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Just installing 3.4.1 and can't seem to get compiz working, I activated the nVidia driver and can't find how to turn on Compiz

Velocity Notemagix L80 GeForce Go 7600 nVidia Driver 304.48

Did you switch from metacity to compiz? Click on the square compiz-fusion icon in the top right hand corner. A menu will pop up, choose select window manager and choose compiz.

billhedrick wrote:Just installing 3.4.1 and can't seem to get compiz working, I activated the nVidia driver and can't find how to turn on Compiz

Velocity Notemagix L80 GeForce Go 7600 nVidia Driver 304.48

I thought as an Admin person, you had to know these things?

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metacity --replace

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compiz --replace

been out of the loop since Ultimate Edition 2.9! Where do I enter thos commands, I opened up a terminal window and it said "huh?"

It actually said "huh?"

not helping

Thanks Xanoyoshi! Now I have to figure out what key stroke to use to do the rotation!

billhedrick wrote:Thanks Xanoyoshi! Now I have to figure out what key stroke to use to do the rotation!

Let's try something simple...

Either press your wheel on your mouse down

or hold alt+ctrl+left click down, and then release alt+Ctrl and move your mouse.

ctrl+F11 will activate your splash.

smeterlink wrote:

billhedrick wrote:Just installing 3.4.1 and can't seem to get compiz working, I activated the nVidia driver and can't find how to turn on Compiz

Velocity Notemagix L80 GeForce Go 7600 nVidia Driver 304.48

I thought as an Admin person, you had to know these things?

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metacity --replace

and

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compiz --replace

You know I know..I am observant..

So yes, these commands will help in a pinch, if you are outside of Ultimate Edition and experimenting with Mate you need to follow a little different protocol to set up compiz.
Assuming you have Compiz installed, this is how you would make compiz your window manager...

http://forumubuntusoftware.info/viewtopic.php?f=125&t=9155

a little harder with a laptop w/ trackpad, thanks for the key combo. my desktop is simple, don't have a scroll button on the lappy