Installing Compiz Fusion is as simple as any other port:
#
cd /usr/ports/x11-wm/compiz-fusion
#
make install clean
Make sure to select the “EXTRA” plugins and the
“EMERALD” window decorator from the options dialog that
appears. If you are using GNOME, or
already have support for gconf
in your system, you
may also wish to select “gconf support”. In this way,
your effect settings will be integrated with the other desktop settings,
and will be viewable via gconf-editor
.
Compiz Fusion
can however save its settings to flat files, if
such an integration is not wanted. In this case, a
.compizconfig
directory will be created inside
your home directory.
When the installation is finished, start your graphic desktop and at a terminal, enter the following commands (as a normal user):
%
compiz --replace --sm-disable --ignore-desktop-hints ccp &
%
emerald --replace &
Your screen will flicker for a few seconds, as your window manager (e.g. Metacity if you are using GNOME) is replaced by Compiz Fusion. Emerald takes care of the window decorations (i.e. close, minimize, maximize buttons, title bars and so on).
You may convert this to a trivial script and have it run at startup automatically (e.g. by adding to “Sessions” in a GNOME desktop):
Save this in your home directory as, for example,
start-compiz
and make it executable:
%
chmod +x ~/start-compiz
Then use the GUI to add it to GNOME desktop).
(located in , , on aTo actually select all the desired effects and their settings, execute (again as a normal user) the Compiz Config Settings Manager:
%
ccsm
In GNOME, this can also be found in the , menu.
If you have selected “gconf support” during the build,
you will also be able to view these settings using
gconf-editor
under apps/compiz
.
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