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This is how-to-Install 3D desktop effects on a vanilla Fedora 10 installation (I tried this on a freshly installed Fedora 10, installed from DVD).  Basically all you need to do is get 3d hardware acceleration enabled for your video card and then install the fusion-icon package and reboot. In the past this was easier said than done.

First Install the new rpmfusion non-free repositories.  Rpmfusion is a new set of repositories that’s putting all the free and non-free repos like livna and freshrpms together in one place.  Install your video driver kernel module, install fusion-icon, and reboot.  YUM will handle all the compiz dependencies for you.  Here’s the three steps along with their output.

[admica@myhost ~]$ sudo rpm -Uvh \
http://download1.rpmfusion.org/nonfree/fedora/rpmfusion-nonfree-release-stable.noarch.rpm

rpm -Uvh http://download1.rpmfusion.org/nonfree/fedora/rpmfusion-nonfree-release-stable.noarch.rpm
Retrieving http://download1.rpmfusion.org/nonfree/fedora/rpmfusion-nonfree-release-stable.noarch.rpm
warning: /var/tmp/rpm-tmp.PIcyrO: Header V3 DSA signature: NOKEY, key ID b1981b68
Preparing…                ########################################### [100%]
1:rpmfusion-nonfree-relea########################################### [100%]

[admica@myhost ~]$ sudo yum install kmod-nvidia

yum install kmod-nvidia
Loaded plugins: fedorakmod, refresh-packagekit
Setting up Install Process
Parsing package install arguments
Resolving Dependencies
–> Running transaction check
—> Package kmod-nvidia.x86_64 0:177.82-1.fc10.4 set to be updated
–> Processing Dependency: kmod-nvidia-2.6.27.5-117.fc10.x86_64 = 177.82-1.fc10.4 for package: kmod-nvidia
–> Running transaction check
—> Package kmod-nvidia-2.6.27.5-117.fc10.x86_64.x86_64 0:177.82-1.fc10.4 set to be updated
–> Processing Dependency: nvidia-kmod-common >= 177.82 for package: kmod-nvidia-2.6.27.5-117.fc10.x86_64
–> Running transaction check
—> Package xorg-x11-drv-nvidia.x86_64 0:177.82-1.fc10 set to be updated
–> Processing Dependency: xorg-x11-drv-nvidia-libs-x86_64 = 177.82-1.fc10 for package: xorg-x11-drv-nvidia
–> Processing Dependency: livna-config-display >= 0.0.21 for package: xorg-x11-drv-nvidia
–> Processing Dependency: livna-config-display for package: xorg-x11-drv-nvidia
–> Running transaction check
—> Package xorg-x11-drv-nvidia-libs.x86_64 0:177.82-1.fc10 set to be updated
—> Package livna-config-display.noarch 0:0.0.22-1.fc10 set to be updated
–> Processing Dependency: system-config-display for package: livna-config-display
–> Running transaction check
—> Package system-config-display.noarch 0:1.1.1-1.fc10 set to be updated
–> Processing Dependency: rhpxl >= 0.34-1 for package: system-config-display
–> Running transaction check
—> Package rhpxl.x86_64 0:1.9-3.fc10 set to be updated
–> Finished Dependency Resolution

Dependencies Resolved

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Package                                                Arch                     Version                           Repository                           Size

=================================================================================================================================================

Installing:
kmod-nvidia                                            x86_64                   177.82-1.fc10.4                   rpmfusion-nonfree                    23 k
Installing for dependencies:

kmod-nvidia-2.6.27.5-117.fc10.x86_64                   x86_64                   177.82-1.fc10.4                   rpmfusion-nonfree                   2.5 M
livna-config-display                                   noarch                   0.0.22-1.fc10                     rpmfusion-nonfree                    65 k
rhpxl                                                  x86_64                   1.9-3.fc10                        fedora                               98 k
system-config-display                                  noarch                   1.1.1-1.fc10                      fedora                              193 k
xorg-x11-drv-nvidia                                    x86_64                   177.82-1.fc10                     rpmfusion-nonfree                   3.5 M
xorg-x11-drv-nvidia-libs                               x86_64                   177.82-1.fc10                     rpmfusion-nonfree                   6.2 M

