Compiz Breaks Desktop

[CupOfItalian]

Hello, So every time I try to change the compiz profile, it crashes and breaks my desktop. I then have to either unity --reset, or compiz --replace for it to work again.

I have ubuntu 12.04 with kernal 35, and compiz 0.9.7.9
Video Card is a ATI Radeon HD5000 series, using the ATI Radeon driver for ubuntu.

Does anyone know how to fix the bugs in compiz? Or have a different solution?

[TOMBSTONEV2]

What are you trying to change with compiz?

[zombifier25]

That happens, and usually it resets itself, but in some cases you will have to restart Compiz with compiz --replace.

(And unity --reset wipes out your configuration :| )

[CupOfItalian]

It happens when i try and change the profile.

-- So I am not the only one then. zombifier, do you know of an alternative or a way to fix that?

[vanadium]

Touching the compiz settings can (easily) break your desktop. That is known and advertised (see for example askubuntu). Either you take the risk, or you stay away from it.

[zombifier25]

It happens when i try and change the profile.

-- So I am not the only one then. zombifier, do you know of an alternative or a way to fix that?

You can run
metacity --replace in a terminal which will give you a minimal window manager for you while you tweak Compiz safely. When you're done,
compiz --replace

[CupOfItalian]

Ok. Thanks everyone.