compiz-0.8.5 repo for F10, F11 & F12 + guide for the official fedora packages

leigh123linux · #1 8th November 2007, 01:40 PM

Many thanks to drhilbert , LordMorgul and neogranas for donating the web space and bandwidth for the compiz-fusion repo

Compiz fusion mirrors

http://www.dfm.uninsubria.it/compiz/fusion/

http://www.lordmorgul.net/pub/compiz/fusion/

http://repos.fedorapeople.org/repos/...compiz-fusion/

Attention

04/05/10 F9 repo DELETED

23/10/09 F10 repo is now legacy / EOL so there will be no further updates

23/10/09 F9 repo is now legacy / EOL so there will be no further updates

23/10/09 F11 repo updated to 0.8.5

30/04/09 F9 repo updated to 0.8.3

24/04/09 F11 repo added

14/03/09 F8 repo DELETED

26/11/08 F8 repo is now legacy / EOL so there will be no further updates

20/11/08 F9 & F10 repo added simple-ccsm package

10/11/08 F9 & F10 repo added compiz-plugin-peek package

03/11/08 F9 & F10 repo added compiz-plugin-screensaver

20/10/08 F9 & F10 repo updated with protobuf enabled compiz packages see post #1447

10/09/08 GPG sign all the compiz-fusion packages .

04/08/08 added gnomeartng to the repository (gnomeartng is the successor of Gnome-Art )

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I have also included screenlets to the repo as well as all the SRPMS

Quote:

Compiz requires direct rendering to work

so please don't bother posting saying compiz doesn't work unless you have direct rendering working .

To test

Code:

glxinfo |grep direct

The result should be

Code:

[root@localhost leigh]# glxinfo |grep direct
direct rendering: Yes
[root@localhost leigh]#

Instructions for F11, F12 & F13

1. Install the compiz-fusion-release rpm

Code:

su
yum -y erase *compiz*
rpm -ivh http://leigh123linux.fedorapeople.org/compiz-fusion-release-1-8.noarch.rpm

If this fails try

Code:

su
yum -y erase *compiz*
yum -y install wget
wget http://leigh123linux.fedorapeople.org/compiz-fusion-release-1-8.noarch.rpm
rpm -Uvh compiz-fusion-release-1-8.noarch.rpm
rm -f compiz-fusion-release-1-8.noarch.rpm

2. Install compiz-fusion ( you will need to delete the old compiz configuration files /home/username/.gconf/apps/compiz ) (For F12 use the yum commands in post #2 as I have changed the packaging scheme to match fedora)

For a Gnome compiz install

Code:

su
yum -y --noplugins install compiz-gnome fusion-icon-gtk compiz-bcop ccsm emerald-themes compizconfig-backend-gconf compiz-plugins-unsupported compiz-plugins-extra

For a KDE compiz install

Code:

su
yum -y --noplugins install compiz-kde fusion-icon-qt compiz-bcop ccsm emerald-themes compizconfig-backend-kconfig compiz-plugins-unsupported compiz-plugins-extra

For both KDE & gnome

Code:

su
yum -y --noplugins install compiz-kde compiz-gnome fusion-icon-all compiz-bcop ccsm emerald-themes compizconfig-backend-gconf compizconfig-backend-kconfig compiz-plugins-unsupported compiz-plugins-extra

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xorg.conf options for the intel, nv, radeon & radeonhd drivers ( should help graphics lag and CPU load )

add to the device section

Code:

         Option          "AccelMethod" "EXA"  
         Option          "MigrationHeuristic" "greedy"

compiz-check utility

Code:

wget http://blogage.de/files/9124/download -O compiz-check
chmod +x compiz-check
./compiz-check

http://forlong.blogage.de/article/pages/Compiz-Check

leigh123linux · #2 8th November 2007, 03:02 PM

To install compiz-fusion

1. Install compiz-fusion

for both kde & gnome

Code:

su
yum install ccsm emerald-themes compizconfig-backend-kconfig compizconfig-backend-gconf fusion-icon* emerald compiz-fusion-unsupported-gnome compiz-fusion-gnome libcompizconfig compiz-gnome compiz-bcop compiz compizconfig-python  compiz-fusion-extras-gnome compiz-kde compiz-manager

for gnome only ( no kde deps are installed )

Code:

su
yum install ccsm emerald-themes compizconfig-backend-gconf fusion-icon-gtk emerald compiz-fusion compiz-fusion-gnome compiz-fusion-unsupported-gnome libcompizconfig compiz-gnome compiz-bcop compiz compizconfig-python compiz-fusion-extras compiz-fusion-extras-gnome

for kde only

Code:

su
yum install ccsm emerald-themes compizconfig-backend-kconfig fusion-icon-qt  emerald compiz-fusion  compiz-fusion-unsupported libcompizconfig compiz-bcop compiz compizconfig-python compiz-fusion-extras  compiz-kde compiz-manager

2. To start compiz-fusion use fusion-icon , you will find fusion-icon in the menu under Applications/system tools/fusion-icon. ( gnome only )

compiz-check utility

Code:

wget http://blogage.de/files/9124/download -O compiz-check
chmod +x compiz-check
./compiz-check

http://forlong.blogage.de/article/pages/Compiz-Check

leadgolem · #3 8th November 2007, 03:31 PM

Running great now.