Transaction Summary

=================================================================================================================================================

Install      7 Package(s)
Update       0 Package(s)
Remove       0 Package(s)

Total download size: 13 M
Is this ok [y/N]: y
Downloading Packages:
(1/7): kmod-nvidia-177.82-1.fc10.4.x86_64.rpm                                                                                         |  23 kB     00:00
(2/7): livna-config-display-0.0.22-1.fc10.noarch.rpm                                                                                  |  65 kB     00:01
(3/7): rhpxl-1.9-3.fc10.x86_64.rpm                                                                                                    |  98 kB     00:00
(4/7): system-config-display-1.1.1-1.fc10.noarch.rpm                                                                                  | 193 kB     00:00
(5/7): kmod-nvidia-2.6.27.5-117.fc10.x86_64-177.82-1.fc10.4.x86_64.rpm                                                                | 2.5 MB     00:52
(6/7): xorg-x11-drv-nvidia-177.82-1.fc10.x86_64.rpm                                                                                   | 3.5 MB     01:07
(7/7): xorg-x11-drv-nvidia-libs-177.82-1.fc10.x86_64.rpm                                                                              | 6.2 MB     02:01
————————————————————————————————————————————————————-
Total                                                                                                                         53 kB/s |  13 MB     04:04
warning: rpmts_HdrFromFdno: Header V3 DSA signature: NOKEY, key ID b1981b68
rpmfusion-nonfree/gpgkey                                                                                                              | 1.7 kB     00:00
Importing GPG key 0xB1981B68 “RPM Fusion repository (Fedora - nonfree) <rpmfusion-buildsys@lists.rpmfusion.org>” from /etc/pki/rpm-gpg/RPM-GPG-KEY-rpmfusion-nonfree-fedora
Is this ok [y/N]: y
Running rpm_check_debug
Running Transaction Test
Finished Transaction Test
Transaction Test Succeeded
Running Transaction
Installing     : rhpxl                                                                                                                                 1/7
Installing     : system-config-display                                                                                                                 2/7
Installing     : livna-config-display                                                                                                                  3/7
Installing     : kmod-nvidia                                                                                                                           4/7
Installing     : kmod-nvidia-2.6.27.5-117.fc10.x86_64                                                                                                  5/7
Installing     : xorg-x11-drv-nvidia                                                                                                                   6/7
Installing     : xorg-x11-drv-nvidia-libs                                                                                                              7/7

Installed:
kmod-nvidia.x86_64 0:177.82-1.fc10.4

Dependency Installed:
kmod-nvidia-2.6.27.5-117.fc10.x86_64.x86_64 0:177.82-1.fc10.4 livna-config-display.noarch 0:0.0.22-1.fc10 rhpxl.x86_64 0:1.9-3.fc10
system-config-display.noarch 0:1.1.1-1.fc10                   xorg-x11-drv-nvidia.x86_64 0:177.82-1.fc10  xorg-x11-drv-nvidia-libs.x86_64 0:177.82-1.fc10

Complete!

[admica@myhost ~]$ sudo yum install fusion-icon

Loaded plugins: refresh-packagekit
Setting up Install Process
Parsing package install arguments
Resolving Dependencies
–> Running transaction check
—> Package fusion-icon.noarch 0:0.1.0-0.3.5e2dc9git.fc10 set to be updated
–> Processing Dependency: fusion-icon-ui=0.1.0-0.3.5e2dc9git.fc10 for package: fusion-icon
–> Processing Dependency: ccsm for package: fusion-icon
–> Running transaction check
—> Package fusion-icon-qt.noarch 0:0.1.0-0.3.5e2dc9git.fc10 set to be updated
–> Processing Dependency: PyQt4 for package: fusion-icon-qt
—> Package ccsm.noarch 0:0.7.6-2.fc10 set to be updated
–> Processing Dependency: compizconfig-python >= 0.7.6 for package: ccsm
–> Processing Dependency: libcompizconfig >= 0.7.6 for package: ccsm
–> Processing Dependency: python-sexy for package: ccsm
–> Running transaction check
—> Package PyQt4.x86_64 0:4.4.3-1.fc10 set to be updated
–> Processing Dependency: sip >= 4.7.7 for package: PyQt4
—> Package compizconfig-python.x86_64 0:0.7.6-1.fc10 set to be updated
—> Package libcompizconfig.x86_64 0:0.7.6-2.fc10 set to be updated
—> Package python-sexy.x86_64 0:0.1.9-6.fc10 set to be updated
–> Running transaction check
—> Package sip.x86_64 0:4.7.7-3.fc10 set to be updated
–> Finished Dependency Resolution

