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Old 23-Dec-2008, 14:25
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Default Re: Quitting KDE4 applications on GNOME desktop kills Compiz

Ok, I have solved this problem now. There is another thread reporting this same problem (here: OpenSUSE 11.1 Compiz and QT4 - openSUSE Forums ) and user olivn posted the solution:

CyberOrg » Compiz on openSUSE 11.1

I had to do some extra steps to get everything working, though.

Quote:
Originally Posted by CyberOrg

Although openSUSE 11.1 is almost ready, Compiz that is in it is still not there yet. If you run into some of the remaining annoyances, here is how to get Compiz Fusion bliss on openSUSE 11.1.

Add X11:XGL repository that contains compiz without NOMAD patches

zypper ar Index of /repositories/X11:/XGL/openSUSE_11.1 X11:XGL

Update all compiz packages from that repo

zypper up -t package -r X11:XGL

After making sure compiz is switched off and disabled, remove old configuration:

rm -rf /home/your-username/.config/compiz
The step it doesn't cover that I had to do was go into Yast Software Manager and make sure that ALL my compiz-related packages were from the X11:XGL source. By following those quoted directions alone, I had mixed XGL and OSS packages, and they didn't play nice together (plugins failing, window decoration not loading, etc.).

Then you go back to the CyberOrg solution:

Quote:
Originally Posted by CyberOrg

Launch simple-ccsm and enable Compiz.

Have a lot of fun…
Hope this helps you as much as it did me!
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