The following guide will teach you (step by step) how to install Compiz Fusion on your Ubuntu 7.04 operating system.
Be aware that Compiz Fusion is still in heavy development, so it may not be very stable.
Open a terminal (Applications -> Accessories -> Terminal for
GNOME users) Since this guide for Gnome USers so this too is for Gnome only
Code:
sudo apt-get -y remove compiz-core desktop-effects
Leave the terminal open and go to System -> Administration -> Software Sources, click on the second tab (Third-Party Software), then click on the "Add" button and paste the following code:
Code:
deb http://download.tuxfamily.org/3v1deb feisty eyecandy
Click the "Add Source" button after you pasted the above code and to the same for the following code:
Code:
deb-src http://download.tuxfamily.org/3v1deb feisty eyecandy
Don't close the Software Sources window yet! In the terminal window, type: Code:
wget http://download.tuxfamily.org/3v1deb/DD800CD9.gpg
Code:
sudo apt-key add DD800CD9.gpg
Now click the
"Close" button on the Software Sources window and you will be asked if you want to reload the information about available software, so click the
"Reload" button and wait for the window to disappear.
Copy/Paste the following lines in the terminal window: Code:
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get -y upgrade
FOR GNOME USERS: Code:
sudo apt-get -y install compiz compiz-gtk compizconfig-settings-manager compiz-fusion-plugins-extra libcompizconfig-backend-gconf
Now, if everything was correctly installed and you didn't encounter errors, press
ALT+F2 and type:
That's it! Enjoy the latest 3D eye candy effects on your Ubuntu OS.
Some quick tricks:
- Hold CTRL + ALT keys and with the left mouse button rotate the cube
- Super + E activates the Expo plugin
- Hold Super + Shift and with your mouse paint fire on your desktop
- Super + Shift + C will erase the fire paint
- Super + Tab activates the Ring Switcher plugin
Where Super refers to WIndows Key....
For more short cuts you can find that in Compiz Fusion Manager..
Here are some screenshots of Fusion Projects..