Originally Posted by Dark Star
^^Huh you didn't get the point.. Compiz needs a DE all those you mentioned are Lightweight DE .. Its just an enhancement .. Not itself a Desktop Env. 
Edit : Video does create a few problem but it gets sorted out after you enable Video plugin for Compiz Settings Manager  Considering proper setup of VGA..
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No, they are not lightweight DEs. They are window managers. I said that compiz is "like" them. Not that compiz needs them, or it runs along with them.
Let me restate: Compiz does not need any other window manager/DE to function. i.e. uninstall Gnome, KDE, fluxbox, icewm, fvwm, all other window managers and DEs. Only install compiz-fusion. It will run without much loss of functionality.
To run compiz without DE in fedora, create a file /usr/share/xsessions/compizfusion.desktop. Add the following information in it.
Code:
[Desktop Entry]
Encoding=UTF-8
# This is the name you'll see for the session in gdm
Name=CompizFusion
Comment=Compiz Fusion Without any DE
Exec=/usr/local/bin/compiz-fusion.sh
Type=Application
Now create a file called /usr/local/bin/compiz-fusion.sh. Fill the following in it
Code:
#!/bin/bash
fusion-icon
Give it execute permission. You will see an additional option in gdm now. Selecting it will NOT run Gnome/KDE. It will run only Compiz-Fusion. Without any other window manager or DE to assist it.