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utkarsh009

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Registered: 2011-05-18

Posts: 36

change default window manager

I want to change default window manager to compiz. how do I do that? I am using xfce 4 on statler.

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bartp

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From: London

Registered: 2011-05-13

Posts: 28

Re: change default window manager

install compiz:

sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install compiz compizconfig-settings-manager compiz-fusion-plugins-main compiz-gnome compiz-gtk compiz-fusion-plugins-extra

run:

compiz --replace

add the above to your startup

utkarsh009

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Registered: 2011-05-18

Posts: 36

Re: change default window manager

I have already installed compiz and added that command to session and startup in settings menu but nothing happens.

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vredfreak

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Registered: 2011-04-24

Posts: 32

Re: change default window manager

I have already installed compiz and added that command to session and startup in settings menu but nothing happens.

What output do you get when you run "compiz --replace" from a terminal?

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hhh

Caught in the Vortex

Registered: 2010-08-04

Posts: 2,346

Re: change default window manager

Also, download and run Compiz-Check to see if your hardware will support Compiz...
http://forlong.blogage.de/entries/pages/Compiz-Check

You may need to install mesa-utils, the script will tell you if you need to. You also didn't say what graphics chip you have, the script will output that too.

bartp

Member

From: London

Registered: 2011-05-13

Posts: 28

Re: change default window manager

Check if you have 3d working by typing:

glxinfo | grep rendering

utkarsh009

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Registered: 2011-05-18

Posts: 36

Re: change default window manager

solved it. I selected save session automatically while logout with compiz running. but there's still a problem. conky disappears if I click on my desktop. it seems to be on a separate layer.

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quality+power means not cheap
cheap+power is means no quality
cheap+quality means no power

vredfreak

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Registered: 2011-04-24

Posts: 32

Re: change default window manager

solved it. I selected save session automatically while logout with compiz running. but there's still a problem. conky disappears if I click on my desktop. it seems to be on a separate layer.

Try changing own_window_type to override in your conkyrc:

own_window_type override

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utkarsh009

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Registered: 2011-05-18

Posts: 36

Re: change default window manager

thanks! I set its value to no and disabled conky.

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quality+power means not cheap
cheap+power is means no quality
cheap+quality means no power