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Installing Compiz Fusion in debian sid/sidux

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Fire up you favourite text editor as root and edit the file /etc/apt/sources.list (back it up if you don’t know what your doing : cp /etc/apt/sources.list /etc/apt/sources.list.bak). Add this line to the bottom of the list :

deb http://download.tuxfamily.org/shames/debian-sid/desktopfx/unstable/ ./

Then install the gpg key like this in a terminal(as root) :

wget http://download.tuxfamily.org/shames/A42A6CF5.gpg && apt-key add A42A6CF5.gpg

Now do this :

apt-get update

apt-get install compiz-fusion-all

In a terminal do this (not as root) :

fusion-manager

Now you can start playing around, just right-click on the fusion icon in your tray and start from there. If you want it to start at login, add this to auto-started applications :

compiz –replace

and

emerald –replace

or just

fusion-manager

Now you’re set to go!Have fun!

Here’s two screenshots of my current XFCE and Compiz Fusion setup :

For support crack open your favourite irc-client and connect to server irc.oftc.net and join channel #sidux-cf .

Configuring rtorrent for Debian sid

Note:

After having used bittorrnado for several years now i discovered rtorrent that seems faster and more flexible than btlaunchmanucurses, that i’ve used previously. It just seems like it does the job better and faster.
First of all you need to install it:

su

Password:

apt-get install rtorrent

Now you need to create a configuration file called .rtorrent.rc in your home directory. Use your favorite text editor and open the empty file. Click here for a complete list of commands to insert into the file. You don’t need all the commands, just a few, so I’ll give you an example from my .rtorrent.rc file:

#Max uploads per torrent
max_uploads = 15

#Max downlad/upload rate in KiB, 0 is unlimited
download_rate = 0
upload_rate = 30

#Default save directory, change to suit your needs
directory = /home/thomas/tmp

#Look for torrents in specified directory, change to suit your needs
schedule = watch_directory,5,5,load_start=/home/thomas/tmp/*.torrent

#Stop and remove deleted torrents
schedule = untied_directory,5,5,stop_untied=

Save the file and start rtorrent from a terminal. Now…..I have specified rtorrent to look for torrents in my tmp/ folder, so to download i just save my torrents to that directory and delete the torrents and move the files when they are done. You can also tell rtorrent(in the terminal) to get a torrent from a location on your harddrive, or a web location, just press backspace and paste/type in your location or address for the torrent-file and hit enter. For more information on how to use rtorrent do this:

man rtorrent

Here is a screenshot of rtorrent in action:

And BTW to quit you do a:

^q

My screenshots

New XFCE4/compiz-fusion setup:

My XFCE4/beryl setup:

Ion3 screenies, tiled and floating: