For those that want the fancy compiz desktop effects, and don't mind the extra resource usage.
(may also be handy for those with screen tearing with the xfce4 compositor but if screen tearing is the ONLY reason you're considering compiz I'd instead suggest simply turning off desktop effects in the Peppermint Control Center, or switching to compton, or applying one of the many available graphics driver tweaks .. compiz is heavier than the other screen tearing fixes).
Installing and configuring Compiz in Peppermint 7Open a terminal and run:
sudo apt-get install compizconfig-settings-manager compiz-plugins compiz-plugins-extra compiz-plugins-main libmetacity-private3a metacity metacity-common
now open dconf-editor from the main menu (
menu > System Tools > dconf Editor), and in the left-hand pane navigate to
org > gnome > metacityIn the right-hand pane select:-
themeand change it from:-
Ambianceto:-
Greybirdand exit dconf-editor.
Now fire up
CompizConfig Settings Manager from the main menu (menu > Preferences > CompizConfig Settings Manager) and enable at a minimum these plugins
Composite
Gnome Compatibility
OpenGL
Window Decoration <-- you MUST change a setting in this plugin (see below)
Move Window
Resize Window
Place Windows
Workarounds(you **can** enable other compiz plugins, but you MUST have at least the ones above enabled)
Also, in the "
Window Decoration" plugin change the Command from:
Command: /usr/bin/gtk-window-decoratorto
Command: /usr/bin/metacity --replaceAnd now to test it all works .. in a terminal run:
If everything works including windows decorations .. you can move on to setting your system to autostart with compiz/metacity as the window manager rather that xfwm4
If not, simply logging off/on will get you back to xfwm4
Autostarting with compiz/metacity as the window manager instead of xfwm4Open:-
menu > Preferences > Default applications for LXSessionswitch to the "
Core applications" tab, and change
Window Manager: xfwm4to
Window Manager: compiz --replace ccp &Now log off/on to test.
Additional InfoIf you want to change the window decoration theme, you'll now need to change it in the
dconf-editor key:-
org > gnome > metacity > theme(as described above) instead of the Peppermint Control Center.