The power of Linux (Ubuntu 7.10)

My first video! :P
This is just a simple demonstration of what can a Linux OS do, in this case Ubuntu 7.10.
This video also proves that Warcraft 3 can be played in a Linux environment.
And most of all, it shows how cool Linux is! (long live Compiz Fusion!)
All this with Wireless working out of the box! (Atheros Wirieless) and ATI Mobility X1300!
PS: I'm a linux-noobie, it toked me 4 days to learn how to do all these things.

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[lcabral37]

I like to call Ubuntu the linux for dummies because it distinguishes from the other distro mainly for having such broad package repositories (you find most of what you need directly in the package manager). Apart from that I think it is exactly the same as the rest an OS with a KDE/Gnome Desktop.

I think this video would be better be titled Compiz/Beryl which is the package you where so eagerly demonstrating. This 3d desktop enhancing can be installed in most of the linux distros.

[kratzzro]

Not just that, but I've shown that Linux can also run Windows games, by running Warcraft 3

[lcabral37]

Yes indead, you placed W3 in one of your 3D cube faces :).

Did you used wine or cedega to run W3?

People always complain that their commom Windows applications will not be around in Linux. But actually you can place IE also, and a bunch of other windows applications that a lot of people took a long work to make then supported :)

But the best is that you can actually find a lot of alternative tools to the ones used in Windows. That is the best I think!

[kratzzro]

I used Wine, without any fancy configuration... worked like a charm

[denian221]

how you can work your atheros??.. i cant

[kratzzro]

It just works, out of the box... all I had to do was to select the network.

[berwaldd]

@kratzzro Running one Windows game does not prove that you can run Windows games. There are many, many games that cannot run on Linux (sadly).

[KirbyPwnz13]

Nice

[Rockjaw3]

i started using linux/bsd years ago i love using it for my normal desktop, and the good thing is many programs that i use on linux/bsd are avalible on windows so it is the same throught all my computers

[pidromonz]

ok you get 5 stars from me

nice video but needs some music :p

[GoldenBoyProduction]

1. Download compiz fusion

2. Enable desktop cube and rotate cube under advanced visual effects

3. ???

4. Profit

[gabesello]

how do you get the cube on ubuntu?