svn commit: r46432 - head/en_US.ISO8859-1/articles/compiz-fusion
Eitan Adler
eadler at FreeBSD.org
Thu Apr 2 23:36:27 UTC 2015
Author: eadler
Date: Thu Apr 2 23:36:26 2015
New Revision: 46432
URL: https://svnweb.freebsd.org/changeset/doc/46432
Log:
compiz-fusion: multiple
- simplify installation of ports by pointing at packages instead
- don't duplicate information in the FAQ, just point people at it
Modified:
head/en_US.ISO8859-1/articles/compiz-fusion/article.xml
Modified: head/en_US.ISO8859-1/articles/compiz-fusion/article.xml
==============================================================================
--- head/en_US.ISO8859-1/articles/compiz-fusion/article.xml Thu Apr 2 23:20:08 2015 (r46431)
+++ head/en_US.ISO8859-1/articles/compiz-fusion/article.xml Thu Apr 2 23:36:26 2015 (r46432)
@@ -86,70 +86,32 @@
desktop effects, you may skip this section and continue with the
<filename>xorg.conf</filename> configuration.</para>
- <sect2 xml:id="determine-driver">
- <title>Determining the correct driver to use</title>
-
- <para>There are various versions of the nVidia drivers in the
- Ports Collection. The correct one to use depends on the actual
- model (and age) of your graphics card:</para>
-
- <itemizedlist>
- <listitem>
- <para>The latest versions of nVidia cards are supported by the
- <package>x11/nvidia-driver</package> port.</para>
- </listitem>
-
- <listitem>
- <para>nVidia cards like the GeForce 2MX/3/4 series are supported by
- the 96<replaceable>XX</replaceable> series of drivers, available
- in the <package>x11/nvidia-driver-96xx</package>
- port.</para>
- </listitem>
-
- <listitem>
- <para>Even older cards, like GeForce and RIVA TNT are supported
- by the 71<replaceable>XX</replaceable> series of drivers,
- available in the
- <package>x11/nvidia-driver-71xx</package>
- port.</para>
- </listitem>
- </itemizedlist>
-
- <para>In fact, nVidia provides detailed information on which card is
- supported by which driver. This information is available directly
- on their web site: <uri xlink:href="http://www.nvidia.com/object/IO_32667.html">http://www.nvidia.com/object/IO_32667.html</uri>.</para>
- </sect2>
+ <para>
+ To determine which nVidia driveris needed see the <link xlink:href="&url.books.faq;/x.html#idp59950544">FAQ question
+ on the subject</link>.
+ </para>
<sect2 xml:id="install-driver">
<title>Installing the nVidia driver</title>
<para>Having determined the correct driver to use for your card,
- installation is as simple as installing any other port.</para>
-
- <note>
- <para>Make sure to update your ports tree using your favorite method
- (e.g., <application>portsnap</application>) before you install any
- application from the ports system. Graphics drivers and the
- desktop effects programs are under heavy development, and are
- updated regularly.</para>
- </note>
+ installation is as simple as installing any other package.</para>
<para>For example, to install the latest driver:</para>
- <screen>&prompt.root; <userinput>cd /usr/ports/x11/nvidia-driver</userinput>
-&prompt.root; <userinput>make install clean</userinput></screen>
+ <screen>&prompt.root; <userinput>pkg install x11/nvidia-driver</userinput></screen>
- <para>The driver will create a kernel module, which should be loaded
- at system startup. You will need to add the following line to the
- <filename>/boot/loader.conf</filename> file:</para>
+ <para>The driver will create a kernel module, which needs to be loaded
+ at system startup. Add the following line to
+ <filename>/boot/loader.conf</filename>:</para>
<programlisting>nvidia_load="YES"</programlisting>
<note>
- <para>You may attempt to immediately load the kernel module into the
+ <para>To immediately load the kernel module into the
running kernel by issuing a command like
<command>kldload nvidia</command>, however it has been noted that
- the latest versions of <application>&xorg;</application> will not
+ the some versions of <application>&xorg;</application> will not
function properly if the driver is not loaded at boot time. After
editing <filename>/boot/loader.conf</filename>, a reboot is
recommended.</para>
@@ -263,23 +225,9 @@ Load "glx"
<title>Installing and configuring Compiz Fusion</title>
<para>Installing <application>Compiz Fusion</application>
- is as simple as any other port:</para>
-
- <screen>&prompt.root; <userinput>cd /usr/ports/x11-wm/compiz-fusion</userinput>
-&prompt.root; <userinput>make install clean</userinput></screen>
+ is as simple as any other package:</para>
- <para>Make sure to select the <quote>EXTRA</quote> plugins and the
- <quote>EMERALD</quote> window decorator from the options dialog that
- appears. If you are using <application>GNOME</application>, or
- already have support for <command>gconf</command> in your system, you
- may also wish to select <quote>gconf support</quote>. In this way,
- your effect settings will be integrated with the other desktop settings,
- and will be viewable via <command>gconf-editor</command>.
- <application>Compiz Fusion</application>
- <emphasis>can</emphasis> however save its settings to flat files, if
- such an integration is not wanted. In this case, a
- <filename>.compizconfig</filename> directory will be created inside
- your home directory.</para>
+ <screen>&prompt.root; <userinput>pkg install x11-wm/compiz-fusion</userinput></screen>
<para>When the installation is finished, start your graphic desktop and
at a terminal, enter the following commands (as a normal user):</para>
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