[SOLVED] GSB v2.30 without xinitrc.compiz-gnome!

qlands · 03-28-2011, 07:18 AM

Hi,

I just downloaded ans installed GNOME SlackBuild v2.30 with lynx --source http://gnomeslackbuild.org/net-install | bash . All went well and finished without error, however it did not create xinitrc.compiz-gnome!

I downloaded and installed xinitrc.compiz-gnome from a GSB v2.30 repository but when I start X with gnome the windows do not have border!!!

Please help!

Thanks,
Carlos.

kite · 03-28-2011, 09:27 AM

I think you need to tweak the gnome compiz setting. Try to turn off some effects.

Daedra · 03-28-2011, 03:53 PM

Did you enable "Window Decorations" in ccsm?

qlands · 03-29-2011, 02:07 AM

Hi,

Where do I turn off some effects? or enable/disable "Window Decorations" in ccsm?

I don't see any menu about compiz. When I try to access the windows manager I get a message saying: "Window manager compiz has not registered a configuration tool"

As I said the installation did not create xinitrc.compiz-gnome! Any idea why?

Daedra · 03-29-2011, 02:16 AM

assuming you've installed ccsm, just launch from start bar or in terminal "ccsm"
see screenshot for plugin

I don't know about xinitrc.compiz-gnome so I can't really help there. You could try adding fusion-icon to your autostart folder, thats one way to start compiz automatically.

qlands · 03-29-2011, 02:53 AM

Hi,

I just notice that the installation command lynx --source http://gnomeslackbuild.org/net-install | bash said "Compiz will be excluded" But it does not say why!!!

Thus, I don't have compiz!

Any idea why the net-install exclude Compiz!!!?

Many thanks,
Carlos.

Daedra · 03-29-2011, 03:15 AM

Well the base compiz package is in the default slackware install. You can grab the rest of the packages you need over at www.slackbuilds.org. Keep in mind though you need to make sure you have 3d acceleration working before you can use compiz.

linuxs64 · 03-29-2011, 04:55 AM

Here's my copy, from GSB ver. 2.30 install:

Quote:

#!/bin/sh
#
# GNOME xinitrc Session script.
# Based on:
# $XConsortium: xinitrc.cpp,v 1.4 91/08/22 11:41:34 rws Exp $
#
# Changelog:
#
# Added ConsoleKit support (2008-10-30) stevek
# Remove unneeded user started dbus session (2008-03-28) stevek
# Add export to XDG_CONFIG_DIRS (2008-03-19) stevek
# Inital version (2008-01-17) stevek
#

userresources=$HOME/.Xresources
usermodmap=$HOME/.Xmodmap
sysresources=/usr/lib64/X11/xinit/.Xresources
sysmodmap=/usr/lib64/X11/xinit/.Xmodmap

## Default Session Settings
GNOME_SESSION_SETTINGS=""

## Compiz GNOME
# Change default window manager to compiz instead of metacity
export WINDOW_MANAGER="compiz"

## GNOME XDG Menu Path
# We keep the GNOME menu templates separate from KDE so the two
# don't interfere with each other. This path may be extended to
# include the KDE menu path /etc/kde/xdg if the user wishes.
export XDG_CONFIG_DIRS=/etc/xdg:/etc/gnome/xdg

# Merge in defaults and keymaps
if [ -f $sysresources ]; then
xrdb -merge $sysresources
fi
if [ -f $sysmodmap ]; then
xmodmap $sysmodmap
fi
if [ -f $userresources ]; then
xrdb -merge $userresources
fi
if [ -f $usermodmap ]; then
xmodmap $usermodmap
fi

## Use ssh-agent if available
if [ -x /usr/bin/ssh-agent ]; then
GNOME_SESSION_SETTINGS="$GNOME_SESSION_SETTINGS /usr/bin/ssh-agent"
fi;

## Use Seahorse if available
if [ -x /usr/bin/seahorse-agent ]; then
GNOME_SESSION_SETTINGS="$GNOME_SESSION_SETTINGS /usr/bin/seahorse-agent --execute"
fi;

## Use ConsoleKit if available
if [ -z "${XDG_SESSION_COOKIE}" -a -x /usr/bin/ck-launch-session ]; then
CK_SESSION="/usr/bin/ck-launch-session"
fi;

# Start the window manager
exec $GNOME_SESSION_SETTINGS $CK_SESSION gnome-session

michael.conner · 03-29-2011, 07:25 AM

I had the same problem when I installed GSB this weekend. I eventually got it working on my 13.1 install by replacing the Slackware-native compiz with the GSB one (compiz-0.8.6-i486-2gsb) and also installing compizconfig-backend-gconf-0.8.4-i486-2gsb. After that and setting options in CCSM, the xinitrc.compiz-gnome file appeared at the bottom of the xwmconfig list.

(I *don't* know whether replacing the Slackware package with the GSB one and installing the backend file was the right thing to do or if it even helped; I just know that it worked afterwards. YMMV.)

qlands · 03-29-2011, 08:17 AM

Yes! After removing the old compiz and installing compiz-0.8.6-i486-2gsb . Compiz works. I had to remove the kde dependencies from the package as I did not install KDE with slackware.

So, I installed GSB + all compiz packages from www.slackbuilds.org + compiz-0.8.6-i486-2gsb.

Many thanks to all.

Carlos.