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neves
Asked: 2013-10-06 07:25:18 +0800 CST

How to make compiz consume less resources?

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Every time my machine is stumbling, I run a top command and the compiz process is eating a lot of CPU. How can I configure it to consume the minimum of machine resources? I don't care for fancy graphics or effects. I have an integrated intel graphic card.

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2 Answers

  1. Install CCSM and de-select any nonessential effects plugins

    To install Compizconfig settings manager open a terminal (ctrl + alt + T) and run this command (you can paste it into the terminal with ctrl + shift + v):

    sudo apt-get install compizconfig-settings-manager python-compizconfig compiz-fusion-plugins-extra compiz-fusion-bcop compiz-fusion-plugins-main compizconfig-backend-gconf

    Information regarding the usage of CCSM can be found here

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  2. Best Answer

    My computer had an integrated Intel board. I've installed a new NVida 630 card and everything is great now. If I knew that it would improve so much, I'd had installed it before.

    Long are the days where we could install Linux in old machines. If you have a weak graphic card, use Lubuntu, Xubuntu or Mint. After years re-compiling Gentoo, I just wanted the most used linux on the market. Bad choice for my machine.

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