Trouble installing Compiz as windowmanager for debian
 

I saw the cool windows effects on the latest revision of Knoppix and wanted to make it a permanent install, since Knoppix is not recommended for a permanent install i went with Debian. I have been trying to install Compiz as the windowmanager. When I run Compiz --replace after i install it i get the following error:

Window manager error: Unable to open X display :0.0

any help or suggestions
Also how do i verify if i changed my default windowmanager from gnome to compiz?

Thanks

Do you run X when you issue 'compiz --replace'?


Have you followed the Debian Compiz wiki?
http://wiki.debian.org/Compiz

This shows how much of a noob i am... i start debian and go into the root terminal to execute these commands. So i think i am running X ?

If you're in the graphical environment then you're running X.

You're not supposed to run this command as root. What's the prompt on the terminal? $ or # ?

ok i ran it NOW as in a regular terminal (non root) window and the error did not show, only a few warnings:

screenoutput:

Backend : ini
Integration : true
Profile : default
Adding plugins
Initializing core options...done
Initializing move options...done
Initializing resize options...done
Initializing place options...done
Initializing decoration options...done
Initializing commands options...done
Initializing water options...done
Initializing gnomecompat options...done
Initializing put options...done
Initializing winrules options...done
Initializing staticswitcher options...done
Initializing screenshot options...done
Initializing resizeinfo options...done
compiz (cube) - Warn: Failed to load slide: /usr/share/images/desktop-base/debian-blueish-wallpaper-640x480.png
Initializing cube options...done
compiz (core) - Error: Plugin 'text' not loaded.

compiz (shift) - Warn: No compatible text plugin loaded.
Initializing shift options...done
compiz (core) - Error: Plugin 'text' not loaded.

compiz (ring) - Warn: No compatible text plugin found.
Initializing ring options...done
Initializing animation options...done
Initializing snap options...done
Initializing neg options...done
Initializing switcher options...done
Initializing scale options...done
Initializing rotate options...done
Setting Update "initiate_button"

end of screenoutput
Also the prompt does not return and if I try to close the window it gives me a prompt that the window is still running a process

Also how do i ensure that compiz loads instead of gnome?

It will automatically replace the default wm when you boot the computer. Please read the compiz wiki I posted above.

Thanks, got it to work!

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