Anyone running Compiz 0.9.0 w/ Ubuntu 10.04

[bonfire89]

Compiz 0.9.0, it's out, is anyone running it with ubuntu 10.04 yet? How is it?

[Excedio]

Nope. But I hear good things. Pretty much a complete re-write.

[5735guy]

Here is the method I used to succesfully compile Compiz 0.9.0 on Ubuntu 10.04 and Linux Mint 9

Download Desktop.tar.gz from the site below then use my script
http://santiance.com/2010/07/compile-compiz-0-9-0-in-ubuntu/

SYNAPTIC
Default Compiz (complete removal)

TERMINAL
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:falk-t-j/lucid-latest
sudo apt-get update

sudo apt-get install compiz-git

SYNAPTIC

compiz-git (complete removal)

TERMINAL

cd ~/Desktop && tar -xf Desktop.tar.gz

./install_compiz_090.sh

Alt+F2

/opt/compiz/bin/compiz++

set up CCSM

REBOOT

Alt+F2

/opt/compiz/bin/compiz++

SYNAPTIC

Remove falkTX repository

TERMINAL

sudo apt-get autoremove

SYNAPTIC

Purge package residuals


Compiz 0.9.0 installation complete

[Tracy177]

Here is the method I used to succesfully compile Compiz 0.9.0 on Ubuntu 10.04 and Linux Mint 9

Download Desktop.tar.gz from the site below then use my script
http://santiance.com/2010/07/compile-compiz-0-9-0-in-ubuntu/

SYNAPTIC
Default Compiz (complete removal)

TERMINAL
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:falk-t-j/lucid-latest
sudo apt-get update

sudo apt-get install compiz-git

SYNAPTIC

compiz-git (complete removal)

TERMINAL

cd ~/Desktop && tar -xf Desktop.tar.gz

./install_compiz_090.sh

Alt+F2

/opt/compiz/bin/compiz++

set up CCSM

REBOOT

Alt+F2

/opt/compiz/bin/compiz++

SYNAPTIC

Remove falkTX repository

TERMINAL

sudo apt-get autoremove

SYNAPTIC

Purge package residuals


Compiz 0.9.0 installation complete


there is something wrong with it when i type sudo apt-get install compiz-git it try to install a lot of packages is this normall? why does it want to install kde ?


sudo apt-get install compiz-git
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
The following extra packages will be installed:
exiv2 gdebi-kde icoutils install-package kdebase-runtime
kdebase-runtime-data kdelibs-bin kdelibs5 kdelibs5-data kdepimlibs-data
kdepimlibs5 kdesudo kpackagekit kubuntu-debug-installer libakonadiprivate1
libattica0 libboost-program-options1.40.0 libboost-serialization1.40.0
libclucene0ldbl libdbusmenu-qt2 libexiv2-6 libiodbc2 libkdecorations4
libmysqlclient16 libpackagekit-glib2-12 libpackagekit-qt-12 libphonon4
libplasma3 libpolkit-qt-1-0 libqca2 libqt4-assistant libqt4-dbus
libqt4-designer libqt4-help libqt4-qt3support libqt4-script
libqt4-scripttools libqt4-sql libqt4-sql-mysql libqt4-svg libqt4-test
libqt4-webkit libqt4-xml libqt4-xmlpatterns libsoprano4 libssh-4
libstreamanalyzer0 libstreams0 libx11-xcb1 libxcb-shape0 libxcb-shm0
libxcb-xv0 libxine1 libxine1-bin libxine1-console libxine1-misc-plugins
libxine1-x mysql-common oxygen-icon-theme packagekit packagekit-backend-apt
phonon phonon-backend-xine plasma-scriptengine-javascript polkit-kde-1
python-kde4 python-packagekit python-qt4 python-sip
shared-desktop-ontologies software-properties-kde soprano-daemon ttf-dejavu
update-manager-kde virtuoso-nepomuk
Suggested packages:
libterm-readline-gnu-perl libterm-readline-perl-perl djvulibre-bin hspell
akonadi-server libqca2-plugin-cyrus-sasl libqca2-plugin-gnupg
libqca2-plugin-ossl libqca2-plugin-pkcs11 libqt4-dev gxine xine-ui
libxine1-doc libxine-doc libxine1-ffmpeg phonon-backend-gstreamer
phonon-backend-vlc phonon-backend-mplayer kcm-phonon-xine python-qt4-dbg
The following NEW packages will be installed
compiz-git exiv2 gdebi-kde icoutils install-package kdebase-runtime
kdebase-runtime-data kdelibs-bin kdelibs5 kdelibs5-data kdepimlibs-data
kdepimlibs5 kdesudo kpackagekit kubuntu-debug-installer libakonadiprivate1
libattica0 libboost-program-options1.40.0 libboost-serialization1.40.0
libclucene0ldbl libdbusmenu-qt2 libexiv2-6 libiodbc2 libkdecorations4
libmysqlclient16 libpackagekit-glib2-12 libpackagekit-qt-12 libphonon4
libplasma3 libpolkit-qt-1-0 libqca2 libqt4-assistant libqt4-dbus
libqt4-designer libqt4-help libqt4-qt3support libqt4-script
libqt4-scripttools libqt4-sql libqt4-sql-mysql libqt4-svg libqt4-test
libqt4-webkit libqt4-xml libqt4-xmlpatterns libsoprano4 libssh-4
libstreamanalyzer0 libstreams0 libx11-xcb1 libxcb-shape0 libxcb-shm0
libxcb-xv0 libxine1 libxine1-bin libxine1-console libxine1-misc-plugins
libxine1-x mysql-common oxygen-icon-theme packagekit packagekit-backend-apt
phonon phonon-backend-xine plasma-scriptengine-javascript polkit-kde-1
python-kde4 python-packagekit python-qt4 python-sip
shared-desktop-ontologies software-properties-kde soprano-daemon ttf-dejavu
update-manager-kde virtuoso-nepomuk
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[5735guy]

Only recommended to those who know what they are doing

Make sure build-essential is installed

Download Desktop.tar.gz from the site below then use my script
http://santiance.com/2010/07/compile-compiz-0-9-0-in-ubuntu/

SYNAPTIC

Default Compiz (complete removal)

TERMINAL

cd ~/Desktop && tar -xf Desktop.tar.gz

./install_compiz_090.sh

Alt+F2

/opt/compiz/bin/compiz++

set up CCSM

REBOOT

Alt+F2

/opt/compiz/bin/compiz++

Compiz 0.9.0 compilation is now complete

The build takes around 30-45 minutes to complete


LUg.