driver stack) often fixes many issues.
  • Beryl later merged with Compiz (Compiz Fusion) — if Beryl builds or repos are hard to find for your release, try Compiz on a newer distribution. See Beryl — Wikipedia for historical context.

This expands on the package-install idea in the thread: focus first on verifying hardware/drivers, then install Beryl or Compiz once 3D acceleration is confirmed.

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Member Avatar for jbennet

i think you can install it through synaptic

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i am sorta new to this could you tell me what synaptic is and what do i do step by step

sorry for me being such a noob

cheers
bondi 007:$

Member Avatar for jbennet

synaptic is the package manager you use for isntalling things. Its under system - administration.

Connect to the internet, go into synaptic and hit refresh (may take a while). after that you shoule be able to search for software to install. it should automatically install any dependencies that the software requires.

alternatively you can use the command line.

just do:

sudo apt-get update

wait for it then do

sudo apt-get install (packagename)

it will busy itself for a while then it will say something like, "you need x packages, they will take x space, Y/N". Choose Y to install

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cheers for that i will try it out

bondi 007:)

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Try these instructions:

My roommate followed those last night and had no problems (on his Intel chipset) getting it working.

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