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Idea #8696: Add Additional Compiz Fusion Plugins to the Universe Repository

bug This idea was marked as being not considered for implementation the 5 June 08.
Written by sapwnage the 17 May 08 at 01:10. Category: Look and Feel. Related project: Nothing/Others. Status: Won't implement
Rationale
Many users want to have additional Compiz Fusion plugins that aren't in the "plugins-main" or "plugins-extra" packages. There are a growing number of plugins but many aren't available through those two packages. There are many howtos on ubuntuforums.org but many have issues and aren't that easy for beginners. It would be nice if you didn't have to compile from git just to get some cool plugins you saw on YouTube. There should be packages for individual plugins in the universe repository that can be easily install with APT. For example, the snow plugin could be in a package called "compiz-fusion-plugin-snow" or something similar.
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These plugins are either buggy or unmaintained, that is why they aren't in plugins-main or plugins-extra. Not something we want included in Ubuntu.

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Written by sapwnage the 17 May 08 at 01:10.
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Eldmannen wrote on the 17 May 08 at 13:10
I heard that Compiz API changes, so you need to recompile to use plugins.

mlapaglia wrote on the 17 May 08 at 18:05
they aren't at the point of stability Ubuntu requires to put them into the regular repositories. If you aren't running the latest git version, you are running the 'stable' version. After the new stuff gets stable enough, it'll get put into the repository ;)



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