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Is Ubuntu 8.04 the OS with a cubed desktop option?

Asked by dejectory

I just downloaded Ubuntu 8.04, after being led to assume that it was the Linux Operating System that could display 4-6 desktops on a cube that would zoom out of a single desktop, turn, and zoom into another. Is this true? And if so, how do you activate that function? If not, which is?

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dejectory (dejectory) said : 		#1

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Jamie Arseneault (spoom) said : 		#2

FYI to those looking at this, you can get these sorts of effects by going to System -> Preferences -> Appearance and checking Extra on the Visual Effects tab. To get the Desktop Cube, go to Applications -> Add/Remove Programs, select All Available Applications in the dropdown, and search for ccsm, which should find Advanced Desktop Effects Settings. Install that, access it through System -> Preferences -> Advanced Desktop Effects Settings, and check Desktop Cube. You should probably make sure you have set your desktops to 1x4 by right-clicking the desktops in the lower right corner and clicking Preferences, then set it to 4 columns, 1 row. You can then see the cube by holding down Ctrl and Alt and dragging your desktop.