9 August 2011

In , , by // 21:55 // 3 comments

Eyecandy and 3D effects in XFCE

This is a little guide to get Compiz up and running in XFCE in Fedora 15

  • Install the needed packages (as root)
    yum install ccsm compiz-manager emerald emerald-themes compiz-gtk compiz

  • select 'Preferences -> Settings Manager'

  • select 'Session and Startup'

  • select 'Application Autostart' tab

  • select the 'Add' button

  • type 'compiz-manager' in Name and Command

  • Logout & Logon and compiz should start

  • Use 'Perferences -> Emerald Theme Manager' to select the window theme to use.

  • Use 'Perferences -> CompizConfig Settings Manager' to configure the compiz plugins to use.

3 comments:

  1. Carlos (casep) Sepulveda10 August 2011 at 00:21

    I've just switched today to xfce, good tip.

    Thanks

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  2. Links 11/8/2011: Desktop Summit, More Linux Tablets | Techrights11 August 2011 at 12:20

    [...] Eyecandy and 3D effects in XFCE [...]

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  3. Clifford12 August 2011 at 02:42

    To help others out, to switch to xfce, install xfce
    sudo yum groupinstall xfce

    Then logout.

    Log back in, but select xfce instead of gnome. Your settings should be remembered on future logins.

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