If you have an ATI or NVIDIA video card, then I think you'll have to do some tweaking... Just go to http://ubuntuforums.org for help.
Yes you do. it comes pre installed. Compiz is desktop effects.
Type "gconf-editor" on a terminal. Navigate to apps - compiz - general - screen 0 - options. Then do what I instructed from above. Then make sure desktop effects is enabled. To rotate the cube hold ctrl + alt while moving the mouse.
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Yeah brothernoobie
"However awkwardly they might navigate the outside world, over the board they were killers." - NYT
What I don't get is WHY? Why would you want a cube for your desktop ?
KDE can run you 10 virtual screens on a default install, how many sides have you got on that cube ? I mean WTF is the point of limiting yourself, even lestiff (mwm) could manage 9 ffs !! Please tell me it's not just because it looks cool ?
Maybe because 4 viewports/desktops is just enough for most users...
The effect is not limited to 4. I run beryl, which is practically the same thing as compiz, and you can set the number of desktops to as much as you want (Im not sure what the limit is).
When you do, obviously you wont get a cube. You'll get a hexagonal 3d fig if its 6 desktops and so on. Tbh, I dont play around with it that much. Once the novelty wore off, I disabled it too.
"However awkwardly they might navigate the outside world, over the board they were killers." - NYT
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