Questions tagged [compiz]
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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How do I properly configure compiz cube for gnome 3?
I see that compiz had an update. Is it possible to get cube rotation on ubuntu 18 with gnome 3? I have it installed with horizontal and vertical desktops at 4. I can't seem to get it to work.
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Killed compiz task with top, then system exploded
I was reading around here about how to fix a slow system. Like he says, for me everything after load average was like 5-7. So I tried using top to kill some of the biggest CPU hogs. One was Compiz. I ...
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CompizConfig Settings Manager not having any effect after 18.04 upgrade
I just upgraded to 18.04 and I'm loving the new look but I'm horrified to discover that all of my customizations added by CompizConfig Settings Manager aren't working!
I've tried uninstalling & ...
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Can magic lamp effect be enabled on Ubuntu 18.04 GNOME?
Is there a way to enable magic lamp effect (or genie effect) which is on Mac OS in Ubuntu GNOME environment? It looks like Compiz isn't working on GNOME.
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Virtualbox >= 6.0.2: Unity crashes on startup
I am using a barebones Ubuntu 16.04 in VirtualBox, macOS host. Up to VirtualBox 6.0.0, everything was working fine. But with VirtualBox 6.0.2, 6.0.4 and 6.0.6, Unity crashes on startup. In ~/.xession-...
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VLC HD 1080p 10bit too slow on my PC
I have not really old pc:
However when I play 10bit 1080p on my ubuntu desktop I get lags and I can clearly see that this happens only on fast object/background movements. So it seems that my PC is ...
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How to install libanimation
As complete Ubuntu noob I was wondering if anyone knows how to install libanimation from github on Ubuntu 18.10. Thanks! :D
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How to add shadow to the Xfce4 panel using Compiz?
I'm using Xfce4 currently with Compiz, which I installed following my own workflow here.
After some changes to my desktop setup, I would like to add a shadow to the Xfce panel, but I've been ...
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ubuntu mate 18.04 | window border themes do not work
i'm using the compiz window manager and i have tried to change themes which change the window borders, but they do not appear to work.
how can i fix that?
Here is a picture which shows that i enabled ...
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Keyboard shortcuts don't work on Ubuntu 18.04 with Unity
I have installed Ubuntu 18.04 with Unity using the mini ISO. So I don't have GNOME installed with Unity. My problem is that keyboard shortcuts (e.g., launching Terminal or switching between keyboard ...
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Ubuntu 18.04lts - several problems - high compiz CPU, HDMI port not working, etc
So these problems have been occurring for a while, but I have been far too busy to do anything until now. After I updated from Ubuntu 16.04 lts to 18.04 lts these things all started. Here are a list ...
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CompizConfig Setting Manager color filter doesn't work on Kubuntu 18.04?
I installed CompizConfig Settings Manager on Kubuntu 18.04 and the color filter doesn't seem to work.
Another answer advises to search for Opacity, Brightness, Saturation but maybe the answer is ...
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KDE decrease opacity of active window
Compiz used to have this neat effect that allowed you to see the windows below the active window by making the active window transparent when the mouse was moved outside it.
This is similar to the ...
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compiz-config-profile-setter crashed with SIGABRT in cssObjectGetInterface
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Ubuntu 16.04
compiz 0.9.12.3
unity 7.4.5+16.04.20180221-0ubutu1
I have 0 packages to update.
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Hot corner problem in 18.04
I use Ubuntu 18.04.
I've installed Compiz wth default functions and Tweak-Tool Settings.
Use Adwaita-Dark theme.
When I disable hot-corner in the settings it turns off, but after lockscreen it's ...
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Persistent xinput settings on 16.04 with Compiz
I've tried several different methods to make a permanent change to my mouse button configuration to disable the wheel button (xinput set-button-map 10 1 0 3 from the command line - which works but ...
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Compiz Config animations does not work (ubuntu mate) [duplicate]
i downloaded compizconfig settings manager and even though i'm enabling some animations they do not work, for example i enabled the wobbly windows animation and it does not work.
