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I am running Ubuntu Oneiric 11.10.

My understanding is that Gnome Classic is with Compiz effects, and Gnome Classic (No Effects) has no Compiz.

However, when i run Gnome Classic, compiz does not seem to be running. If I open compiz-settings-manager, I have all my settings, but none of them are taking effect.

Is there something I need to be doing to enable Compiz in Gnome Classic?

As requested in the comments of the answers, here is the output of ~/.xsession-errors:

gnome-session[20450]: DEBUG(+): GsmDBusClient: obj_path=/org/gnome/SessionManager interface=org.gnome.SessionManager method=Is
Inhibited
gnome-session[20450]: DEBUG(+): GsmDBusClient: obj_path=/org/gnome/SessionManager interface=org.gnome.SessionManager method=Is
Inhibited
gnome-session[20450]: DEBUG(+): GsmDBusClient: obj_path=/org/gnome/SessionManager interface=org.gnome.SessionManager method=Is
Inhibited
gnome-session[20450]: DEBUG(+): Starting app: /org/gnome/SessionManager/App37
gnome-session[20450]: DEBUG(+): GsmAutostartApp: starting jockey-gtk.desktop: command=sh -c 'test -e /var/cache/jockey/check |
| exec jockey-gtk --check' startup-id=102cff201a509beb8813189506573089800000204500036
gnome-session[20450]: DEBUG(+): GsmAutostartApp: started pid:20888
gnome-session[20450]: DEBUG(+): Starting app: /org/gnome/SessionManager/App29
gnome-session[20450]: DEBUG(+): GsmAutostartApp: starting update-notifier.desktop: command=update-notifier startup-id=102cff20
1a509beb88131895065698387500000204500028
gnome-session[20450]: DEBUG(+): GsmAutostartApp: started pid:20889
gnome-session[20450]: DEBUG(+): GsmAutostartApp: (pid:20888) done (status:0)
Gtk-Message: Failed to load module "rgba"
gnome-session[20450]: DEBUG(+): GsmDBusClient: obj_path=/org/freedesktop/DBus interface=org.freedesktop.DBus method=NameOwnerC
hanged
gnome-session[20450]: DEBUG(+): GsmDBusClient: obj_path=/org/freedesktop/DBus interface=org.freedesktop.DBus method=NameOwnerC
hanged
gnome-session[20450]: DEBUG(+): GsmDBusClient: obj_path=/org/freedesktop/DBus interface=org.freedesktop.DBus method=NameOwnerC
hanged
gnome-session[20450]: DEBUG(+): GsmDBusClient: obj_path=/org/freedesktop/DBus interface=org.freedesktop.DBus method=NameOwnerC
hanged
gnome-session[20450]: DEBUG(+): GsmDBusClient: obj_path=/org/freedesktop/DBus interface=org.freedesktop.DBus method=NameOwnerC
hanged
gnome-session[20450]: DEBUG(+): GsmDBusClient: obj_path=/org/freedesktop/DBus interface=org.freedesktop.DBus method=NameOwnerC
hanged
`menu_proxy_module_load': update-notifier: undefined symbol: menu_proxy_module_load

(update-notifier:20889): Gtk-WARNING **: Failed to load type module: (null)

`menu_proxy_module_load': update-notifier: undefined symbol: menu_proxy_module_load

(update-notifier:20889): Gtk-WARNING **: Failed to load type module: (null)

`menu_proxy_module_load': update-notifier: undefined symbol: menu_proxy_module_load

(update-notifier:20889): Gtk-WARNING **: Failed to load type module: (null)

`menu_proxy_module_load': update-notifier: undefined symbol: menu_proxy_module_load

(update-notifier:20889): Gtk-WARNING **: Failed to load type module: (null)
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No... not a duplicate. That question is asking if there is Compiz support for the new Gnome 3 shell. What I am asking here is specifically about the Gnome-Classic "fallback mode", which is definitely supposed to support compiz, so long as you don't select the (no effects) mode. – Dave M G Oct 18 '11 at 14:36
@fossfreedom: This issue is not even remotely like that other question. Did you even read this before suggesting the duplicate? – Dave M G Oct 19 '11 at 0:40
I did - it looks like there are now two compiz enabling methods available - i will update the "how to revert to gnome classic" master question with this answer as well :) – fossfreedom♦ Oct 19 '11 at 6:22
@fossfreedom: Ah, I see what's going on here. I think you meant to suggest this was a duplicate of this question: askubuntu.com/questions/58172/how-to-revert-to-gnome-classic/… , not the one about snapping. – Dave M G Oct 19 '11 at 9:06
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To solve this problem edit this file:

sudo nano /usr/share/gnome-session/sessions/gnome-classic.session

and replace this line:

RequiredProviders=windowmanager;notifications;

with this one:

RequiredProviders=windowmanager;

Then just logout and log back in and it should work fine. This solved the problem in my case.

