Compiz is a compositing window manager that uses 3D graphics hardware to enhance the usability and aesthetics of the desktop environment.
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Compiz high CPU
I recently installed Ubuntu 13.04 (my first Linux) alongside Windows 7. When I booted for the first time and ever since Compiz is eating up my CPU. When idle and doing nothing window management ...
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Erratic behaviour: dimming windows, disappearing taskbar, cairo-dock in greyscale - Xubuntu 13.04 with Compiz
Erratic behaviour: dimming windows, disappearing taskbar, cairo-dock in greyscale - Xubuntu 13.04 with Compiz
Hi,
I hope someone will be able to help, since Xubuntu 13.04 is driving me nuts. I was ...
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Switched to Compiz for OpenGL on Xubuntu 12.04, now laptop screen doesn't turn on after a suspend
I recently added the CompizConfig settings manager to resolve screen tearing while watching full screen video (it worked! no more tearing!) but now every time I close the laptop screen and the system ...
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compiz animation addon do not show up [duplicate]
I installed compiz plugins to get the animation add-on for the burn effect
but when I look into the effect sections animation add-on do not show up.
I installed everything possible, nothing works
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use kde window style in unity
I want to know if its possible to use the KDE widget style in unity. Basically have all my programs run looking like there in KDE but while still allowing me to use unity. I dont want to use the ...
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Is it possible to enlarge Ubuntu desktop somehow
Is it possible to enlarge Ubuntu Desktop in a way that screen resolution was more than real resolution of display.
I mean for example if I have monitor 1024x768, but I want to set resolution wider and ...
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Top and Bottom toolbars disappear after changing “Workspace Switcher Preferences” following 10.04 to 12.04 upgrade
I updated from 10.04 to 12.04 yesterday. I used Gnome instead of Unity.
I also was configured to have a single row of 6 screens/desktops in the "Workspace Switcher Preferences". After the upgrade ...
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Compiz - What effect I really don't need
What effects I don't need but still I want to have nice 3d desktop. I want to get best performance - eyecandy balance. Can you give me some suggestions. Thanks
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CompizCofig Settings Manager no effect on unity
When tick options in compiz config settings manager, it apparently renders the screen n the color of unity changes for a second. But, new options ticked has no effect on the desktop even when I log ...
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Abaqus crash when ssh via Ubuntu 12.04
I have Ubuntu 12.04 installed in my desktop.
Fluent and abaqus cae (FEM softwares) are installed in server in my lab. server computer has cent-os installed.
Now when I ssh to server, everything ...
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Ubuntu 13.04 64bit unity desktop Freezing
The Screen freezes with the exception of movement by mouse, I went to a virtual tty with Ctrl+Alt+f2 and reran Unity which unfroze the desktop.
This is the tail of my /var/log/syslog:
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Enable/disable compiz magnifier via command line
Due to a bug, when enabling Compiz magnifier its key binding conflicts with those of other plugins. Every time one has to open the CompizConfig Settings Manager move to Accessibility category and tick ...
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ubuntu-tweak won`t work
I got this information and ubuntu-tweak does not run:
$ ubuntu-tweak
compizconfig - Error: dlopen: /usr/lib/compizconfig/backends/libgsettings.so: nie można otworzyć pliku obiektu dzielonego: Nie ma ...
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Display is out of phase - Ubuntu 13.04
I just install Ubuntu 13.04 on my PC. When start Ubuntu, the display is out of phase, I have a black bar in the middle of display (is divided for this black bar).
I suspend my PC and then try to ...
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How many Compiz addons/plugins are available
How many Compiz Addons can I get and what do they do? Can I get one that make it possiable for me to turn windows and tab then like in Haiku.
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After removing smart scopes Unity with Active Blur becomes very slow
Before testing smart scopes my computer ran Unity perfectly. The dash opened instantly when either pressing the super key or clicking the icon. I tried out smart scopes and attempted to use it but ...
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Why doesn't Compiz safe my settings?