I'm running ubuntu ...
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set dconf-editor values programatically
Is there a way that I can access and edit dconf-editor values programatically, I mean using phython or bash?
I want to develop a simple tool to edit some window management shortcuts. I know there are ...
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How can I turn on Wobbly Windows on Ubuntu Mate 18.04?
I tried turn on in compizconfig but I does not work.
Any solution or it is possible?
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Compiz Segfaults (Flashing Desktop)
Starting a couple of months ago, I began having issues in Firefox related to something called "r300_dri.so". I disabled Webgl on the "about:config" page in Firefox and that stopped the crashing. ...
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Disable Left ALT + Button 1 Grab and Move Window Ubuntu 18.04
I know this might be a duplicate, but it was intended for lower version of Ubuntu. Since I am using Ubuntu 18.04, I tried the old solutions, but its not working. I tried to disabled it through compiz ...
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Looping login after foolish compiz setting tweaks
After messing around with compiz and ignoring a perfectly good warning that told me this could make my desktop unusable... I am unable to login to Ubuntu (on my work lappy...yay), it simply loops back ...
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Bring all windows of the same application to front on focus in Unity [duplicate]
I am essentially trying to replicate the default window management behavior of macOS in Ubuntu since I've gotten so used to it over the years.
When a window of an application in macOS gets focus (...
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Huge desktop icon font size on host machine after installing virtualbox-dkms (ubuntu 18.04)
Here is a screenshot of what is happening:
I initially thought that this was an Nvidia-related problem since I'm using an XPS dell laptop with two graphic cards, but running nvidia-smi seems to ...
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Ubuntu MATE: How do I disable transparency of the titlebar of the active window?
I've set Compiz as my window manager since all the other options were causing screen tearing. The problem is that this causes the title bar of the active window (even if fullscreen) to be completely ...
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Responsiveness of GUI of Ubuntu 18.04 LTS running on Virtual Box 5.2.12 is very choppy and sluggish
I am running Ubuntu 18.04 LTS on Vbox 5.2.12. To give you some context, calling it choppy would be an understatement, It is painfully slow. I have tried all the answers that I could find in the ...
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Can't replace Xfwm4 by Compiz
I'm on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS on XFCE with Xfwm4 and I want to change Xfwm4 by Compiz but I can't. When I do compiz --replace, there is an error:
compiz (core) - Info: Loading plugin: core
compiz (core) - ...
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Compiz, "put" plugin, prev/next order
I have triple-head, each 90-degrees rotated monitor layout:
Screen 0: minimum 8 x 8, current 4920 x 1920, maximum 32767 x 32767
DVI-D-0 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)
HDMI-0 ...
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How to enable window compositing (Compiz) in Ubuntu MATE?
I know that other desktops support window compositing with Compiz.
Is it possible to enable such functionality on MATE DE?
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Compiz slightly blurry titlebar font when window is not maximized
I've configured Compiz to use gtk-window-decorator so that it may apply my Metacity theme for the titlebars. With this decorator, I've noticed that Compiz renders slightly blurry titlebar fonts when a ...
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Installed compiz and now all my toolbars are white and without window decoration
I've installed Kubuntu 18.04 LTS twice with the same results. After installing compiz first all my toolbars disappear.
Then I go into CCSM>preferences and change the Backend drop down to GSettings ...
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Session/startup custom code does not run (correctly) on Xubuntu 16.04/18.04
In a nutshell: it appears code I add to my session & startup menu does not get run (correctly). Some examples:
compiz --replace &
dropbox stop && dbus-launch dropbox start &
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How do I fix graphical issues with compiz and gnome-shell?
I installed compiz in Ubuntu 18.04 and have some graphical problems, such as lags when moving windows and watching movies.
In compiz, it's ok, but not in gnome-shell.
I tried to reinstall xorg-...
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In Ubuntu 18.04 Unity, dragging windows turns them a solid gray color
In 18.04, I installed ubuntu-unity-desktop package, and restarted and logged in with Unity, and whenever I drag a window it goes an ugly gray color (and doesn't wobbble, with wobbly windows turned on)...
