HOWTO: EDGY OFFICIAL Compiz with new nvidia driver and without XGL/AIGLX

[NNois]

This compiz version is way stable than beryl, it's for people who want compiz simply and faster.
This methode is 100 % working with the new nvidia driver and with the original compiz on my 3 computers:

install the nvidia-glx beta drriver:
add this to your soucre list:
"deb http://amaranth.selfip.com edgy lrm"

add this to your source list:
"deb http://gandalfn.club.fr/ubuntu edgy ." don't forget the "." in the end

then:

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get dist-upgrade

Install compiz-freedesktop packages :

sudo apt-get install gnome-compiz-manager compiz-freedesktop compiz-freedesktop-gnome

Your Xorg.conf:
Add the following line to my "Screen" Section:

Option "AddARGBGLXVisuals" "True"

Kill X restart your session and type in a terminal for testing:

gnome-window-decorator & compiz --replace --use-cow gconf

Now, normally "compiz-tray-icon" is on your startup programs
You just have to restart your session then, click on the compiz tray icon and select "GL Desktop" that's all !
no need to add the compiz --replace stuff in your startup programs...

[saracen]

Why does your repository modify gnome-session?

[NNois]

this is the "bleeding-edge freedesktop.org" versions of compiz
I think your gdm when started is already accelerated...

[saracen]

Yes I know. I installed those three compiz packages and everything works great. Thanks. But what I want to know is why the gnome-session package wants to be updated by your repositories.

[saracen]

By the way, do u know how to get rid of the tearing? Also, I didn't start compiz with the --use-cow paramater. In fact, I didn't start it from the command line at all. I started it from the system tray icon. Does that use the --use-cow paramater? If not how do I make it use it?

[NNois]

Sorry but it's not my repository. All can i tell you is that i have updated this package without any problem...
All I want in this post is to share my experience of this day, tring to find a clean methode to use this new nvidia driver.
I've simply found this methode the best because it was no hack at all.

PS: Sorry for my bad english

[NNois]

I have no tearings ...

[btdown]

The method above "works", however, none of my windows have have the Minimize/Maximize/Close window border, and when I open up a terminal window there's only white space...(no terminal window).

Any Idea how to fix?

At least this method doesnt segfault like the other how-to that's posted in the edgy forum, even though that one seemed to have more features (themes/etc).



Edit: I'ts Working! Once I added this line to /etc/X11/xorg.conf under the "ServerLayout" section and restarted everything, I regained my window frames and the white screening went away:

Option "AIGLX" "true"

[JackDog]

Is there any way to theme this version of compiz?

Like this: http://www.gnome-look.org/content/sh...?content=45690

[Amaranth]

No, this version of compiz does not use cgwd. Check out the sticky post at the top of this forum for a repo for my linux-restricted-modules packages and beryl (compiz fork) packages that work with the new drivers.