Compiz-0.5.2

[ashley194]

I noticed on http://gentoo-portage.com that Compiz 0.5.2 was released today, here's the link http://gentoo-portage.com/x11-wm/compiz . Is there any easy way of upgrading to the latest 'n' greatest, ie. emerge -u beryl I know this might have been answered elsewhere, just want some clear & cut advice.

Thanks

[wolfden]

Well you can follow this for the most part
http://www.sabayonlinux.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=9352

You don't need to modify the ebuild, but you will need to uninstall everything, delete the git-sources and than add the xeffects overlay and emerge compiz. I remove the sabayon overlay before installing it tho, just to make sure I get the right ebuilds and than delete the xeffects overlay and than readd the sabayon overlay.

[wolfden]

Ok, here is what I did, do note the extra packages atlantis and screensaver:

Change back to the kwin window manager and close down fusion-icon

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layman -d sabayon

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layman -a xeffects

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rm -rf /usr/portage/distfiles/git-src/*

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echo "x11-libs/libX11 xcb" >> /etc/portage/package.use

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echo "x11-libs/bcop **" >> /etc/portage/package.keywords

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echo "x11-libs/compiz-bcop **" >> /etc/portage/package.keywords

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echo "x11-plugins/compiz-fusion-plugins-atlantis **" >> /etc/portage/package.keywords

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echo "x11-plugins/compiz-users-pafy-screensaver **" >> /etc/portage/package.keywords

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emerge -C x11-libs/bcop x11-apps/ccsm x11-wm/compiz x11-libs/compiz-bcop x11-libs/compizconfig-backend-gconf x11-libs/compizconfig-backend-kconfig dev-python/compizconfig-python x11-wm/compiz-fusion x11-plugins/compiz-fusion-plugins-extra x11-plugins/compiz-fusion-plugins-main x11-plugins/compiz-fusion-plugins-threed x11-plugins/compiz-fusion-plugins-unsupported x11-apps/compiz-settings x11-apps/fusion-icon x11-libs/libcompizconfig

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CFLAGS="-DNDEBUG" emerge x11-libs/libxcb

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emerge x11-libs/compiz-bcop x11-apps/ccsm x11-wm/compiz  x11-libs/compizconfig-backend-gconf x11-libs/compizconfig-backend-kconfig dev-python/compizconfig-python x11-wm/compiz-fusion x11-plugins/compiz-fusion-plugins-extra x11-plugins/compiz-fusion-plugins-main x11-plugins/compiz-fusion-plugins-threed x11-plugins/compiz-fusion-plugins-unsupported x11-apps/compiz-settings x11-apps/fusion-icon x11-libs/libcompizconfig x11-plugins/compiz-fusion-plugins-atlantis x11-plugins/compiz-users-pafy-screensaver

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layman -a sabayon

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layman -d xeffects

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emerge bcop

[ashley194]

After shutting down compiz-fusion & changing into kwin, does all that code have to be entered in a terminal as root After that, will compiz-fusion start automatically following a reboot So many questions I know, just trying to fix it in my head.

Thanks wolfden

[ashley194]

Followed your advice, but now can't seem to start compiz-fusion at all Any thoughts, after a reboot?

Thanks!

[ashley194]

I still have no idea how to start compiz-fusion, so it's a case of backing-up my /home dir (31GB), wiping the lot & starting from scratch. As all my window handles have disappeared

[wolfden]

It should auto start like it always did before

What is your window decorator?
what is your window manager?


All working great here

[jimonyzangs]

i went to update compiz-fusion just there now
checked overlay with eix, then added the overlay
within the few minutes i did this fusion-icon-0.5.2 has been removed from the overlay
so eix says its there but the only ebuild i can emerge is fusion-icon-9999

i updated the overlay in eix and its gone there now too

so maybe there was a problem with it and it was pulled

worst is i remove all of compiz-fusion before i went to update

i'll just have to wait and see

[wolfden]

ummmm, this method gets you the latest svn version which is always going to be 9999

[ashley194]

Hi wolfden
After booting-up this morning, I still find myself in kwin. Normally my window decorator in compiz-fusion is emerald, but when I run the command 'compiz --replace' I loose my title bar. That's the very top bar, where the maximise/minimise buttons are, making dragging windows pretty tough