If you're version is even remotely current you already have compiz fusion. If you want to mess with the settings, just open up synaptic package manager and search for compiz settings manager. Otherwise you're given three simple options by default. I don't have an Ubuntu desktop in front of me atm, but it basically breaks down to off, medium and high. If you have an ATI or Nvidia gaphics card you may need to do some tweaking to get it to turn on, but most people don't have any trouble.

I definitely recommend you get the settings manager. It really lets you customize the look and feel of your desktop.

Depending on if you have your graphics driver installed already, it is nice to know that Compiz is bundled with Ubuntu.

All you need is the manager for it.

Open a terminal (Applications > Accessories > Terminal)

and type:

sudo apt-get install gnome-compiz-manager xserver-xgl

Once that's installed, restart your computer.

If there is a driver compatible with your video card when you install ubuntu, it will most likely prompt you in the restricted drivers manager to install it. The restricted drivers icon should pop up in the upper right in the top panel (it's panel, not system tray) if there's anything that can be done.

Oh yeah if you have your graphics card driver installed and the compiz manager + xgl xserver like I put up there, then the Compiz manager will be in:

System > Preferences > Advanced Desktop Effects Settings

Guys i need help. Im a new to Ubuntu, i've only been using it for 5 days now and i think its way better then Windows Vista already its way stable. Ok back to my problem.... I need to install this to my computer. Its a Driver but im just not able to install it
heres the link for the driver i need help on
Driver
also im using Ubuntu Intrepid 8.10

 

socomnick


I once was really drunk and at a party took a **** on someones bed.

Linux is the SEX

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Catdeerduck


Guys i need help. Im a new to Ubuntu, i've only been using it for 5 days now and i think its way better then Windows Vista already its way stable. Ok back to my problem.... I need to install this to my computer. Its a Driver but im just not able to install it
heres the link for the driver i need help on
Driver
also im using Ubuntu Intrepid 8.10

what exactly is that driver for? if your computer is running you dont need it

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AuToFiRE

Catdeerduck


Guys i need help. Im a new to Ubuntu, i've only been using it for 5 days now and i think its way better then Windows Vista already its way stable. Ok back to my problem.... I need to install this to my computer. Its a Driver but im just not able to install it
heres the link for the driver i need help on
Driver
also im using Ubuntu Intrepid 8.10

what exactly is that driver for? if your computer is running you dont need it

its for a usb serial converter

 

socomnick


I once was really drunk and at a party took a **** on someones bed.

Catdeerduck

AuToFiRE

Catdeerduck


Guys i need help. Im a new to Ubuntu, i've only been using it for 5 days now and i think its way better then Windows Vista already its way stable. Ok back to my problem.... I need to install this to my computer. Its a Driver but im just not able to install it
heres the link for the driver i need help on
Driver
also im using Ubuntu Intrepid 8.10

what exactly is that driver for? if your computer is running you dont need it

its for a usb serial converter

have you tried it yet to make sure it actually needs the driver?

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AuToFiRE

Catdeerduck

AuToFiRE

Catdeerduck


Guys i need help. Im a new to Ubuntu, i've only been using it for 5 days now and i think its way better then Windows Vista already its way stable. Ok back to my problem.... I need to install this to my computer. Its a Driver but im just not able to install it
heres the link for the driver i need help on
Driver
also im using Ubuntu Intrepid 8.10

what exactly is that driver for? if your computer is running you dont need it

its for a usb serial converter

have you tried it yet to make sure it actually needs the driver?

Yea i have and it doesn't work so i believe i need the driver. I found the driver and i posted the link above but im just not able to install it in my pc im new to linux

 

socomnick


I once was really drunk and at a party took a **** on someones bed.

now this is a little walkthrough to give you an idea for future tasks like this (im doing it the manual way)

open up terminal, this is Linux' version of command prompt

first you will use wget

now the way the place your downloading from doesnt like automated downloads but this link will be availible for the next 5 hours.  the purpose of wget is to use a URL to download the file without opening up firefox and navigating your way there

wget http://download.driverscollection.com/drivers/82f4a17670f18f4e7bf19189a609e1cf/4995cf45/M/Moschip/IC/Linux_7703.tar.gz

      (you can just copy and paste it into terminal and do it that way)

it will save it to your home folder, in my case it was saved to "/home/omega"

now it is a "tar.gz" file so we will be using the tar command for this, we have to make it read and writeable and extract it. we know it is a tar.gz file by looking at the last line that terminal gives you after completing the operation

2009-02-13 14:53:50 (49.5 KB/s) - `Linux_7703.tar.gz' saved [24867/24867]

now type this to make it executable and extract it

tar xzvf Linux_7703.tar.gz

now we want to goto that folder you just made

cd Linux_7703/

now we are ready to make it

simply type

make

ok now after the operation is complete, we will want to install it, type this

sudo make install

you will be prompted for your login password to make sure its not someone tampering with your computer
then simply depmod it

sudo depmod

voila

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Thanks for the help Auto but it says this
mosinstall: 6: Syntax error: word unexpected (expecting "then")
make: *** [install] Error 2

 

socomnick


I once was really drunk and at a party took a **** on someones bed.

