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As of XOrg 7.2 (added to moonbase on the 15th of February 2007) AIGLX has become a permanent part of the xorg-server module. All you need to do is to update your XOrg7 installation. AIGLX is going to get installed automatically.

=Configuration=

You will have to run a hardware-accelerated XOrg server in order to utilize the full powers of AIGLX. The following xorg.conf sniplet shows exactly what needs to be done: 

<code>
  Section "Extensions"
    Option "Composite" "Enable"
    Option "RENDER" "true"  #--optional--
    Option "DAMAGE" "true"  #--optional--
  EndSection

  Section "ServerLayout"
    Option "AIGLX" "true"
    [...]
  EndSection
</code>

After that AIGLX should be enabled and ready to go. Check your XOrg logfiles to see whether thats actually the case.

==NVIDIA and AMD==

If you're using either of the binary drivers provided by NVIDIA or ATI/AMD you will have to follow a different path.

===NVIDIA===

NVIDIA provides its own infrastructure for AIGLX called 'NV-GLX' Either you use the excellent nvidia-xconfig utility to enable the required configuration patters or you edit your xorg.conf accordingly:

<code>

  Section "Extensions"
    Option "Composite" "Enable"
    Option "RENDER" "true"  #--optional--
    Option "DAMAGE" "true"  #--optional--
  EndSection

  Section "Screen"
    ...
    DefaultDepth 24
    Option "AddARGBGLXVisuals" "True"
    Option "DisableGLXRootClipping" "True"
  EndSection

  Section "Device"
    Driver          "nvidia"
    Option      "RenderAccel" "true"
    Option      "AddARGBGLXVisuals" "true"
    Option      "AllowGLXWithComposite" "true" 
    ...
  EndSection

</code>

===ATI/AMD (fglrx)===

FIXME

=Trying out AIGLX=

If you want to take advantage of all the new effects AIGLX is helping to induce you might want to give the following applications a try:

==Beryl==

Beryl is a window manager framework that is able to make use of OpenGL acceleration AIGLX provides for the XComposite and XDamage extensions. For more information about Beryl and its parts (and the project itself) [http://www.beryl-project.org/ visit their homepage].

The following modules are available and should all be installed if you want to achieve a satisfying experience:

{|
| * beryl-core
| Beryl core package
|-
| * beryl-plugins
| Plugins package for beryl
|-
| * beryl-dbus
| Dbus plugin for beryl
|-
| * beryl-settings
| Settings manager for beryl
|-
| * beryl-manager
| Manager package for beryl
|-
| * emerald
| Window decorator for beryl
|-
| * emerald-themes
| Themes for emerald
|}

All of those modules require XOrg7 and subversion to be installed on your computer (which is not going to be installed automagically). Xinerama and TwinView are both supported by Beryl.