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Installing Compiz in Fedora 10

September 06, 2009

To add some pizzaz to my Fedora 10 box, I decided to install Compiz. I mostly followed the instructions under step 21 at http://www.my-guides.net/en/content/view/125/26/1/9/. Here's what I did step-by-step:

  1. Installed the latest NVidia drivers for my graphics card. (As far as I know, you cannot use the nv driver with Compiz.)
  2. Ran the command
    glxinfo | grep direct
    and got the response
    Direct Rendering: Yes
    confirming my box had the capacity to run Compiz.
  3. Installed the necessary packages (as root) for using Compiz with Gnome.
    yum install ccsm emerald-themes compizconfig-backend-gconf fusion-icon-gtk \
    emerald compiz-fusion compiz-fusion-gnome libcompizconfig compiz-gnome \
    compiz-bcop compiz compizconfig-python compiz-fusion-extras \
    compiz-fusion-extras-gnome
  4. Added a Startup Program in Gnome to auto-start Compiz at login.
    1. Select System > Preferences > Personal > Sessions.
    2. Click Add.
    3. Enter fusion-icon for command.
    4. Enter a name and comment as you prefer. My comment was Compiz Fusion panel applet .
  5. Logged off and logged back in.
  6. Configured my preferences by selecting System > Preferences > Look and Feel > CompizConfig Settings Manager.

Categories: Linux

Tags: compiz, fedora