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I am aware that the shortcode of "Shift + Alt + F12" disables all the desktop effects of Kubuntu 15.10. However, is there a way to disable all those effects automatically and permanently in every future session?

Objective: Speeding up Kubuntu 15.10 as much as possible.

Braiam
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Ken
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    This question is relevant to me because for some reason the autocomplete prompt in IntelliJ idea is also influenced by the fade effect... which is really distracting. I had to disable Fade in Desktop Effects. – xji Jan 28 '18 at 17:53

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Head to 

System Settings > Hardware > Display and Monitor > Compositor

Remove ✔ mark from Enable compositor on startup

When this is done, make reboot.

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Gen
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EDIT: this answer is for KDE 4 - not 5

This can be done from:

System Settings > Workspace Appearance and Behaviour > Desktop Effects > General > Activation

A screenshot to show the menu:

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And a lot of options in there to selectively block the effects so you don't miss out on all of the fun :)

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andrew.46
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  • Thank you for your answer. I didn't manage to find "Workspace Appearance and behaviour" option in the settings but i found the "Desktop Effects" entry. Are those two windows almost identical? (Please check this screenshot for clarification: http://i.imgur.com/KbIKLvx.png). Note: I have installed the KDE desktop environment after installing Ubuntu Mate, so my current installation is not a fresh installation of Kubuntu 15.10. – Ken Apr 17 '16 at 08:05
  • That looks like the 'All Effects' tab from my screenshot. Odd... – andrew.46 Apr 17 '16 at 08:51
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In openSUSE Leap 42.2 , to turn off desktop effect. click settings > configure desktop> scroll down to display and monitor> compositor...un-click enable compositor on start up.

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