GBCG
May 3rd, 2009, 09:32 PM
Hi,
I'm quite a beginner in Ubuntu, so sorry for any dumb questions.
Here's the deal:
I use Ubuntu 8.10, 32 bits and I recently tried to install Gnome-do to use Docky 0.8. That's where my problem started.
I installed it after a few days of hard work and when I tried to enable Docky, I simply couldn't because my system is not configured right (according to Gnome-do) and I needed to enable Window Composition.
When I finally found out what is that, I tried configuring Compiz, but none of the changes seemed to take effect: number of desktops, cube desktop, application switcher, general options... nothing.
After almost giving up I read somewhere that there was another Composition manager installed by default in ubuntu, Metacity.
I even tried installing other dock app such as AWN, but it just won't start!
I have practically no experience with ubuntu, but is it possible that due to metacity (which I can't even find to try to configure) configuration or due to conflict between metacity and compiz most of the graphical configuration is simply disabled? I can apply default themes as in System>Preferences>Appearance, but nothing more.
Another fact that seems to contribute to that theory: I installed Emerald themer, but I'm not able to apply any theme.
Can anyone please help me?
I'm quite a beginner in Ubuntu, so sorry for any dumb questions.
Here's the deal:
I use Ubuntu 8.10, 32 bits and I recently tried to install Gnome-do to use Docky 0.8. That's where my problem started.
I installed it after a few days of hard work and when I tried to enable Docky, I simply couldn't because my system is not configured right (according to Gnome-do) and I needed to enable Window Composition.
When I finally found out what is that, I tried configuring Compiz, but none of the changes seemed to take effect: number of desktops, cube desktop, application switcher, general options... nothing.
After almost giving up I read somewhere that there was another Composition manager installed by default in ubuntu, Metacity.
I even tried installing other dock app such as AWN, but it just won't start!
I have practically no experience with ubuntu, but is it possible that due to metacity (which I can't even find to try to configure) configuration or due to conflict between metacity and compiz most of the graphical configuration is simply disabled? I can apply default themes as in System>Preferences>Appearance, but nothing more.
Another fact that seems to contribute to that theory: I installed Emerald themer, but I'm not able to apply any theme.
Can anyone please help me?