Eye Candy Anyone?
Beryl Window Manager
Using Linux no longer requires you to skimp on the eye candy.
If catchy skins are your cup of tea, you’ll be very pleased with the Beryl Window Manager. Ubuntu supports this flashy window manager but you’re going to have to do some legwork to get it running.
First you must disable Desktop Effects by clicking “Enable Desktop Effectsâ€. Sounds strange but trust me, this is how it’s done. Now open a Terminal window by clicking Applications > Accessories > Terminal and enter the following command:
sudo gedit /etc/apt/sources.list
Add the following line to the top of the file that appears for editing:
deb
http://ubuntu.beryl-project.org feisty main
Save and quit. Now back on the command line, type in the following commands, noting that the “O†below is a letter, not a number:
wget
http://ubuntu.beryl-project.org/root@lupine.me.uk.gpg -O- | sudo apt-key add –
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install beryl beryl-manager emerald-themes heliodor beryl-manager
beryl-manager
There should now be a shiny red gem in the notification area (Windows refugees, think "system tray") near the upper right of your screen. Right-clicking that icon offers you several useful options.
“Select Window Manager†lets you switch among Beryl, Compiz, or Metacity (the default, plain-vanilla window manager for Gnome). “Select Window Decorator†affects how the frames around windows are drawn. Select Emerald, and you'll get window frames designed with Beryl in mind.
If Beryl runs stably and you'd like it enabled every time you log in, select System, Preferences, Sessions. On the Startup Programs tab, click New. Enter beryl-manager in both text-entry fields and click OK. Now click Close.
Pff! Yea Linux is definitely ready for the masses. My sister can do that! *goes back to simple mouse clicking in Windows*