Compiz Fusion on Your Desktop : Howto Ubuntu

Check out my new Linux channel: http://bit.ly/linux-nixie Ever wondered how to make your Ubuntu desktop more spiffy? It's easy when you enable the desktop effects through Compiz Fusion, and I made a quick tutorial will to show you how. If you don't know, Compiz "aims to provide an easy and fun-to-use windowed environment, allowing use of the graphics hardware to render each individual window and the entire screen, to provide some impressive effects, speed and usefulness."
- Compiz Website

Here's how you get started:

First we will enable Compiz by going to System-----Preferences------Appearance----Visual Effects and choosing the "Extra" radio button.

Then we will open a terminal and install ccsm..
http://twurl.nl/1ovq8x for the rest of the text version of the video, including the commands.

Thanks for all your input and support!

Beryl merged with Compiz-Fusion, for those who have asked.

EDIT: Known bug and FIX with Computer: Intel 2.5Ghz, NVidia GeForce 8400 Ubuntu 9.04 x64 Compiz 0.8.2

For the cube, the settings sometimes are not changed in the compiz file and must be done manually:
Run gconf-editor (alt+f2)
Change:
/apps/compiz/general/screen0/options/hsize: 4
and
/apps/compiz/general/screen0/options/number_of_desktops: 1

Thanks a lot for the tip, BlindGuardian72! =D

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[DSITampico]

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[ComicallyInsane23]

What version of Ubuntu are you running? I'm running 11.10 and I don't have "System Preferences and Appearance" I have "System Settings" then Appearance, which has very limited options. How do I make my computer exactly like yours? You make it look so easy, but it never works.

[Devil7Jin]

I love your shirt!! And you are so pretty!! Only Linux users are beautiful enough!! :P

[kingkong14957]

i love your shirt ! what kind of video card would i need to get compiz to work properly ?

[mikemetalevafans]

@ComicallyInsane23

thats bcause 11.10 has a unity interface, u can also try to go to the ubuntu store and check out for compiz and it will be as a program

[OAPMrTickle]

Will this work in Mint 12 also? I'm totally new to linux... I'm also sick of minty green & grey :D

[Hilariokinyo]

i luv your shirt!!! lol we should talk some time give me your email plzz! dat greece199 user is right!!!

[sorynmw]

what's the name of your theme used on this video?

thx

[mrkus21]

Help me and pimp my Space... Damn, why are the hat and crazy Girls only outside Germany ?!

[skyangelnaruto]

@Xaahu hahhahahahhahhahahha lol nice one :D

[Kenzofeis]

Ubuntu Terminal gives a whole new meaning to the expression "Terminal ill"