HowTo: Pimp my Ubuntu [HD]

Step by step tutorial:
1. Install your video card driver
2. Install Compiz and the compizconfig-settings-manager:
sudo apt-get install compiz
sudo apt-get install compizconfig-settings-manager
(3. Install Emerald) optional
4. Install the avant-window-navigator
sudo apt-get install avant-window-navigator
5. Open System/Preferences/CompizConfig Settings Manager and enable Desktop Cube and Rotate Cube
6. Just play a bit around with the compizconfig!
7. Look at http://www.compiz-themes.org/ for nice skydomes etc
8. At the compizconfig enable Animations and Animations Add-On. Click at animations and choose the animations you like :D
9. Go to Applications/Accessories/Avant Window Navigator and experiment with the different animations.
10. Get a background pic you like
11. Download a theme from http://www.compiz-themes.org/ i chose this one: http://www.gnome-look.org/content/show.php/BlackRain2?content=109455 !

NOTE: IF YOU DON'T INSTALL EMERALD IT'S IMPORTANT TO TAKE ALWAYS THE GTK2.x THEME NOT THE EMERALD THEME

Category:

Howto & Style

Tags:

• Compiz
• Ubuntu
• Linux
• Style
• Styling
• Pimp
• Metallica
• Avant Window Navigator
• Cube
• HD

[CharlesHrodric]

Yey! Rammstein! Whats that song?

[TheDesk2009]

@CharlesHrodric Sehnsucht

[TheDesk2009]

ty... if there are any questions ask me ;-)

[CrimsonFlare321]

It all depends on whether or not you have a excellent video card, & good amount of memory.

[Privat3Ryan]

Sensucht \m/

[Markonim]

Yay for music!~

[celovecernjithekid]

i just started messing about compizconfig it's really cool stuff

thank you very much :)

[OrlasGcn]

thanks, excellent tuto!

[kvikica]

Super

THNX

[kvikica]

Super