desktop freezes when trying to use compiz in Trisquel 7
Hello everyone:
Today I been trying to use compiz with Trisquel 7, but when ever I install and run "compiz --replace" the windows and desktop become unusable, like if they were frozen.
While I was trying to find what to do to solved this I made a copy of the following file:
/usr/share/xsessions/trisquel-session.desktop
and I named it
/usr/share/xsessions/trisquel2-session.desktop
And when I booted using the new session from LightDM, I didn't have this problem at all, I could run "compiz --replace" no problem.
Starting the first session keeps having the same problem.
What do you think may be the problem?
Windows and the panel become a little transparent and it just freezes there. What could it be?
doing
$ compiz --replace
replaces the metacity window manager but might not stop the compton
compositor that might be causing that.
Thank Sachin :)
Do you have any idea of what could be done to fix it?
there's /usr/share/gnome-session/sessions/gnome-flashback.session
copy it, rename the new file to gnome-compiz.session, edit this file,
replace metacity with compiz.
also copy and rename the /usr/share/xsessions/trisquel-desktop.session
edit it and replace "Exec=gnome-session --session=gnome-flashback"
with "Exec=gnome-session --session=gnome-compiz"
And you'd have to remove Compton as well (if it's there - I don't know since my installations all originated from debootstrap), maybe try removing compton?
You were right guys, compton was the problem, killing the process does help :)
davidnotcoulthard , I didn't want to uninstall compton, I will like to leave one Trisquel session untouched.
Sachin, editing trisquel-desktop.session line:
RequiredComponents=gnome-panel;gnome-settings-daemon;gnome-screensaver;metacity;
with
RequiredComponents=gnome-panel;gnome-settings-daemon;gnome-screensaver;compiz;
Seems not to be enough. When I tried to log using that session "Exec=gnome-session --session=gnome-compiz" the desktop simply did not start.
What I've been doing is start compiz --replace on my start up applications. So I guess that could work for now.
Thank you all for your help :)
If you want to disable compton without uninstall it do this:
$ sudo nano /etc/xdg/autostart/compton-autostart.desktop
Then, comment every line in that file:
#[Desktop Entry] #Type=Application #Name=Compton composition manager #Exec=compton-launcher #NoDisplay=true #X-GNOME-AutoRestart=true #X-GNOME-Autostart-Phase=Initialization #OnlyShowIn=GNOME;
that should do.
Thanks a_slacker_here, I most probably will uninstall Compton. I'm most interested on finding a way to create a gnome-session that uses compiz instead of having to started from the start up applications with compiz --replace