EDIT 1:

1) to access the gnome panel menu now you need to use "windows key + alt + right click" on panels instead of "alt + right click"

2) another issue might be "alt + tab" but you just need to reassign it in Applications -> System Tools -> System Settings -> Keyboard -> Shortcuts

EDIT 2:

3) after system updates related to GTK or gnome you might need to reinstall any "custom" drivers for your graphics card, for e.g. NVIDIA linux driver

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Perfect! Thanks to this, I feel that with Gnome Classic I can actually stand to use Oneiric! ;) – Dave M G Oct 19 '11 at 2:00
Yes works but loose the ALT function see my comment below – robin0800 Oct 19 '11 at 2:36
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instead of "alt + right click" on panel use "windows key + alt + right click" and it works fine then :) another issue might be "alt + tab" but you just need to reassign it in Applications -> System Tools -> System Settings -> Keyboard -> Shortcuts – Pawel Barcik Oct 19 '11 at 3:28
Whew... I had noticed the lack of alt+right click to modify panels, so I was going to ask about that, and I found this information. Very helpful, thanks. Frankly, I don't see why now panels needed to be changed to use keys anyway. I never had any issues with just the right click before. – Dave M G Oct 19 '11 at 9:02
Good find, windows key + alt does indeed work, perhaps edit your answer above to include this info – robin0800 Oct 19 '11 at 10:33
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Gnome Classic should run compiz if you have acceleration enabled (you can try to run /usr/lib/gnome-session/gnome-session-check-accelerated; echo $? and it should return 0), if it returns something else, it's probably that you don't have harware acceleration and so fallback to GNOME classic (No effects).

If no, is running /usr/bin/gnome-wm --replace replace your current environment with compiz ?

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I get 0 when I run the first command, and when I run /usr/bin/gnome-wm --replace, then Compiz comes alive (yay!). However, the only thing now is that if I log out and log in again, I lose Compiz. How do I make it stick? – Dave M G Oct 18 '11 at 14:48
That's weird… Can you check that /usr/share/gnome-session/sessions/gnome-classic.session contains: DefaultProvider-windowmanager=gnome-wm. If so, please edit: ``/usr/share/xsessions/gnome-classic.desktop`, add --debug to the exec line and report your ~/.xsession-errors after login. – didrocks Oct 18 '11 at 14:57
I followed your instructions and appended the tail end of the error log to the original question. The whole file was way to long to include here. I hope that the portion I provided is sufficient. Oh, and the DefaultProvider-windowmanager=gnome-wm line was where you said it should be. – Dave M G Oct 18 '11 at 15:16
Yes you can remove notifications and you can also change gnome-wm to compiz. The only problem then is you loose the ALT key action and can't access the panel settings – robin0800 Oct 19 '11 at 2:34
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Just for completeness,

another solution that works for me is to add "/usr/bin/compiz --replace" to the GNOME startup applications via:

gnome-session-properties

I lost the Alt-RightClick functionality too (Windows+Alt-Rightclick is necessary) but Alt+Tab is still working.

kind regards

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COmpiz effects frequently fail to load at startup in ubuntu 10.04. To enable compiz, I have to logout then login again. THis usually does the trick. But it is very annoying. When will be the time at which no bugs like this one show anymore in a linux system? Stupidity characterizes humanity: when instead of fixing bugs, you ignore and build upon them new functionality. It is like making a building with foundations designed for two stories, but you decide to make a 5-story building instead. Is that rational? Well it is the same in an OS: with hundreds of bugs not solved, this linux thing will be always a risk to run. And all distros are affected equally. Nobody takes responsibility or the innitiative to fix. Well. enough rant. back to work. I have login again and compiz is working....

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