Running games on Ubuntu under Compiz is about the easiest way to drag your framerate down 10% or more. KDE simply mops the floor with Compiz/Unity.
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Originally posted by legluondunet View PostYou can still use the gnome classic session for gaming.
* GNOME Classic
* GNOME Classic (No Effects)
The first uses Compiz (and is currently broken in Ubuntu 12.10), and the latter uses Metacity as window manager.
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I am a KDE user but I wouldn't say KDE mops the floor with Unity/Compiz. Switched off desktop effects and a lightweight DE/WM would be even better I guess.
Heh. Maybe I should try running something from twm.Stop TCPA, stupid software patents and corrupt politicians!
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Originally posted by uid313 View PostWhen you install gnome-session-fallback you get 2 classic sessions.
* GNOME Classic
* GNOME Classic (No Effects)
The first uses Compiz (and is currently broken in Ubuntu 12.10), and the latter uses Metacity as window manager.
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Great thing with KDE though, when I want to disable effects for a game (not very often but sometimes I do, depending on the game. some just dont like compositing) I just press Shift-Alt-F12.
Ta-da. It's an inbuilt shortcut in KDE to suspend effects and when I'm done I just press it again to reactivate compositing. Works great and makes my life easier. Unfortunately you can't suspend compositing in Unity because Unity itself is basically a Compiz plugin. So.. you'd suspend the whole desktop .
But if you can play the game fullscreen and have Compiz undirect fullscreen windows you should be okay.
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...and yet, somehow related (it's a Steam-only game) some more interesting news...
CoD Black Ops for MAC:
http://www.shacknews.com/article/759...-mac-this-week
....i wonder how far we are to get Call of Duty Franchise running natively on Linux ?!?
Like it or not , Call of Duty franchise is the biggest franchise EVER.
If it arrives on Linux , a lot of attention will be put from gamers on Linux !
....and a lot more people will be/start_to_be concerned with Linux/Steam/Activision/CoD like M$ and EA/DICE
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Originally posted by AJSB View Post....i wonder how far we are to get Call of Duty Franchise running natively on Linux ?!?
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Originally posted by ElderSnake View PostGreat thing with KDE though, when I want to disable effects for a game (not very often but sometimes I do, depending on the game. some just dont like compositing) I just press Shift-Alt-F12.
Ta-da. It's an inbuilt shortcut in KDE to suspend effects and when I'm done I just press it again to reactivate compositing. Works great and makes my life easier. Unfortunately you can't suspend compositing in Unity because Unity itself is basically a Compiz plugin. So.. you'd suspend the whole desktop .
But if you can play the game fullscreen and have Compiz undirect fullscreen windows you should be okay.
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