compiz-fusion SOLVED

[greg]

I tried that as well and when i startup...nothing

[deate]

I tried that as well and when i startup...nothing

Hope someone will jump in here soon...I still think this is a session "thing" Maybe you have to add these things(programs) to the "START UP" section of session preferences, so that when you log in, these programs launch automatically. If you go to System>Preferences>Sessions>Start Up and click "ADD" you get a pop up box that lets you add start up applications, I just don't know what the commands are to add your applications are???

[DaddyX3]

pch - Here's the screen shot of my appearance preferences page .... you notice that none of these are selected. I do have compiz every time I start my computer. So this is a classic case of "this setting does nothing, the other setting does something" ... but where is the other setting - thats the question

greg, what do you have set up in your compiz-config-settings? Have you selected any thing there? Do you even have it installed?

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sudo apt-get install compizconfig-settings-manager

Then go in and setup compiz with:

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ccsm

If you've done all this, maybe you should go into synaptic package manager and do a search for compiz and reinstall everything there that is selected or try a 'fix broken packages' in 'File'.

[deate]

pch - Here's the screen shot of my appearance preferences page .... you notice that none of these are selected. I do have compiz every time I start my computer. So this is a classic case of "this setting does nothing, the other setting does something" ... but where is the other setting - thats the question

Screenshot-Appearance Preferences.png

greg, what do you have set up in your compiz-config-settings? Have you selected any thing there? Do you even have it installed?

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sudo apt-get install compizconfig-settings-manager

Then go in and setup compiz with:

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ccsm

If you've done all this, maybe you should go into synaptic package manager and do a search for compiz and reinstall everything there that is selected or try a 'fix broken packages' in 'File'.

I may be wrong( ) but as I read his problem, everything works, he just wants them to launch at start up..???

[pch.shot]

To Daddyx: I guess you got a broken one. Mine works!!

[DaddyX3]

I may be wrong( ) but as I read his problem, everything works, he just wants them to launch at start up..???

Yes, that is the point. Why is it not starting by itself. Thats why I instructed to 'fix broken packages' and or install ccsm or at least set things up in there. Just ideas - boys.

@-pch. this is not the only time my appearance preferences have been jacked up But, like I said, compiz and all effects work just like they should.... weird huh?

[pch.shot]

I guess the os decides what is best for your video card and this is just an tweak if you don't like the results.

[tuxsax]

This should tell you the state of yor graphics card(see picture). If you can't select the extra option then either your graphics card is not set up correctly or it is not fast enough. As you can see this graphics card does not cut the mustard(8 megs of video ram)!!

What I DO care about and it makes me worry is that I see you're a bad boy that doesn't listen to mom, didn't she tell you "don't ever login to your linux as "root" user???"

Naughty boy!

Ziv

[pch.shot]

Why is that. Are you going to hack into my system? I re-install operating systems constantly and I don't feel like sudo this sudo that. Hell, if I was worried about security I would stop using Windows!!!

[tuxsax]

I'm not going to hack anyone's system, calm down.

I just say that I've learnt that it's not recommended to use root as a normal user because you can screw things up, but if you bring up the fact that you re-install the system ANYWAY every few months, and that we don't forget the fact that you can totally wreck your system using sudo as well, then, you've got a point and I'm willing to reconsider...
Ziv