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| slackware:compiz_on_slackware [2013/03/20 15:06] – yusri | slackware:compiz_on_slackware [2020/05/16 04:44] (current) – external edit 127.0.0.1 |
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| 1) IBM Thinkpad R61i (Intel Centrino Core 2 Duo)\\ | 1) IBM Thinkpad R61i (Intel Centrino Core 2 Duo)\\ |
| 2)Intel 965 Chipset\\ | 2) Intel 965 Chipset\\ |
| 3)Slackware 13.0 (Kernel 2.6.29.6)\\ | 3) Slackware 13.0 (Kernel 2.6.29.6)\\ |
| 4)GCC 4.3.3 and libs\\ | 4) GCC 4.3.3 and libs\\ |
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| Here is the task that I did to make it work. I'm using kde4, and i do not use the kde4 backend. Optionally you can download the kconfig4 / kconfig / gconf backend\\ | Here is the task that I did to make it work. I'm using kde4, and i do not use the kde4 backend. Optionally you can download the kconfig4 / kconfig / gconf backend\\ |
| Get and install the latest compiz releases from http://releases.compiz.org/0.8.2/ . I'm installing from the source and did not encounter any problems during this task. There might be some dependency issues here, depending or your system. Just take care of it and proceed the next step.\\ | Get and install the latest compiz releases from http://releases.compiz.org/0.8.2/ . I'm installing from the source and did not encounter any problems during this task. There might be some dependency issues here, depending or your system. Just take care of it and proceed the next step.\\ |
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| <html><span class="info">For all of the plugins <strong>main / extra / unsupported</strong>, i've specified <strong>--prefix </strong>to prevent bcop error. <strong> ./configure --prefix=/usr/local<br /> | For all of the plugins **main / extra / unsupported**, i've specified **--prefix** to prevent bcop error.\\ |
| <br /> | **./configure --prefix=/usr/local**\\ |
| </strong>Alternately you can just make a symlink to bcop.pc<br /> | |
| <br /> | Alternately you can just make a symlink to bcop.pc\\ |
| <strong> ln -s /usr/local/share/pkgconfig/bcop.pc /usr/local/lib/pkgconfig/bcop.pc<br /> | |
| </strong></span> | ln -s /usr/local/share/pkgconfig/bcop.pc /usr/local/lib/pkgconfig/bcop.pc\\ |
| <p><span class="note">After installing the plugins, install libcompizconfig.<br /> | |
| I create symlinks to the libs.<strong><br /> | After installing the plugins, install libcompizconfig.\\ |
| <br /> | I create symlinks to the libs.\\ |
| ln -s /usr/local/lib/libcompizconfig.so.0.0.0 /usr/lib/libcompizconfig.so.0<br /> | |
| ln -s /usr/local/lib/libemeraldengine.so.0.0.0 /usr/lib/libemeraldengine.so.0<br /> | ln -s /usr/local/lib/libcompizconfig.so.0.0.0 /usr/lib/libcompizconfig.so.0\\ |
| ln -s /usr/local/lib/libdecoration.so.0.0.0 /usr/lib/libdecoration.so.0<br /> | ln -s /usr/local/lib/libemeraldengine.so.0.0.0 /usr/lib/libemeraldengine.so.0\\ |
| <br /> | ln -s /usr/local/lib/libdecoration.so.0.0.0 /usr/lib/libdecoration.so.0\\ |
| </strong>and created symlinks for the libcompizconfig-python<strong><br /> | |
| <br /> | and created symlinks for the libcompizconfig-python\\ |
| ln -s /usr/local/lib/python2.6/site-packages/compizconfig* /usr/lib/python2.6/site-packages/<br /> | |
| ln -s /usr/local/lib/python2.6/site-packages/ccm/ /usr/lib/python2.6/site-packages/<br /> | ln -s /usr/local/lib/python2.6/site-packages/compizconfig* /usr/lib/python2.6/site-packages/\\ |
| <br /> | ln -s /usr/local/lib/python2.6/site-packages/ccm/ /usr/lib/python2.6/site-packages/\\ |
| </strong> and I also edited /etc/xorg.conf to use super key.<br /> | |
| <strong> Option "XkbOptions" "altwin:super_win"</strong></span><span class="down"><a href="http://releases.compiz.org/0.8.2/ccsm-0.8.2.tar.bz2">ccsm-0.8.2.tar.bz2</a><br /> | nd I also edited /etc/xorg.conf to use super key.\\ |
| <a href="http://releases.compiz.org/0.8.2/compiz-0.8.2.tar.bz2">compiz-0.8.2.tar.bz2</a><br /> | |
| <a href="http://releases.compiz.org/0.8.2/compiz-bcop-0.8.2.tar.bz2">compiz-bcop-0.8.2.tar.bz2</a><br /> | Option "XkbOptions" "altwin:super_win"\\ |
| <a href="http://releases.compiz.org/0.8.2/libcompizconfig-0.8.2.tar.bz2">libcompizconfig-0.8.2.tar.bz2</a><br /> | [[http://releases.compiz.org/0.8.2/ccsm-0.8.2.tar.bz2|ccsm-0.8.2.tar.bz2]]\\ |