Catdeerduck


Thanks for the help Auto but it says this
mosinstall: 6: Syntax error: word unexpected (expecting "then")
make: *** [install] Error 2

*tries it*

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it looks like the drivers are ****ed but there is a way but i dont recommend doing it unless The Guru says you can

make -i -k

it ignores and keeps going on error

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one question auto do i enter make i k instead of make?

 

socomnick


I once was really drunk and at a party took a **** on someones bed.

Catdeerduck


one question auto do i enter make i k instead of make?

enter it exactly as it appears in the codebox

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Look Auto its all working fine......then
homecomputer@homecomputer:~$ wget http://download.driverscollection.com/drivers/82f4a17670f18f4e7bf19189a609e1cf/4995cf45/M/Moschip/IC/Linux_7703.tar.gz
--2009-02-13 13:30:18--  http://download.driverscollection.com/drivers/82f4a17670f18f4e7bf19189a609e1cf/4995cf45/M/Moschip/IC/Linux_7703.tar.gz
Resolving download.driverscollection.com... 85.112.115.50
Connecting to download.driverscollection.com|85.112.115.50|:80... connected.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 200 OK
Length: 24867 (24K) [application/x-gzip]
Saving to: `Linux_7703.tar.gz.6'

100%[======================================>] 24,867      27.1K/s   in 0.9s   

2009-02-13 13:30:20 (27.1 KB/s) - `Linux_7703.tar.gz.6' saved [24867/24867]

homecomputer@homecomputer:~$ tar xzvf Linux_7703.tar.gz
Linux_7703/16C50.h
Linux_7703/mosinstall
Linux_7703/README
Linux_7703/usb-serial.h
Linux_7703/mos7703.h
Linux_7703/mos7703.c
Linux_7703/Makefile
Linux_7703/mosuninstall
homecomputer@homecomputer:~$ cd Linux_7703/

Then it ****s up

homecomputer@homecomputer:~/Linux_7703$ make
make -C /lib/modules/2.6.27-11-generic/build -I/lib/modules/2.6.27-11-generic/build/drivers/usb/serial SUBDIRS=/home/homecomputer/Linux_7703 modules
make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.27-11-generic'
  CC [M]  /home/homecomputer/Linux_7703/mos7703.o
/home/homecomputer/Linux_7703/mos7703.c:49:26: error: linux/config.h: No such file or directory
/home/homecomputer/Linux_7703/mos7703.c:123: error: unknown field ‘owner’ specified in initializer
/home/homecomputer/Linux_7703/mos7703.c:123: warning: initialization from incompatible pointer type
/home/homecomputer/Linux_7703/mos7703.c: In function ‘mos7703_bulk_in_callback’:
/home/homecomputer/Linux_7703/mos7703.c:270: error: ‘struct tty_struct’ has no member named ‘flip’
/home/homecomputer/Linux_7703/mos7703.c:270: error: ‘TTY_FLIPBUF_SIZE’ undeclared (first use in this function)
/home/homecomputer/Linux_7703/mos7703.c:270: error: (Each undeclared identifier is reported only once
/home/homecomputer/Linux_7703/mos7703.c:270: error: for each function it appears in.)
/home/homecomputer/Linux_7703/mos7703.c: In function ‘mos7703_bulk_out_data_callback’:
/home/homecomputer/Linux_7703/mos7703.c:341: error: ‘struct tty_ldisc’ has no member named ‘write_wakeup’
/home/homecomputer/Linux_7703/mos7703.c:344: error: ‘struct tty_ldisc’ has no member named ‘write_wakeup’
/home/homecomputer/Linux_7703/mos7703.c: In function ‘mos7703_open’:
/home/homecomputer/Linux_7703/mos7703.c:683: warning: passing argument 6 of ‘usb_fill_bulk_urb’ from incompatible pointer type
/home/homecomputer/Linux_7703/mos7703.c: In function ‘mos7703_write’:
/home/homecomputer/Linux_7703/mos7703.c:1083: warning: passing argument 6 of ‘usb_fill_bulk_urb’ from incompatible pointer type
make[2]: *** [/home/homecomputer/Linux_7703/mos7703.o] Error 1
make[1]: *** [_module_/home/homecomputer/Linux_7703] Error 2
make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.27-11-generic'
make: *** [default] Error 2
homecomputer@homecomputer:~/Linux_7703$

so do i enter the other make you told me to enter

 

socomnick


I once was really drunk and at a party took a **** on someones bed.

its upto you, im not sure if it will solve the problem or not it will help the outcome.. i think linux guru will have a better solution and one with a better result, you should PM him

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thanks for the help Auto

 

socomnick


I once was really drunk and at a party took a **** on someones bed.

wish i could help a bit more but this is going out of my knowledge

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My Windows OS got broken a few weeks ago and i couldn`t login into my desktop and to fix it i needed a xp cd(don`t have it) and a key code(don`t know it) so i just deleted it and installed ubuntu 8.10 ,it was pretty easy to install and so far i have been very pleased with its performance. I have installed some pretty cool applications like Compiz and Avant windows navigator, one that im having trouble to use is Wine(windows xp emulator) so if any of you guys can help me on how to install .exe programs and if i need to put the files(example: safarisetup.exe) i wish to install in a specific folder i would really appreciate it.