Installing Beryl

Beryl is the eye-candy effects for X-Windows. I have heard it compared to Windows’ Aero. It allows windows to shake like jello as you drag them and display previews of windows as you hover over them on the task bar.

Installing

Used yum to install: beryl-gnome

Note: This is a meta-package that will install the necessary packages.

Resolving Problems

I had to remove previously installed nvidia driver libraries:
[skp@localhost lib64]$ ls lib*9631
libGLcore.so.1.0.9631 libnvidia-cfg.so.1.0.9631 libXvMCNVIDIA.so.1.0.9631
libGL.so.1.0.9631 libnvidia-tls.so.1.0.9631

Starting Automatically

I created this script: /usr/local/bin/start-beryl
#!/bin/sh
LD_PRELOAD=/usr/lib64/nvidia/libGL.so.1 beryl-manager

I had to make it executable:
chmod a+x start-beryl

From the command-line, I ran gnome-session-properties and:

  • on Startup Programs
  • clicked add — /usr/local/bin/start-beryl

Resources

Install Beryl on Fedora Core

Resources for White Screen Issue

Most helpful list
Beryl White Screen Issue
Beryl: White screen of death
Beryl White Cube White Screen XGL whats up?

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