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Vorian · 11:12 PM

DO NOT INSTALL COMPIZ FUSION IF YOU ARE A NEW USER
USING 3RD PARTY REPOSITORIES IS NOT RECOMMENDED

If you are adamant about installing Compiz Fusion from a 3rd party repository, this is the only method I recommend.

*updated to reflect Amaranth's guide*
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Co...r/CompizFusion
Amaranth is the developer/maintainer of Compiz for Ubuntu. These are packages backported directly from the Gutsy Repository. This repository does not have a pgp key, to remind users that they are installing/updating from a 3rd party repository.

**compiling links at the bottom of this post

*please remove any repositories you were using (i.e. Treveno eyecandy)
** also purge Treveno's packages

Code:

sudo apt-get --purge remove compiz* libcompizconfig*

First add Amaranth's repository:

OR

Go to synaptic search for compiz, and remove every compiz package, then reinstall.

*The Following commands should be entered after hitting ALT+F2 (looks like this)

To Run Compiz Fusion
use alt+F2 and enter

Code:

compiz --replace

To configure Compiz
alt+F2 and enter

Code:

ccsm

You can also configure Compiz Fusion by going to System>Preferences>CompizConfig Settings Manager

Have Fun

TO COMPILE COMPIZ FUSION FIRST RELEASE 0.5.2

Quote:

The Compiz Fusion 0.5.2 tarballs are available at http://releases.compiz-fusion.org/0.5.2/ . You can verify these tarballs using the sha1sums in http://releases.compiz-fusion.org/0....ion-0.5.2.sha1 , which are signed by Compiz Fusion Release Team GPG key (C2B8F46E) at http://releases.compiz-fusion.org/0....0.5.2.sha1.asc . The matching Compiz Core tarball is available in the compiz/ subdirectory.
Instructions on upgrading from Beryl can be found here
For more information, see onestone’s forum post here
more info at the compiz fusion blog....

Some quick tricks:
- Hold CTRL + ALT keys and with the left mouse button rotate the cube
- Super + E activates the Expo plugin
- Hold Super + Shift and with your mouse paint fire on your desktop
- Super + Shift + C will erase the fire paint
- Super + Tab activates the Ring Switcher plugin