Beautiful, just beautiful. And, so far, stable.

JN4OldSchool · #4 8th November 2007, 10:02 PM

Thanks Leigh, it worked out bodaciously. I am almost all together!

civilwarlord · #5 8th November 2007, 11:22 PM

What's the best way to install?

JN4OldSchool · #6 8th November 2007, 11:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by civilwarlord

What's the best way to install?

Make sure you remove ALL compiz packages installed. I missed libcompiz* and had to find it. Then DL the correct package from Leigh above, extract and CD to that file and "rpm -i *" will install everything. I then successfully dumped my old config files back in so my setup remains unchanged.

sweetrain · #7 10th November 2007, 04:48 AM

I have no window decorators after installation as per the instruction. Any help?

leigh123linux · #8 10th November 2007, 08:56 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sweetrain

I have no window decorators after installation as per the instruction. Any help?

Try

emerald --replace

or select emerald as the window decorator from the drop down fusion-icon menu

civilwarlord · #9 10th November 2007, 05:11 PM

After uninstalling Fedora's packages, deleted the config files, and installed the 64-bit packages, I got hard lockups on my keyboard & touchpad within minutes of logging in. I uninstalled the packages and everything's fine now. When I have more time, I'll try to figure the problem out.

leigh123linux · #10 10th November 2007, 05:31 PM

The only issue I have had with this build is the fish in the Atlantis plugin dont stay confined to the cube

Has anyone else had any similar problems with the packages

synic · #11 11th November 2007, 02:53 AM

Love your work Leigh ... really love your work.

synic · #12 11th November 2007, 02:56 AM

Just tried to update kmod-nvidia and noticed that there is a new kernel coming out but isnt in the repo's yet.

I'm assuming that we will have to reinstall when we update to the latest kmod ? I think that question was answered in another thread but couldnt find it.

StephenH · #13 11th November 2007, 03:35 AM

Thanks Leigh. I have been beating my head against a wall all day today trying to get compiz to work from the stock install. I could turn on desktop effects, but would immediately lose the window controls as others have mentioned in other threads.

I finally gave up and wiped the stock compiz (and all the parts I installed trying to get it to work) off the machine, downloaded your files and installed them. It went as smooth as butter, and I now am happy with the desktop effects.

Stephen

Edit after a reboot:

Woe is me, for my desktop effects are undone! I rebooted the system, and encountered a random effect in that I could not launch anything from the task bar. I found that I could launch the Compiz Fusion Icon, and than use that to switch back to Metacity, which restored the desktop behavior to normal. I am quite frustrated with Compiz at this point.

Stephen

sweetrain · #14 11th November 2007, 06:38 AM

Still can not get windows decorations and others. Here is what I have.

Code:

[root@localhost ~]# fusion-icon
 * Detected Session: gnome
 * Searching for installed applications...
 * No GLX_EXT_texture_from_pixmap with direct rendering context
 ... nor with indirect rendering, this isn't going to work!
 * Using the GTK Interface
 * Decorator "" is invalid.
 * Setting decorator to Emerald ("emerald --replace")
 * Starting Compiz
 ... executing: compiz --replace --sm-disable --ignore-desktop-hints ccp
compiz (core) - Fatal: GLX_EXT_texture_from_pixmap is missing
compiz (core) - Error: Failed to manage screen: 0
compiz (core) - Fatal: No manageable screens found on display :0.0
 * Setting decorator to Emerald ("emerald --replace")
 * Reloading compiz
 ... executing: compiz --replace --sm-disable --ignore-desktop-hints ccp
compiz (core) - Fatal: GLX_EXT_texture_from_pixmap is missing
compiz (core) - Error: Failed to manage screen: 0
compiz (core) - Fatal: No manageable screens found on display :0.0

ogre_x · #15 11th November 2007, 08:56 AM

I have problems running ccp. If I use gconf it works, but ccp gets the eye-candy going (can move the cube, switch windows using alt-tab), but I can't move the windows (i.e. picking them with left mouse and dragging the window around.).'

Nvidia 6600GT (agp) running the livna drivers.

Ideas?