How to enable 3D desktop effects in ubuntu 10.10

Ubuntu 10.10 Maverick Meerkat or any Linux Based Operating System which uses GNOME or KDE as Desktop can enable funky 3D effects in a couple of clicks.So this post will eventually lead to the explanation of 3D effects on Ubuntu 10.10.To generate some elegant 3D effects ‘Compiz’ is used.Compiz is a compositing manager or in other words compiz enhances the overall user interaction by adding some fancy effects to your windows e.g Desktop Cube or Expo view.The other important point is that this will run with almost any hardware configuration.

Install emerald on Ubuntu 10.04

Install Emerald Theme Manager in Ubuntu 10.04

Emerald is a decorator(with 3D effect) for windows managers like Compiz-Fusion(plus themer application).For 3D cool desktop effects compiz and ccsm is should be installed on Ubuntu 10.04 .First install compiz(for 3D desktop Effects) on ubuntu 10.04 ,Then Emerald can be easily installed from command line or by using synaptic package Manager.

3D Desktop Effects in Ubuntu 10.04

Ubuntu 10.04 LTS(Code Named as Lucid Lynx) is gaining popularity very rapidly and now it is probably the best linux distro that focuses on desktop experience.When we talk about desktop experience then it can’t be completed without describing about the advanced 3D desktop effect that can be achieved by using some software and hardware(Graphics Card).
So this post is going to explore some cool and pleasant desktop effects which can be enabled in ubuntu 10.04 very easily(So I assume that you have already a good graphics card for enjoying all the 3D effects if no then it is recommended to buy one, If you want some simple effects then a simple 84 or 86 series of Nvidia Graphics Card(with Asus or any other chipset) will be sufficient, on the other hand if want to play some heavy games then better buy a good one(it also depends on your computer configuration)).