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For a very long time, I'm experiencing this bug in Compiz. It makes my windows flash, when rotating the desktop cube. None of the animations work properly execpt the Wobbly windows. However the temporary fix I found on the bug page helped me to reduce the effects, but it's not 100% perfect.

Now they have totally fixed the bug in Compiz 0.9.8 for Quantal. I really need to get the official fix on my Ubuntu 12.04. Don't the LTS versions get bug fixes?

Sometimes my desktop cube/cylinder appears like this :

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None of this happened in Lucid Lynx :(

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  • Have you looked at the fix at the bottom of the page? does it no work for you? – Uri Herrera Aug 19 '12 at 03:41
  • It's not working 100%... it has some side effects. Sometimes compiz draws empty squares instead of menus. This is the bug free release: http://packages.ubuntu.com/quantal/compiz but I don't know how to install... Packages are breaking while trying to install latest version. Is there a PPA for the latest Compiz? – Naveen Aug 19 '12 at 04:37
  • Compiz is a fundamental part of Unity upgrading it will break it, so you'll have to remove Unity (if you use it) to install it, you can however, install Compiz from source that should do it. – Uri Herrera Aug 19 '12 at 04:52
  • I only use Gnome Classic. I wish to do the installation on Gnome 3, so nothing would break. I want to upgrade to Compiz 0.9.8, but the software center only has Compiz 0.9.7 (the buggy version). Sudo apt-get update won't do the trick. – Naveen Aug 19 '12 at 13:11
  • Have you downloaded the deb package and attempted to install it?. apt-get updatedoesn't do magic, it only updates the repositories lists and as you could have noticed the package is for quantal not for precise. – Uri Herrera Aug 19 '12 at 20:53
  • I tried installing Compiz Quantal version on Precise from deb packages. Installation went well, but I don't have window borders now. However, I can move the windows. – Naveen Aug 29 '12 at 08:31
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    Your question is apparently a dupe of this other question. The answer provided would work for you. I have flagged this question for closure. – jokerdino Sep 01 '12 at 15:29
  • @Naveen - please let us know if this is really a dupe as per Jokerdino's link. Thank-you. – fossfreedom Sep 01 '12 at 16:01
  • Sorry for the big delay.... Thank you jokerdino & FossFreedom, I'm already using that fixed version of Compiz which was installed from ppa:vanvugt/compiz-preproposed It somehow works 90%...but the picture above was taken when I was using preproposed Compiz. That preproposed Compiz doesn't work smoothly as the one I experienced in Lucid Lynx This is the real problem.. I'm making a custom Ubuntu distro for my school computer lab. So I need a properly working Compiz. – Naveen Sep 02 '12 at 05:00
  • If it get buggy like this, I'm totally done with my friends. At least can somebody say this bug is spcifically "only" for my hardware? Will compiz look the same in other computers I'm going to install my ditro? or will work soomthly as it should be? I can wait for the newer version, because the preproposed version partially fixed the major problems I had in compiz. Shall I use the default Compiz in my distro? – Naveen Sep 02 '12 at 05:02
  • and few days ago somebody gave an answer giving me an experimental Compiz 0.9.8 PPA for Precise Pangolin. He said I have to wait until the official release of Compiz for Precise. I think, that's the answer for now.. but He has removed his answer.. kind of feel worried, I could have offered him the reputations :( – Naveen Sep 02 '12 at 05:03
  • @jokerdino - My Compiz isn't crashing like in the question you have mentioned. I just want to find a Compiz which works for most computers. (Sorry for my bad English) – Naveen Sep 02 '12 at 05:15
  • @Naveen The same answer should apply. Try it and see if it works or otherwise. – jokerdino Sep 02 '12 at 05:16
  • @Naveen Does it mean you haven't tried the solution or you did, but you couldn't get it to work? – jokerdino Sep 02 '12 at 05:22
  • @ Jokerdino - The answer you gave fixed most bugs in my Compiz. I agree... but that's not stable. Sometimes I get squares without menus when I right click on the desktop, desktop cube looks like above (..but sometimes)... How can I put something like that in a distro? I know I have to wait until the Compiz 0.9.8 for 12.04. – Naveen Sep 02 '12 at 05:38
  • Right now, I have an only one question... Does the default Compiz in Software Center work 100% fine in most computers in the world, except for my hardware?? (Intel Corporation 82945G/GZ Integrated Graphics Controller) Thank you guys a lot for helping me out somehow! – Naveen Sep 02 '12 at 05:38
  • @Naveen That's the exact reason why I asked you to wait until they update Compiz for 12.04. It isn't meant to be completely stable. In my opinion, Compiz in 12.04 has been a little buggy but I think 12.10 has been pretty sane for me. If you are desperate, maybe you can upgrade to 12.10? – jokerdino Sep 03 '12 at 01:36
  • By the way, I have undeleted and updated the answer with relevant instructions. Hopefully, it is useful for you in the time being. If there are any future updates, I'll improve my answer. Good luck. – jokerdino Sep 03 '12 at 01:54
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    You have to explictly give the bounty to the answerer. Note that, if you don't do it in bounty period + grace period ( which is now about 5 hours + 18 hours) the answerer will only get half of the bounty. See the faq – Anwar Sep 05 '12 at 14:48
  • Am I that late?? – Naveen Sep 06 '12 at 05:08

