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José Marín
Asked: 2020-03-24 07:52:29 +0800 CST

How to run Compiz on Ubuntu Bionic Beaver?

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I'm not pretty sure what is the problem. But I already installed the Compiz Manager Settings (I want to be able to do zoom for creating tutorials) on my Ubuntu 18.04 (Bionic Beaver) but no matter if I check the box for enabling the effect and configure the hotkeys no one effect is working.

EDIT 1. I follow the answer of KYAA7 but I don't know how to use Dconf in order to Compiz to work. I installed dConf editor as in the link provided by him. But it looks a bit different from the shown there. Here a screenshot:

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As you can see there is no Compiz folder or something like that, also is not in the folder apps. What I suppose to do with this software for using Compiz and their zoom feature?

compiz zooming 18.04

2 Answers

  1. Compiz needs the GNOME3 Shell extension put-windows. Then, you can install Compiz with sudo apt update && sudo apt install gnome-session-flashback. Compiz settings are adjusted with dconf which is explained here.

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  2. To answer the OP's edit: if you have got to the point where compiz works, you will find the keys you want under /org/compiz in dconf-editor. You can also look specifically for the zoom keys with the search function.

    If you want a compiz-specific program for editing those keys, try ccsm: install it with sudo apt-get install compizconfig-settings-manager.

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