Compiz is a hybrid window manager based on OpenGL, the popular point of view is that the Linux desktop system to provide similar to the http://www.aliyun.com/zixun/aggregation/15470.html "" > Vista and Mac OS 3D desktop effects. In the development, Compiz part of the staff to develop another confrontational Beryl, the two competing, Compiz is known for stability, while Beryl has a wide range of window modification resources and advanced experimental effects.
In the end, Beryl succumbed to Compiz, and the two cooperated to present the powerful Compiz Fusion. It is worth mentioning that the operation of Compiz Fusion still needs to install Compiz, and in order to ensure that the user is not difficult to understand, the development version of the Compiz has a jump, that is, the Compiz version number is with the latest Compiz Fusion version number with the confirmation.
Gnome2&3
Installation
sudo apt install Compiz compizconfig-settings-manager
Become the default window manager
Gconftool-2--type string--set/desktop/gnome/session/required_components/windowmanager Compiz
KDE SC 4
sudo apt install compiz compizconfig-settings-manager compiz-kde compiz-fusion-plugins-main Compiz-fusion-plugins-extra Emerald Librsvg2-common
Kde4-window-decorator--replace
Compizfusion Icon
This is just to help you quickly switch the window manager, you can not install. menu to start compizfusion icon, the lower right corner will appear icon, right button selection.
Compiz/ppa
The Compiz in the PPA source is newer than the official source.
sudo add-apt-repository Ppa:compiz/ppa