Compiz-Check : Will Compiz work for you?

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Compiz-Check is a script to test if Compiz is able to run on your system/setup and if not, it will tell you the reason why.

The script is suitable for GNOME, KDE and Xfce users and is not limited to a specific Linux distribution – in fact, the script lists those infos for you.

The test consists mainly of three parts:

1. List relevant system information
2. Run several Compiz related checks
3. . Check for problematic hardware and problems with the setup in use.

So the output will eventually look like this:

If anything is OK like in this example, your system is most probably able to run Compiz.
In case anything fails, you will be prompted a reason and ideally a hint how to solve the problem.

Compiz-Check will not run Compiz for you, nor will it do any changes to your system (unless you specifically say so).

Installation : -

• Open Terminal and type this

wget http://blogage.de/files/3557/download -O compiz-check

• Afterwards, you have to make it executable:

chmod +x compiz-check

• To run simply type

./compiz-check

2'nd Installation Method :

• Download the Script : Compiz- Check Script
• Past it in /home/user name folder
• Afterwards, you have to make it executable:

chmod +x compiz-check

• To run simply type

./compiz-check

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[debsuvra]

GREAT!

Though I am happily running Compiz now, I will eventually check it.

Check the screenshot :





BUT it cant detect the windows manager properly

[shady_inc]

I can run compiz fine.!

poisonblack@poisonblack-PC:~$ ./compiz-check

Gathering information about your system...

Distribution: Ubuntu 7.10
Desktop environment: Xfce
Graphics chip: Intel Corporation 82845G/GL[Brookdale-G]/GE Chipset Integrated Graphics Device (rev 01)
Driver in use: intel
Rendering method: AIGLX

Checking if it's possible to run Compiz on your system...

Checking for texture_from_pixmap... [ OK ]
Checking for non power of two support... [ OK ]
Checking for composite extension... [ OK ]
Checking for FBConfig... [ OK ]
Checking for hardware/setup problems... [ OK ]

poisonblack@poisonblack-PC:~$

[praka123]

Hehey! Good find @shashwath
for me,

[prakash@myhost Desktop]$ ./compiz-check 

Gathering information about your system...

 Distribution:          Arch Linux 
 Desktop environment:   GNOME
 Graphics chip:         nVidia Corporation G70 [GeForce 7300 GT] (rev a1)
 Driver in use:         nvidia
 Rendering method:      Nvidia

Checking if it's possible to run Compiz on your system...

 Checking for texture_from_pixmap...               [ OK ]
 Checking for non power of two support...          [ OK ]
 Checking for composite extension...               [ OK ]
 Checking for FBConfig...                          [ OK ]
 Checking for hardware/setup problems...           [ OK ]