Since moving around windows in 13.04 started to lag on my machine, I made the following changes in Compiz:
Whenever I reboot though, the Refresh Rate steps back to "50" and my windows are starting ...
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Ctrl + Alt + Arrow key doesn't switch workspaces
My Ctrl+Alt+Arrow key fails to switch my workspace, but this is only true if
NumLock is on
I press Ctrl followed by the Alt key
I'm using the left Alt key
I'm logged in as me (as opposed to a guest)
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compiz ubuntu 13.04
In ccsm, in order to remove the icons of the mounted drives, I used to go to ccsm-> Unity plugin → Experimental Tab -> Show Devices = Never.
Now it has apparently disappeared. What is the new way to ...
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Is there a workspace handler in Unity like that of gnome-shell?
I used gnome-shell for a while and I became addicted to the possibility to add workspaces simply moving a window in the last one on bottom; and obviously to remove all remaining empty workspace except ...
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ccsm commands plugin resets
I use the commands plugin in compizconfig settings manager to bind some useful scripts to keybinds. It works, however after rebooting my computer, the list with commands is always emptied. Anyone ...
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launcher, top panel disappeared and global menu & hud disabled
This morning, I removed all the unity-webapps-something and didn't pay attention that removing unity-webapps-service or unity-webappas-common required to remove other key packages:
The following ...
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Can I change the window-switching animation without CCSM?
I want to use the coverflow animation during window switching between applications. I am very reluctant to use Compiz (with CCSM, to be specific) because it makes Ubuntu too slow.
I don't want any of ...
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unity compiz windows manager disappears randomly
Unity compiz windows manager disappears randomly in my 13.04 default installation from scratch (I make an installation from scratch at each .04 and .10 release), I use Radeon HD 6570 with the ...
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Cant get Compiz to work with llvmpipe
I have an Ubuntu 13.04 VM on VMWare ESX and I want to RDP into Unity.
I have RDP working with gnome-fallback, but not with Unity. I have tracked the problem down to compiz, unity requires.
I cant ...
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How can I avoid having to reset compiz/unity after each linux-headers upgrade?
I've been using Ubuntu (currently 13.04) for several months now. I was wondering if it's typical to have to reset compiz and unity (with dfconf reset -f /org/compiz
and setsid unity) after every ...
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Setting the Desktop colour - always black - [duplicate]
The Setting
I am constantly changing my background image, but occasionally I'd prefer to have a plane colour like a light blue or white.
The Problem
I right click on the Desktop, select Change ...
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Is there a way to make menus/panel transparent only when no applications are visible (on desktop only)?
Is there a way in ccsm, etc to make the panel and its menus transparent only on the desktop view (e.g. no applications open, or all of them are minimized)?
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Ubuntu 13.04 stuck on the home screen and not able to display any wallpapers and have problem closing down the appplications
I upgraded from 12.04 to 12.10 then on the same day to 13.04. The up-gradation happened successfully from 12.04 to 12.10 but while from 12.10 to 13.04 everything happened fine until the system got ...
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Can some one make me unity revamped for 13.04 and keep it updated? (with bounty) [closed]
Please not batch files. I want to go into ccsm and enable it like in 11.10 or 12.04 with unity revamped. Why not a batch file that does it, because it is buggy.
P.S.
Deepening on how good it is I ...
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How to compile & install Compiz Blur plugin in Ubuntu 13.04?
Can I get this plug-in working on Ubuntu 13.04?
http://wiki.compiz.org/Plugins/Blur
Thanks!
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Compiz crashes, windows minimize/maximize dissappeard, Alt F4 not working anymore, Gedit only small window with scrollbars
Using Gnome on Ubuntu 12.04 on a techically old, but very actively used, computer I had an update recently. Since then am I experiencing problems with the windows.
I applied
sudo apt-get -f install
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What is a graphics card/driver that will run special effects?
I have a Dell 570 desktop with a Radeon graphics card and a AMD processor. I run compiz on ubuntu 12.04 64 bit. I reset my machine and logon and it runs really slow. The system details processing at ...