| <a href="http://releases.compiz.org/0.8.2/compiz-plugins-main-0.8.2.tar.bz2">compiz-plugins-main-0.8.2.tar.bz2</a><br /> | [[http://releases.compiz.org/0.8.2/compiz-0.8.2.tar.bz2|compiz-0.8.2.tar.bz2]]\\ |
| <a href="http://releases.compiz.org/0.8.2/compiz-plugins-extra-0.8.2.tar.bz2">compiz-plugins-extra-0.8.2.tar.bz2</a><br /> | [[http://releases.compiz.org/0.8.2/compiz-bcop-0.8.2.tar.bz2|compiz-bcop-0.8.2.tar.bz2]]\\ |
| <a href="http://releases.compiz.org/0.8.2/compiz-plugins-unsupported-0.8.2.tar.bz2">compiz-plugins-unsupported-0.8.2.tar.bz2</a><br /> | [[http://releases.compiz.org/0.8.2/libcompizconfig-0.8.2.tar.bz2|libcompizconfig-0.8.2.tar.bz2]]\\ |
| <a href="http://releases.compiz.org/0.8.2/compizconfig-python-0.8.2.tar.bz2">compizconfig-python-0.8.2.tar.bz2</a><br /> | [[http://releases.compiz.org/0.8.2/compiz-plugins-main-0.8.2.tar.bz2|compiz-plugins-main-0.8.2.tar.bz2]]\\ |
| <a href="http://releases.compiz.org/0.8.2/simple-ccsm-0.8.2.tar.bz2">simple-ccsm-0.8.2.tar.bz2</a><br /> | [[http://releases.compiz.org/0.8.2/compiz-plugins-extra-0.8.2.tar.bz2|compiz-plugins-extra-0.8.2.tar.bz2]]\\ |
| <a href="http://releases.compiz.org/0.8.2/emerald-0.8.2.tar.bz2">emerald-0.8.2.tar.bz2</a></span></p> | [[http://releases.compiz.org/0.8.2/compiz-plugins-unsupported-0.8.2.tar.bz2|compiz-plugins-unsupported-0.8.2.tar.bz2]]\\ |
| </html> | [[http://releases.compiz.org/0.8.2/compizconfig-python-0.8.2.tar.bz2|compizconfig-python-0.8.2.tar.bz2]]\\ |
| | [[http://releases.compiz.org/0.8.2/simple-ccsm-0.8.2.tar.bz2|simple-ccsm-0.8.2.tar.bz2]]\\ |
| | [[http://releases.compiz.org/0.8.2/emerald-0.8.2.tar.bz2|emerald-0.8.2.tar.bz2]]\\ |
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| Create a compiz launcher script (i created this in **/usr/bin/kde4compiz** and I'm using **emerald** for the windows decoration)\\ | Create a compiz launcher script (i created this in **/usr/bin/kde4compiz** and I'm using **emerald** for the windows decoration)\\ |
| <code>ln -s /usr/bin/kde4compiz /usr/local/bin/compiz-kde-launcher</code> | <code>ln -s /usr/bin/kde4compiz /usr/local/bin/compiz-kde-launcher</code> |
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| <html><span class="idea">In KDE4, Go to <b>KMenu>System Settings>Default Applications>Window Manager</b> and select <b>"use a different window manager"</b> and choose <b>Compiz custom</b></span> | In KDE4, Go to **KMenu>System Settings>Default Applications>Window Manager** and select **"use a different window manager"** and choose **Compiz custom**\\ |
| At this point, you might not see any window decoration. To enable it, | At this point, you might not see any window decoration. To enable it,\\ |
| <span class="idea">Under <b>ccsm>Effects>Window Decoration>Command</b>, put <b>compiz-kde-launcher</b></span> | Under **ccsm>Effects>Window Decoration>Command**, put **compiz-kde-launcher**\\ |
| Restart your KDE to test it out. | Restart your KDE to test it out.\\ |
| <span class="help">If these fails, you can checkout these sites<br /> | If these fails, you can checkout these sites\\ |
| <a target="_blank" href="http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Compiz">http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Compiz</a><br /> | [[http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Compiz|http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Compiz]]\\ |
| <a target="_blank" href="http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/slackware-14/down-and-dirty-compiz-howto.-600765/">http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/slackware-14/down-and-dirty-compiz-howto.-600765/</a></span> | [[http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/slackware-14/down-and-dirty-compiz-howto.-600765/|http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/slackware-14/down-and-dirty-compiz-howto.-600765/]]\\ |
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| Alternately you can use any of these methods to launch compiz from the console. Good luck compizing... hahaha | |
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| | Alternately you can use any of these methods to launch compiz from the console. Good luck compizing... hahaha |
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