Difference between revisions of "Compiz and Emerald"
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{{warning|At present, Compiz Fusion is only compatible with the XFCE and KDE desktop environments. It will not work with Gnome / Cinnamon.}} | {{warning|At present, Compiz Fusion is only compatible with the XFCE and KDE desktop environments. It will not work with Gnome / Cinnamon.}} | ||
'''Compiz Fusion''' is a compositing manager that allows you to easily add a wide variety of fancy effects and animations to your desktop environment. Some of the more well known - and popular - examples include: | '''Compiz Fusion''' is a compositing manager that allows you to easily add a wide variety of fancy effects and animations to your desktop environment. Some of the more well known - and popular - examples include: | ||
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* Wobbly and stretchy windows | * Wobbly and stretchy windows | ||
* Zooming in on the desktop | * Zooming in on the desktop | ||
'''Emerald''' is a window decorator that allows for a wide variety new looks to be added to appplication windows. It also allows for decorations to be edited or even created from scratch. For now, there are plenty of existing Emerald themes that can be downloaded and used first. | '''Emerald''' is a window decorator that allows for a wide variety new looks to be added to appplication windows. It also allows for decorations to be edited or even created from scratch. For now, there are plenty of existing Emerald themes that can be downloaded and used first. | ||
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<center> [[File:cube2.png]] [[File:expo.jpg]] [[File:cylinder.png]] </center> | <center> [[File:cube2.png]] [[File:expo.jpg]] [[File:cylinder.png]] </center> | ||
= Install Compiz Fusion and Emerald = | |||
Although it is possible to download and install them via the ''Add/Remove Software'' application provided with Manjaro, it is actually faster and easier to use the terminal, which will be used in this tutorial. | Although it is possible to download and install them via the ''Add/Remove Software'' application provided with Manjaro, it is actually faster and easier to use the terminal, which will be used in this tutorial. | ||
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== Installation for XFCE == | |||
* To install only Compiz Fusion: | * To install only Compiz Fusion: | ||
sudo pacman -S ccsm compiz-core fusion-icon compiz-fusion-plugins-extra libcompizconfig compiz-manager | |||
* To install only Emerald: | * To install only Emerald: | ||
sudo pacman -S emerald-themes | |||
* To install both Compiz Fusion and Emerald together: | * To install both Compiz Fusion and Emerald together: | ||
sudo pacman -S ccsm compiz-core fusion-icon emerald-themes compiz-fusion-plugins-extra libcompizconfig compiz-manager | |||
== Installation for KDE == | |||
* To install only Compiz Fusion: | * To install only Compiz Fusion: | ||
sudo pacman -S ccsm compiz-core fusion-icon compiz-fusion-plugins-extra libcompizconfig compiz-manager compiz-decorator-kde | |||
* To install only Emerald: | * To install only Emerald: | ||
sudo pacman -S emerald-themes | |||
* To install both Compiz Fusion and Emerald together: | * To install both Compiz Fusion and Emerald together: | ||
sudo pacman -S ccsm compiz-core fusion-icon emerald-themes compiz-fusion-plugins-extra libcompizconfig compiz-manager compiz-decorator-kde | |||
= Set up Compiz Fusion and Emerald = | |||
== Compiz Fusion == | |||
=== Compiz | === The Compiz Configuration Settings Manager === | ||
=== The Fusion Icon === | |||
=== | === Using the Fusion Icon to Start Compiz Automatically === | ||
== Emerald == | |||
=== The Emerald Theme Manager === | |||
=== Making Emerald your Window Decorator === | |||
Revision as of 18:10, 27 September 2012
Overview
Compiz Fusion is a compositing manager that allows you to easily add a wide variety of fancy effects and animations to your desktop environment. Some of the more well known - and popular - examples include:
- Turning the desktop into a 3D cube, cylinder, or sphere to switch between workspaces / virtual desktops
- Wobbly and stretchy windows
- Zooming in on the desktop
Emerald is a window decorator that allows for a wide variety new looks to be added to appplication windows. It also allows for decorations to be edited or even created from scratch. For now, there are plenty of existing Emerald themes that can be downloaded and used first.
Using Compiz Fusion and Emerald together can produce some genuinely stunning-looking desktop environments. However, even if you choose to download and install them together, you can still very easily choose to use just one or the other with your desktop environment at any time. For more information about Compiz Fusion and Emerald, the Compiz wiki can be found here.
Install Compiz Fusion and Emerald
Although it is possible to download and install them via the Add/Remove Software application provided with Manjaro, it is actually faster and easier to use the terminal, which will be used in this tutorial.
As illustrated in the screenshot below, entering the command to install both Compiz Fusion and Emerald together for XFCE has resulted in pacman automatically pulling a few extra packages as dependencies of the ones specified (i.e. seven packages have been listed, but eleven are being downloaded in this instance):
Once installed, it will not be necessary to reboot your machine; you can start setting them up straight away!
Installation for XFCE
- To install only Compiz Fusion:
sudo pacman -S ccsm compiz-core fusion-icon compiz-fusion-plugins-extra libcompizconfig compiz-manager
- To install only Emerald:
sudo pacman -S emerald-themes
- To install both Compiz Fusion and Emerald together:
sudo pacman -S ccsm compiz-core fusion-icon emerald-themes compiz-fusion-plugins-extra libcompizconfig compiz-manager
Installation for KDE
- To install only Compiz Fusion:
sudo pacman -S ccsm compiz-core fusion-icon compiz-fusion-plugins-extra libcompizconfig compiz-manager compiz-decorator-kde
- To install only Emerald:
sudo pacman -S emerald-themes
- To install both Compiz Fusion and Emerald together:
sudo pacman -S ccsm compiz-core fusion-icon emerald-themes compiz-fusion-plugins-extra libcompizconfig compiz-manager compiz-decorator-kde