How to enable advanced Compiz Fusion desktop effects in Ubuntu Gutsy Gibbon (7.10)
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If you run Ubuntu Gutsy Gibbon (7.10) and your video card will handle the effects, you’ll notice that a subset of effects from Compiz Fusion are enabled by default. You can change to more advanced effects by going to System -> Preferences -> Appearance, clicking on the “Visual Effects” tab and choosing the “Extra” option.
This is OK, but you know your inner geek wants the over-the-top spinning cubes, wobbly windows, flame-writing effects. Fortunately, this is an easy task. The steps are below:
-Go to the terminal and type:
sudo apt-get install compizconfig-settings-manager
-Now go to System -> Preferences -> Appearance, click on the “Visual Effects” tab, and choose the “Custom” option. Beside the “Custom” option there is a “Preferences” button.
This will open up the settings menu for Compiz-Fusion that you did not have before.
That’s it! Really it is. Play around with the settings until you are satisfied. Warning: This can be a HUGE productivity drain 
Now you can have desktop effects like the ones in the video below (I know this is an older Compiz video, but it is still my favorite). With the compizconfig-settings-manager installed, all of the effects shown in the video can be turned on if your video card will handle it.
Happy Cube Spinning!
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Tim Spencer said:
Great work. How do I get all 4 sides on the cube? Looks like I only have 2.
February 18th, 2008 at 1:54 pm -
Tim Spencer said:
Nevermind! I got it - under the general tab set horizontal to 4 and number of desktops to 4. Werd.
February 18th, 2008 at 2:34 pm -
BeNiza said:
Good work. Really informative, i struggled a lot to get it done until I visit here. Thanks. BTW, I think it would be a great help if you could tell us how to do the same using Synaptic?
March 24th, 2008 at 6:06 am -
Oscar Salguero said:
Learn how to enable the effects at:
http://blog.realactionsoft.com/2008/10/efectos-visuales-avanzados-de.html
(In Spanish, soon in English and Deutsch)
October 14th, 2008 at 10:44 am
