Enable Compiz Fusion on Fedora 12

Comiz fusion is a great tool for linux to enable 3d desktop and great visual effects. In fedora 12 lot of new effects and great tools are available with compiz fusion. A default package is included with the default distro by using that you can enable the 3d desktop and wobbling window effect. For more effects and a control pannel you want to install them seperately.

To enable compiz fusion you need 3d hardware support . for that you want to install graphics driver for Nvidia / ATI cards. There is a default driver for Intel Graphics cards. First you check whethere 3d is working fine. For that type

$ glxinfo | grep direct

in terminal. You will get a message like this

direct rendering: Yes
 GL_EXT_direct_state_access, GL_EXT_draw_range_elements, GL_EXT_fog_coord,

then 3d is ok. or just type

glxgears

on terminal. it will show you a window with three gears rolling. If you can see this then the 3d is working fine. Other wise you want to enable the 3d support. For enable the default effect just go system->preferences->desktop effects. Then enable desktop effects this will give you a 3d desktop and window effects.

Install Compiz packages on fedora 12

The compiz-fusion packages found in Fedora 12 repositories are a few versions back but they’ll do their work.  To install them type:

For a Gnome compiz install

su -c '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'

For a KDE compiz install

su -c 'yum install ccsm emerald-themes compizconfig-backend-kconfig fusion-icon-qt  
emerald compiz-fusion  libcompizconfig compiz-bcop compiz compizconfig-python 
compiz-fusion-extras  compiz-kde compiz-manager'

For both Gnome and KDE compiz install

su -c 'yum install ccsm emerald-themes compizconfig-backend-kconfig 
compizconfig-backend-gconf fusion-icon* emerald compiz-fusion compiz-fusion-gnome 
libcompizconfig compiz-gnome compiz-bcop compiz compizconfig-python 
compiz-fusion-extras compiz-fusion-extras-gnome compiz-kde compiz-manager'

Startup configuration of Compiz fusion

Go to:

System -> Preferences -> Personal -> Sessions

Click add

And type:

 Name: Fusion Icon
 Command: fusion-icon
 Comment: Compiz Fusion Panel Applet

Now, just logoff from your computer and login again then you will see the fusion icon.

Click the icon and change the desktop manager to compiz

for more details about compiz go

http://www.compiz-fusion.org/

Have fun !!!