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CompizConfig doesn't work with ubuntu 18.04 [duplicate]
I installed CompizConfig properly with my newly installed Ubuntu 18.04 but it doesn't work. How can I fix this bug?
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Ubuntu 16.04 Compiz using 100% CPU and RAM
Running ubuntu 16.04. After 12 hours of running, i find compiz is maxing my CPU out and eating all 8gb of my ram. This causes Unity to crash and I have to restart the lightdm service to fix this.
I ...
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Incomplete desktop appears after logging in [duplicate]
When I started my laptop (hp pavillion series with Ubuntu 16.04) this morning, I got the usual login prompt, but when I entered my password and logged in, there was no launcher, no menu, nothing.
I ...
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Why are gnome apps not respecting button-layout?
Working with Ubuntu Studio (XFCE desktop) 18.04. I'm seeing this problem:
What's happening is that I'm setting the org.gnome.desktop.wm.preferences.button-layout setting in dconf-editor to put ...
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No window previews in Ubuntu MATE 18.04?
I've installed Ubuntu MATE 18.04 and want to get the thumbnail window previews when hovering over applications in the bottom panel. The option appears to be on:
I seem to get a flash of what might ...
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GUI/Unity crashing in 16.04
In reference to question GUI/Unity crashing in 16.04 LTS after updates 2018-01-04, compiz segfaults I want to add more information:
The referenced problem occured on my dad's laptop, and applying the ...
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Something similar to GNOME's AlternateTab on Unity?
I just installed Ubuntu 16.04, and I unfortunately find the application switcher (launched by alt+tab) kind of confusing. I found the AlternateTab Extension for GNOME and like the look of it, but was ...
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Ubuntu 18.04: Dropdown "places" menu in gnome-session-flashback "Computer" does not work?
I am using Ubuntu 18.04 gnome-session-flashback compiz. When in top panel I go to Places>Computer and click on File System nothing happens. What to do?
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Hide chromium's title bar using Compiz
Ever since updating to Chromium v65 or 18.04 (not sure which one is the culprit), unchecking the "Use system title bar and borders" doesn't work anymore. The title bar will shows up once I unmaximize ...
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Just upgraded to Ubuntu 18.04 and can't use compiz grid window resize commands?
I got used to splitting my application windows on monitor into 4 sides top-left, top-right, bottom-left, bottom-right with key combinations like Ctrl+Alt+Key3 and so on.
It no longer works with Ubuntu ...
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HUD, Unity Launcher and menu bar not working on Ubuntu 16.04
The menu bar doesn't work with any application and the unity launcher doesn't respond. In addition, I can't close a window with ALT+F4 (it works with CTRL+Q, though). But it gets weirder. If I start a ...
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Change the name of a desktop environment on the GDM and Unity Greeter login screens
I want to know how to rename a desktop environment in Ubuntu to a custom name --
What I want to do is change the Gnome Flashback (Compiz) desktop to one called nekOS 7 Public Beta
as well as the ...
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Window cannot be moved/unmaximized (alt + drag does not work)
There is exactly 1 program that is having this issue. Every other program is working perfectly fine.
Regardless of how many times I close this program or restart my machine, this windowed ...
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If you disable wobbly windows, does that decrease GPU consumption? [closed]
I have Ubuntu 16.04 and I've just disabled wobbly windows. Will this effectively make my computer run better? I also disabled the water effect.
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Ubuntu 16.04 LTS crashes when I click on the launcher icon for a window that is already open [closed]
When I click the launcher icon of a window that is already selected (usually by accident) the screen will freeze for 5-20 seconds and then usually a popup will appear saying that a system error was ...
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Alt+Tab opens Nautilus instead of Application Switcher
Alt+Tab used to open the Compiz Application Switcher (desired behaviour). Now, when I use this key combination, a Nautilus window is opened at ~/ (unexpected behaviour) and the Application Switcher ...
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