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sorry for interuppting but i knwo nothing about linux and i would just like to see a screenshot of linux in an unmodified form. preferably Suse as i am under the impression that every llinux looks different. can anyone help me or link?

all the pics i found did not really mention what they were or if they were modified in some way

sorry for interuppting but i knwo nothing about linux and i would just like to see a screenshot of linux in an unmodified form. preferably Suse as i am under the impression that every llinux looks different. can anyone help me or link?

all the pics i found did not really mention what they were or if they were modified in some way

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There is no "default" look for linux. When you install linux you can choose to install one or more (or none) window managers or desktop environments - most distros will use gnome or kde by default, so to see a basic shot of them goto www.gnome.org or www.kde.org. Its not like in windows, where every default install looks the same.

Also, distros will often add their own branding to the graphical environments. You mentioned Suse above - they for example replace buttons which are used to launch system menus with their own logo, and install a different default theme to the one that is the official gnome or kde default theme.

So basically, there is no "unmodified" linux - there is no default. Its all about choice.

EDIT: because you specifically asked about suse, here's a couple of shots showing a default suse desktop, from SuSE 9.2 Professional:

gnome shot

kde shot

sorry for interuppting but i knwo nothing about linux and i would just like to see a screenshot of linux in an unmodified form. preferably Suse as i am under the impression that every llinux looks different. can anyone help me or link?

all the pics i found did not really mention what they were or if they were modified in some way

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well the default KDE 3.3.2(latest stable) desktop looks like this http://kde.org/screenshots/images/3.3/snapshot3.png

but the only way to get a kde that looks that horrible is if you compile it yourself by hand. just about every distro customizes their KDE package and has a different wallpaper/icons/theme.

anyway, same old. made some icons bigger. showing my opera and OOo2 writer.

screenshot6kx.th.png

how do you enable shadows/transparency in fedora?

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Check out this site.

I do however have one question for anyone using this... Can anyone tell me if there is a noticable performance increase with AllowGLXWithComposite?

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Check out this site.

I do however have one question for anyone using this... Can anyone tell me if there is a noticable performance increase with AllowGLXWithComposite?

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i want to hear from phate before i try it cause there might be something fedora-specific i need to do, and i dont feel like breaking x again.

anyway, that link is REALLY helpful cause it tells how to fix a problem i had with yoper in the prerelease. ill tell the devs so they can test it out. :yes:

Check out this site.

I do however have one question for anyone using this... Can anyone tell me if there is a noticable performance increase with AllowGLXWithComposite?

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I don't know whether it's universally applicable, but a combination of the xorg.conf entries:

Section Device

...(snipped)...
  
    Option     "AllowGLXWithComposite"      "true"
    Option     "RenderAccel"                "true"

& the usual:

Section "Extensions"
        
    Option          "Composite"     "Enable"
    Option          "RENDER"        "Enable

gives me the smoothest rendering whilst using a 6800GT. YMMV, relatively speaking, and all the other hypothetical idioms. ;)

Check out this site.

I do however have one question for anyone using this... Can anyone tell me if there is a noticable performance increase with AllowGLXWithComposite?

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By default loading the composite extension will disable GLX. So you can have no 3D rendering while using composite. But putting in AllowGLXWithComposite will bypass this and load GLX. SO no, it doesn't speed up rendering of stuff drawn by compsite manager, but it does allow you to play 3D games with composite extension enabled.

By default loading the composite extension will disable  GLX. So you can have no 3D rendering while using composite. But putting in AllowGLXWithComposite will bypass this and  load GLX.      SO no, it doesn't speed up rendering of stuff drawn by compsite manager, but it does allow you to play 3D games with composite extension enabled.

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hmmm, so could that explain why I've been just receving black screens with a cursor for tuxracer :D ? thanks

EDIT: nvm, tuxracer doesn't work either way :/

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