Nvidia e compiz on Slackware

Preamble

This how to is about Slacky.eu compiz(fusion) and not about slackware compiz(official)

how-to was tested on nvidia cards,i don't know if works on other cards.

What do we need

Slackware current has all packages in repository except for Libsexy,Sexy-python

and compiz wich you can get from slacky repository

After download all packages install them

# upgradepkg --install-new *.tgz

X11 configuration

After install nvidia drivers edit /etc/X11/xorg.conf

and add this under section "Extensions"

Option "Composite" "Enable"

under section "screen" add

Option "AddARGBGLXVisuals" "true"

Option "DisableGLXRootClipping" "true"

under section "device" add

Option "TripleBuffer" "true"

Option "RenderAccel" "true"

Option "AllowGLXWithComposite" "true"

Disable "Triple buffer" if vram is not enough

Let's start compiz!

After restart X load compiz with

$ compiz --loose-binding --replace ccp&

$ kde-window-decorator --replace&

You can configure it whit "ccsm"

Here some screenshot of compiz under kde3

Last update 30/05/09

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