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Windows not visible in Expo
I recently changed a series of settings in ccsm, (the cube, wobbly windows, and a few animations). Somewhere in the process, the 'Workspace switcher'/'Expo' stopped working properly. Pressing ...
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Maximizing window on secondary monitor srinks the window instead [ubuntu 13.04]
When i am trying to maximize window in any way(shortcut, button, mouse drag, etc.) on my secondary monitor, it is being shrinked and placed to the bottom of the monitor - screenshot here
Additionaly ...
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How do I get Unity panel, dash, and launcher back after kernel upgrade?
I have just upgraded the kernel on my 64-bit Ubuntu 13.04 to 3.8.0-22-generic. Now my unity panel, dash and launcher are missing and graphics are running really slowly. Compiz and openGL seem to be ...
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switching from Unity to Docky
I have Ubuntu 13.04 installed and now i want to get rid of Unity I think Docky is much better on system resources can I completely get rid of Unity AND Compiz ? I have Docky installed and working fine ...
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Unity can't start in Ubuntu 13.04 permanent issue
Every time I restart the computer Unity does not start. I can't see neither my indicator bar nor the launcher. for now I use the solution from the following post.
Unity does not start in Ubuntu 13.04.
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13.04 Unity (Dual Monitors) graphics suddenly broken for no reason
EDIT: Re-opened since the errors came back. and previous solutions didn't work.
I've been happy with 13.04 since launch. This week however something odd started happening. Sometimes after login, the ...
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Ubuntu 13.04 compizconfig problems
I've just upgraded to 13.04 and when I open compizconfig the screen turns black for about 10 seconds and then it comes back but there is nothing besides the desktop and the program, the panel and ...
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Refresh rate not changed on CCSM
I can't change refresh rate of Compiz using CCSM!
After logout-login, it will reset into 50Hz! Any other settings works normally.
Can you help me?
I have Nvidia 310.44 proprietary driver that is ...
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Compiz static task switcher (or any other similar solution) for SAME screen
I am an Ubuntu desktop n00b, so please play nice.
I am using Ubuntu 13.04. Didn't like the existing task switcher (really uncomfortable for quick work between several windows) so I installed Compiz ...
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Compiz Extra Animations 13.04 [duplicate]
Some options for Compiz animations which I see in some videos such as burn, domino, explosion are not in Compiz on Ubuntu 13.04.
I have installed Compiz, Compiz-Plugins, Compiz-plugins-extra and ...
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Live Window Resizing is very slow - ubuntu 12.10
live window resizing is very very slow, if i activate it through compiz config manager.
I searched the web for a while, but found no reason why.
It's obviously an unity/compiz problem.
The question ...
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nvidia-frickle with hybrid chipset is now over finally? [closed]
no question - linux-headers have to be installed first suiting to your installed kernel.
in case of hybrid-chipsets like CUDA with Optimus this package does NOT work:
NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-310.51.run
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Running Compiz on Ubuntu-studio
I've installed Ubuntu Studio, and includes XFCE4. I've installed Compiz, but don't know how to use it.
Can I use Compiz?
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How do I set MATE 1.6 to use Compiz?
MATE desktop has recently migrated, as of version 1.6, from using mateconf-editor to gsettings. This breaks traditional solutions for changing MATE's window manager to Compiz.
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Ubuntu 13.04 uses too much RAM
I use ubuntu 13.04 upgrade from 12.10, the problem is that ubuntu starts with a consumption of 300 mb ram but rises up to consume all my ram, 1.7 1.8, especially compiz and never so close low ...
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Different wallpapers for each workspace in Ubuntu 13.04. Fusion extra's not available. Is there another fix? [duplicate]
I have been looking everywhere for an answer to my question. Tries just about every guide there is and went through all of the ubuntu forums.
This is not a duplicate question as the answers to the ...
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GPU crash on ubuntu 13.04 and kernel 3.8.2
Im kinda in a damned if you do damned if you don't situation. I upgraded my machine to 13.04. My laptop is running an Intel mobile 4 chipset. There is a known bug in kernel 3.8.0 that prevents the ...
