compiz sits on top of your window manager of choice. I use compiz on my EEE running XFCE in eeeXubuntu. makes for the big wow factor ;-> Xiaofan probably has (still) a driver issue, I'd give the restricted drivers a go or possibly try the "official" drivers direct from ATI but thats likley going to suck ass. I find compiz improves performance, desktop changes, minimises/maximises etc are all pretty much instant (or cool looking), without it there is a noticeable redraw delay (especially on slower systems (like the eee)). Tamas Rudnai wrote: > Xiaofan, > > Why do not you use Xubuntu instead? It uses Xfce, no Compiz, no Aqua or Aero > style stuff, but everything works purely and surely. > > Tamas > > > On Wed, Apr 30, 2008 at 12:36 AM, Xiaofan Chen wrote: > > >> On Wed, Apr 30, 2008 at 3:47 AM, Nate Duehr wrote: >> >>> Carl Denk wrote: >>> >>> >>>> Moral: Can't take an OEM version and move it to another machine. As a >>>> lower priority, I'm trying to migrate away from Microsoft, but has >>>> >> been >> >>>> a struggle to get Linux up and running well. >>>> >>> If you're moving to Linux and it's not working well, Mac is a viable >>> option and available today for most applications. >>> >> It seems to me that you have a point here. There are some software >> which is available for Mac OS X but not Linux (some Adobe, MS Offfice). >> >> For those who are satisfied with XP, you can always stick to XP. >> I still see shops selling OEM version of XP as long as you buy >> a relative complete system from them. Actually I still see Windows >> 98SE offered in some shops but not many people will buy it. >> >> >>> (I know there are some things that PICList members want that simply >>> aren't available on anything other than Windows, but if you're already >>> over that and willing to move to Linux, Mac may cost you more money >>> up-front, but lead to less downtime while you "hack" on Linux to make it >>> behave. Cost vs. Time... the same business decision anyone has to >>> >> make...) >> >>> There's also another way to look at the OS "wars"... >>> >>> Windows -- Consistently getting worse. >>> >> The general perception of Windows Vista is not so positive >> even though there are users who like it. Hopefully Windows 7 >> will change that. >> >> >>> Mac -- Consistently getting better. >>> >> Seems to be true. And it seems to me Macs are getting >> cheaper as well, but still more expensive than PC loaded >> with Windows. >> >> >>> Linux -- Consistently getting better and worse at the same time, >>> depending on what you're trying to do. (GRIN) >>> >> For desktop usage, I think it is getting better and better. >> But I do not like GUI junks like Compiz. My Ubuntu >> 8.04 installation hangs during startup if Compiz >> is enabled. Other than that Ubuntu 8.04 runs smoothly >> (but XP runs very smoothly as well). >> >> >> Xiaofan >> -- >> http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive >> View/change your membership options at >> http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist >> >> > > > > -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist