openSUSE 11.0 comes preinstalled with Compiz and Compiz-Fusion 0.7.4 pre-installed. However, you may get and install the latest version of the Compiz-Fusion plugin package from here by simple 1-click installs here
This should install the latest Compiz and Compiz-Fusion plugins on your chosen desktop environment.
Enable Compiz/ Desktop Effects
To enable Compiz, referred as Desktop Effects in openSUSE 11.0
From Applications – Configure Desktop – Desktop, tick the box for “Enable Desktop Effects” and click Apply. This should enable Desktop Effects / Compiz on your openSUSE.
Alterntaivelty, you can enable from
Application – Utilities – Desktop – Desktop Effects – select the checkbox for “Enable Desktop Effects” and close.
Here you can also, select a preset profile for your Desktop Effects ranging from minimal to Ultimate.
Once enabled, we are all set to start using desktop effects or Compiz on openSUSE 11.0.
It’s indeed working well, but when I log out, the log in, it’s disabled again ? IS it normal, or should I have to do something for an automatic compiz launching ? (using KDE 4.04 / openSUSE 11)
You gotta enable compiz as your default window manager to make it permanent.
Open configure desktop and click the advanced tab
From here select session manager and scroll down to change your Window Manager setting to Compiz
Press Apply and then Reboot..
Then Teda Compiz will automagically start each time you boot your pc 🙂
Cheers for that.
Had the same problem on OpenSuSE 11 and couldn’t sus it out myself. Changed to Compiz as per your directions (also had another Compiz choice – something to do with a startup script).
Found that there were two “Configure Desktop”s. One is available from the desktop popup menu (RMB on desktop) and it is the wrong one, and another is available from the KDE/Start menu (Favourites tab and Applications tab).
Thanks.
Starting up with Desktop Effects off, causes no problems. I start up, log in and the screen appears normally, but I then have to open Desktop Effects and click enable.
I have been focusing on the graphics card/driver (NVidia), but am now confident that the appropriate driver is installed and configured correctly.
The issue now seems to revolve around the Desktop Effects. Anyone else experiencing similar issues? I have been managing the desktop through “Computer” -> “Control Center” -> “Look and Feel” -> “Desktop Effects” but I just opened up Compiz and there seems to be quite a few more configuration settings. perhaps there is a conflict?
Thanks – Pat