Dependencies Resolved

=========================================================================================================

Package                         Arch               Version                                 Repository          Size

=========================================================================================================

Installing:
fusion-icon                     noarch             0.1.0-0.3.5e2dc9git.fc10                fedora              43 k
Installing for dependencies:
PyQt4                           x86_64             4.4.3-1.fc10                            fedora             3.1 M
ccsm                            noarch             0.7.6-2.fc10                            fedora             679 k
compizconfig-python             x86_64             0.7.6-1.fc10                            fedora              43 k
fusion-icon-qt                  noarch             0.1.0-0.3.5e2dc9git.fc10                fedora             6.7 k
libcompizconfig                 x86_64             0.7.6-2.fc10                            fedora              63 k
python-sexy                     x86_64             0.1.9-6.fc10                            fedora              24 k
sip                             x86_64             4.7.7-3.fc10                            fedora             237 k

Transaction Summary

=========================================================================================================

Install      8 Package(s)
Update       0 Package(s)
Remove       0 Package(s)

Total download size: 4.2 M
Is this ok [y/N]: y
Downloading Packages:
(1/8): fusion-icon-qt-0.1.0-0.3.5e2dc9git.fc10.noarch.rpm                                     | 6.7 kB     00:00
(2/8): python-sexy-0.1.9-6.fc10.x86_64.rpm                                                    |  24 kB     00:00
(3/8): fusion-icon-0.1.0-0.3.5e2dc9git.fc10.noarch.rpm                                        |  43 kB     00:00
(4/8): compizconfig-python-0.7.6-1.fc10.x86_64.rpm                                            |  43 kB     00:00
(5/8): libcompizconfig-0.7.6-2.fc10.x86_64.rpm                                                |  63 kB     00:00
(6/8): sip-4.7.7-3.fc10.x86_64.rpm                                                            | 237 kB     00:00
(7/8): ccsm-0.7.6-2.fc10.noarch.rpm                                                           | 679 kB     00:01
(8/8): PyQt4-4.4.3-1.fc10.x86_64.rpm                                                          | 3.1 MB     00:05
———————————————————————————————————————
Total                                                                                475 kB/s | 4.2 MB     00:09
Running rpm_check_debug
Running Transaction Test
Finished Transaction Test
Transaction Test Succeeded
Running Transaction
Installing     : libcompizconfig                                                                               1/8
Installing     : compizconfig-python                                                                           2/8
Installing     : python-sexy                                                                                   3/8
Installing     : sip                                                                                           4/8
Installing     : PyQt4                                                                                         5/8
Installing     : ccsm                                                                                          6/8
Installing     : fusion-icon                                                                                   7/8
Installing     : fusion-icon-qt                                                                                8/8

Installed:
fusion-icon.noarch 0:0.1.0-0.3.5e2dc9git.fc10

Dependency Installed:
PyQt4.x86_64 0:4.4.3-1.fc10                           ccsm.noarch 0:0.7.6-2.fc10
compizconfig-python.x86_64 0:0.7.6-1.fc10             fusion-icon-qt.noarch 0:0.1.0-0.3.5e2dc9git.fc10
libcompizconfig.x86_64 0:0.7.6-2.fc10                 python-sexy.x86_64 0:0.1.9-6.fc10
sip.x86_64 0:4.7.7-3.fc10

Complete!

Now reboot and the next time gnome/kde/xfce/whatever runs, you can open a terminal and run fusion-icon and it will handle loading the 3d environment for you.

[admica@myhost ~]$ fusion-icon &

* Detected Session: unknown
* Searching for installed applications…
* NVIDIA on Xorg detected, exporting: __GL_YIELD=NOTHING
* Using the GTK Interface
* Interface not installed
… Trying another interface

blah blah blah, and it works…  To get better looking themes, try installing emerald and emerald-themes.