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ubuntu 3D Desktop (Cube) (KDE & Compiz Fusion & CairoDock) fullHD 1080p

Philip J. Bugsington · 613.8K views · 2010-09-29 · 2:42

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Overview

A short screen recording of an Ubuntu Karmic Koala desktop running KDE4 with Compiz Fusion 3D cube effects and CairoDock.

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HN cites it as an example of 3D desktop eye candy that was famous and popular, and of how effects can be overdone.

Discussed on HN; no positive recommendation is recorded in this export · HN mentions 2018–2022

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diffeomorphism · 2022-11 · Reference

Translation: That sounds like you caused this problem for yourself by choosing debian stable. emerald, compiz: fairly famous window managers/compositors everyone used to use, e.g. [VIDEO] > how is this related to window borders compiz is famous for including all sorts of fancy/over the top effects like windows going up in flames, so stuff like glowing window borders should be no problem at all. By now compiz seems mostly unused, but many effects are also available in kwin. For instance system settings -> desktop behavior -> desktop effects -> dim inactive Kinda the opposite of outlines, where it just dims everything else instead of highlighting one, but maybe it works for you?

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duckhelmet · 2022-07 · Joke / meme

Is that video being financed by the MICROS~1 advertising department. From the title to the weird presentation, it's almost as if it was designed to drive people away. Linux OK for the geeks but not your average user /s "ubuntu 3D Desktop" [VIDEO] Unreal Engine 4 Demos on Linux [LINK]

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nabla9 · 2018-11 · Reference

These type of desktop modifications were very popular in Linux in late 90's early 2000's. My Linux KDE desktop featuring Tron Legacy theme [LINK] You can also totally overdo the cool effects. [VIDEO] [LINK] [LINK]

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