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Asked: 2011-04-24 11:08:39 +0800 CST

How do I turn on and off compositing from the command line?

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As the question says: how can I turn on/off compositing (like clicking the appropriate option in System→ Preferences→ Appearance→ Visual Effects) using the command-line?

I run Ubuntu desktop 10.10, if that helps.

10.10

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  1. Best Answer

    have you tried running 

    metacity --replace &

    then again for enabling run 

    compiz --replace &
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  2. You can try this command from command line:

    gconftool-2 -s '/apps/metacity/general/compositing_manager' --type bool false
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