Configuring Compiz on eeePC

[daytribe]

Hi,

I recently bought a 4G eeePC and I am trying to get Compiz
configured just right.

I still have the original Xandros on it and I got Compiz installed OK.
I love the cube effect.
I want to try the Ring Switcher but I can't get it configured.
I seem to be missing the Compiz Settings Manager and I can't find it or install it with Synaptic.

I Googled a bit and found you can change things with gconf-editor.
Can anyone tell me if I can enable Ring Switcher with gconf-editor?

If you can tell me how to install the Settings Manager that would be
great too. I'm relatively new to Linux so be gentle.

Many Thanks,
Mike.

[psyopper]

How did you install Compiz?

I really can't offer much more than emotional support as I don't use either an Eee or Xandros but... Xandros is Debian based so that means there are deb's somewhere. Anyway - Do you know what version of Compiz you installed? Did you also install Compiz-Fusion? I ask because Fusion offers the extra packages beyond the base Compiz, of which Ring Switcher is a member. Read this to see the difference: http://wiki.compiz-fusion.org/CompizFusionVsCompiz.

Actually, the first place you might find better answers is the eeeuser forum: http://forum.eeeuser.com

The version of C-F you need to install depends on the version of Compiz you have installed. Hopefully wherever you got it also has a repo for C-F. All you would be looking for are something along the lines of Compiz Main, Extra and Unsupported. Otherwise you can build from source or try the Ubuntu PPA repositories for a complete but older build of 0.7.2 Compiz + Compiz Fusion:

http://ppa.launchpad.net/compiz/ubuntu/

Not sure which dist you should use or if you should use these at all.