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Idea #7975: Integrated Compiz-Check

Written by artir the 2 May 08 at 11:53. Category: Look and Feel. Related project: Nothing/Others. Status: New
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Compiz-Check(http://forum.compiz-fusion.org/showthread.php?t=8167) is a script that checks your system and sees why you cant run compiz. So, with this script, Ubuntu will say: "Desktop effects couldnt been enabled because X" instead of just "D.E. couldnt been enabled."
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Written by artir the 2 May 08 at 11:53.
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wolfwitch wrote on the 2 May 08 at 14:35
This is a GREAT script I wish I had known about a year ago. Fortunately Hardy seems to work fine with Compiz on my laptop and desktop, but I couldn't get it to work using Gutsy or earlier versions.

madjr wrote on the 2 May 08 at 18:27
i would like this script to be ported to windows, so a new user could see if their hardware would support compiz.

in case he's main purpose is to run compiz of course

then he could make the appropriate hardware changes/upgrades before downloading an ubuntu or other linux version.

that could save the user a few days at the forum and a first not so good experience and the ability to make him aware of compatible hardware.

Monicker wrote on the 3 May 08 at 14:52
Good idea. My ancient Thinkpad T30 is not capable of running compiz, yet both Guty Gibbon and Hardy Heron installed it anyway. It would have been nice if the installed had checked, instead of me removing the packages, as they were useless to me on that system.

larryfroot wrote on the 3 May 08 at 16:33
I had to trawl around and play around for ages to get my old laptop to run compiz. This would have been an excellent tool to have. Great idea.

Tuxoid wrote on the 5 May 08 at 02:51
I agree..., but I don't think it should explicitly tell you that it's an X problem. For back-tracing the problem, this would useful knowing the package that is causing compiz-fusion not to work or work properly. If you don't want to bother trying to fix it, you shouldn't be show technical details. Where if you feel the need to fix it, you just click "show technical details".


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