Gember Design

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.

Linux compiz, fedora 10, gnome