Comments on: How to Install Compiz in Debian

By: zimin

zimin — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 11:39:15 +0000

can you help me?
i have done all from this page bat after restart my X have not started.
now a have onle command line.
OS Debian lenny.

sorry for my english!

By: markelos

markelos — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 10:10:07 +0000

You should put the extra commands of xorg.conf in bb code or something, because the quotes “…” are not the ones that xorg.conf recognizes…

By: mkhlnsh

mkhlnsh — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 22:32:26 +0000

Izem, you have to install compizconfig-settings-manager.

By: Christian

Christian — Sat, 20 Sep 2008 20:36:47 +0000

Hi,

I cant find the place to add “compiz -replace” to.

I use KDE4.1 on Debian lenny.

By: aeg

aeg — Sun, 08 Jun 2008 22:13:26 +0000

Pls post your xorg.conf

Add “compiz –replace” to “Desktop -> Preferences -> Sessions -> Startup Programs”.

Which file will be changed by this ?

By: Izem

Izem — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 09:28:38 +0000

Hi,
Imanaged to install compiz on Etch but I’m looking how to install gnome-compiz-manager. I googlized but no success. thnx

By: anant

anant — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 19:37:45 +0000

my previous comment got missrepresented
the end line should be

“comiz –replace” i.e.

compiz{space}{minus}{minus}replace

replace {space} with blank space
and {minus} with “-”

this command is used to replace the windows manager with compiz.

if you find problems using compiz or if you are stuck,

type

“metacity –replace” for GNOME

“kwin –replace” for KDE

and you will get your default windows manager back.

in BERYL and now COMPIZ FUSION this can be done by taskbar icon.

By: anant

anant — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 10:51:53 +0000

also at the end its “compiz –replace” in other words “compizreplace” replace with a blank space and replace with “-”

Also while copy pasting the entries do take care about the “” coz they sometimes becomes messy, so its beter to open the file in vi or any text editor after editing and have a look for any special characters.

on debian is better to use VIM as per my opinion. coz vi doesn’t works that good.