I read online, to check if your compiz is running correctly, you should type compiz --replace
. I typed the command, and after it started, my screen flashed then disappeared then came back, and here is what the terminal is saying.
alexander@Alexander:~$ compiz --replace Checking if settings need to be migrated ...no Checking if internal files need to be migrated ...no Backend : gconf Integration : true Profile : unity Adding plugins Initializing core options...done Initializing composite options...done Initializing opengl options...done Initializing decor options...done Initializing vpswitch options...done Initializing snap options...done Initializing mousepoll options...done Initializing resize options...done Initializing place options...done Initializing move options...done Initializing wall options...done Initializing grid options...done Initializing session options...done Initializing gnomecompat options...done Initializing animation options...done Initializing fade options...done Initializing unitymtgrabhandles options...done Initializing workarounds options...done Initializing scale options...done compiz (expo) - Warn: failed to bind image to texture Initializing expo options...done Initializing ezoom options...done (compiz:10806): GConf-CRITICAL **: gconf_client_add_dir: assertion `gconf_valid_key (dirname, NULL)' failed Initializing unityshell options...done WARN 2012-07-26 18:16:07 unity.libindicator :0 Desktop file '/usr/share/applications/libreoffice-writer.desktop' is using a deprecated format for its actions that will be dropped soon. WARN 2012-07-26 18:16:07 unity.libindicator :0 Desktop file '/usr/share/applications/libreoffice-calc.desktop' is using a deprecated format for its actions that will be dropped soon. WARN 2012-07-26 18:16:07 unity.libindicator :0 Desktop file '/usr/share/applications/libreoffice-impress.desktop' is using a deprecated format for its actions that will be dropped soon. ERROR 2012-07-26 18:16:08 unity.glib-gobject :0 g_object_unref: assertion `G_IS_OBJECT (object)' failed Setting Update "run_command_terminal_key" Setting Update "fullscreen_visual_bell" Setting Update "num_launchers" Setting Update "launcher_capture_mouse"
It will not continue past that, and I have let it keep running for about 10 minutes.