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Unless your Compiz package is really buggy and you are desperate to upgrade it, I would suggest you hold your horses and wait until the fixes made in Compiz during Quantal development is backported to Precise. As you probably might have noted, the fix for your bug has been milestoned to Compiz Core 0.9.7.10 "SRU-1" and would probably land before Precise 12.04.2 point release.

But if you really have to upgrade, I wouldn't stop you.. Read on.

There was a half-baked Compiz package that reportedly included most of the SRU fixes that were meant to land in 12.04.

January has nicely laid down the necessary instructions to install the PPA in this question:

I'll quickly go through the basic instructions for reference:

Install the PPA and the Compiz package:

sudo apt-add-repository ppa:vanvugt/compiz-preproposed
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install compiz=1:0.9.7.8-0ubuntu1vvpreproposed2 compiz-core=1:0.9.7.8-0ubuntu1vvpreproposed2 compiz-gnome=1:0.9.7.8-0ubuntu1vvpreproposed2 compiz-plugins=1:0.9.7.8-0ubuntu1vvpreproposed2 compiz-plugins=1:0.9.7.8-0ubuntu1vvpreproposed2 compiz-plugins-default=1:0.9.7.8-0ubuntu1vvpreproposed2 libdecoration0=1:0.9.7.8-0ubuntu1vvpreproposed2

Log out and back in. If that fixes your problems, you can lock Compiz to this particular version. General instructions on how to lock a package here:

If it is buggy, you can just update your system and you will be reverted back to the current Compiz package in the repo. 

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get dist-upgrade
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  • Did it... but now compiz doesn't start. No window borders. Any other options? – Naveen Aug 29 '12 at 09:48
  • Does it look somewhat like this? http://askubuntu.com/questions/17381/unity-doesnt-load-no-launcher-no-dash-appears – jokerdino Aug 29 '12 at 09:50
  • Thank you... I get Docky, Nautilus and everything... none of them have window borders(It's just like when you run "pkill compiz" command). Compositing is not available... I think that experimental Compiz version doesn't work for me.. Is there anything to do? – Naveen Aug 29 '12 at 09:59
  • Can I downgrade to Ubuntu 10.04's Compiz version? (0.8.6) – Naveen Aug 29 '12 at 11:04
  • You probably wouldn't want to downgrade to 10.04's version because Unity would break real bad. I'll try to build my own package of Compiz for you and see if that works. Might take a couple of days. Hopefully, I'll finish it up before the bounty runs out. – jokerdino Aug 30 '12 at 11:47
  • Compiz is running all right, but most likely the plugins have been all disabled. Open the ccsm (compiz settings manager) and enable the plugins -- starting from "Window decoration". That said, I always disable that plugin, since using alt-button1-mouse to move and alt-button2-mouse to resize windows is so much more convenient. – January Sep 03 '12 at 08:01
  • @January Just as a note, the comments in this answer have been about the previous version of the answer. I would think this version of the answer actually did work for Naveen, as could be noted from the comments in the question. And thanks for your answer that I referenced. – jokerdino Sep 03 '12 at 10:42
  • Well, this is the answer I was talking about... I choose to surrender and wait until 12.04.02..(Can you give me a date?) @Jokerdino - Would you mind updating the answer, when the things are fixed?. Thanks! You kind of saved my day. – Naveen Sep 06 '12 at 05:05
  • @Naveen According to the release cycle, 12.04.2 is due for release on Jan 31st. But I am hopeful the fix will land much before that. If the fix lands in 12.04, I'll update the answer and ping you as well. Good luck. – jokerdino Sep 06 '12 at 05:15
  • Hello....! Any official fix for this yet?? – Naveen Feb 09 '13 at 05:41
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    @Naveen The fix was postponed to milestone 0.9.7.14. So, it hasn't landed in 12.04.2 yet. :( – jokerdino Feb 09 '13 at 05:45
  • K.. I waited this far, so I hope I can wait bit longer... – Naveen Feb 09 '13 at 07:12