News from the wild wild web

Since the desktop-unofficial repository is added to unavailable-unofficial I revised the installation instructions a bit.

To start using compiz on Exherbo you have to add the unofficial desktop repository which contains some exheres for compiz, it is hosted on github:

location = ${ROOT}/var/db/paludis/repositories/desktop-unofficial
sync = git://github.com/codejunky/desktop-unofficial.git
format = exheres
names_cache = ${ROOT}/var/cache/paludis/names
write_cache = ${ROOT}/var/cache/paludis/metadata

After syncing the repositories with paludis you have to install the compiz-set:

# paludis -i compiz

After the installtion is complete you should run “fusion-icon” in a terminal to start compiz:

$ fusion-icon

Which adds a tray icon where you can change the window manager to compiz.

IMPORTANT: You have to enable at least the following modules in the compiz settings manager, otherwise it will be very annoying:

- Window Decoration
- Resize Window
- Move Window
- Application Switcher

To get multiple desktops working you need to enable the desktop cube (At least for me it worked not without it).

Like the last year, some compiling people will meet again at the 26th  Chaos communication congress in Berlin.

Check out the wiki page if you want to join us check out the wiki page.

Hope to see you there!

Like CCC-Camp 2007 we will have again a Gentoo Village at HAR2009.

Come join us!