Easy Desktop Effects ( Compiz ) on Feisty Fawn!

If you have FGLRX drivers, just…

• install xserver-xgl from the official ubuntu repository
• disable AIGLX and Composite extension in xorg.conf
  

  Section “ServerFlags”
  Option “AIGLX” “off”
  EndSection

  Section “Extensions”
  Option “Composite” “Disable”
  EndSection

• make a script to start xgl cutting and pasting following script in /usr/bin/startxgl
  

  #!/bin/sh
  Xgl :1 -fullscreen -ac -accel xv:pbuffer -accel glx:pbuffer &
  DISPLAY=:1
  exec dbus-launch –exit-with-session gnome-session

• make the script executable
  

  sudo chmod +x /usr/bin/startxgl

• make a session menu entry in GDM cutting and pasting following code in /usr/share/xsessions/xgl.desktop
  

  [Desktop Entry]
  Encoding=UTF-8
  Name=Xgl
  Comment=Start an Xgl Session
  Exec=/usr/bin/startxgl
  Icon=
  Type=Application

• restart session and choose xgl from the gdm session menu
• activate desktop effects from System->Preference->Desktop Effects
• resolve the bug of the cube cutting and pasting this commands in a terminal
  
  

  gconftool-2 –type int –set /apps/compiz/general/screen0/options/hsize 4
  gconftool-2 –type int –set /apps/compiz/general/screen0/options/number_of_desktops 1

That’s it!