How do I enable visual effects my desktop?

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Using Ubuntu 10.10, I am having some issues with enabling the visual effects on my system. It doesn't allow me to use the normal & the extra options. It checks for the drivers then it says that the driver is not found.

My laptop model is Compaq PresarioV2000.

How do I enable the visual effects?

Please give us details on the graphic card your laptop uses. You can find out by typing lspci in a terminal. — Takkat, Jan 14 '11 at 20:52

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Jan 14 '11 at 20:38

Presumably your graphics card (Intel GM855 I guess) is not too well supported from the kernel in Ubuntu 10.10 (see Intel 8xx Issues). To get an idea on how to solve issues you may also have a look at this thread from Ubuntuforums.

Downloading drivers from a manufacturer website is not recommended for unexperienced users. It is only rarely needed anyway. You would need a detailed how-to for the installation process and an additional proof from the community that it's really working with your Ubuntu release.

score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Jan 14 '11 at 20:39

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You already check the System / Administration / Additional Drivers?

answered Jan 14 '11 at 20:39

Javier Gonzalez

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I just installed Ubuntu 10.10 recently and, even though I am using the most recent (version 173) of the NVidia drivers for my Nvidia Geforce 6200, it still wont let me enable desktop effects. Not sure why. – djangofan Jan 14 '11 at 20:44

score 0 · Answer 3 · edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:23

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try downloading the drivers form the company website ( i mean laptop company)

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edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:23

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answered Jan 14 '11 at 19:48

Downloading will not help. – Takkat Jan 14 '11 at 20:38

How do I enable visual effects my desktop?

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