Install latest plugins for compiz-fusion from git
Posted by admin on May 6th, 2008 
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Download compiz-git using the following commands
In a terminal use the following commands
wget http://www.xs4all.nl/~mgj1/downloads/compiz-git-newest.tar.gz
tar xzf compiz-git-newest.tar.gz
You should now have a directory called compiz-git in your home-directory (or anywhere else where you ran these commands).
Install compiz from git
Go to a terminal and do
cd compiz-git
./compiz-git install
That’s it! Anwser the questions and if everything runs fine, you should have installed compiz from git!
Uninstall compiz from git
cd compiz-git
./compiz-git uninstall
cd ..
rm -r compiz-git
Running compiz-fusion
Run Compiz Fusion Icon (in your menu).
You can check the latest script from git page from here
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May 6th, 2008 at 7:18 pm
that was a heck of a script!
Seems to be running great! Thx!
May 9th, 2008 at 1:43 am
DO NOT I REPEAT DO NOT RUN THIS CODE! I had a clean install with Ubuntu 8.04 and I had normal compiz installed. Now after I ran this shat code I it makes the 3D affects noticeably slower and you got stupid icons in your tray that you don’t need. Don’t like it? TOO BAD! You can’t remove it! What? Thats not true! Simply go on google and look at how many people are having trouble removing compiz alone when problems start arising because they ran some little plugin or what not. DO NOT RUN THIS CODE - I’m going nuts scratching across the net for more ways to uninstall any fricking trace of compiz. I’ve tried everything and its still there. My advice: Just be happy with what you got when you originally installed Ubuntu and normal compiz. Anything else is just excess and will bog your computer down! I went from +50fps with normal compiz to fricking 5fps!!!!! RIDICULOUS! You DO NOT need this plugin.
May 9th, 2008 at 8:24 pm
“shat code”…. HAHA thanks for the advise
May 25th, 2008 at 4:09 pm
I didn’t knew my script was posted here, anyway:
Alex, you can remove it, the script just installs files.. You can delete them using ‘./compiz-git uninstall’. Look at the source to see what files it deletes. And another thing: Compiz from git is NOT stable, you shouldn’t use this anyway.
July 12th, 2008 at 11:38 am
i agree with Alex. i installed it and i had big troubles. i did uninstall it and the system was full of errors so i had to reinstall ubuntu. it had nothing new from the compiz found on the compiz website (which worked great)
August 12th, 2008 at 3:04 am
I need help.
“pulling compiz from git….. failed”
What wrong?
Thank you for your tip’s.
August 16th, 2008 at 11:04 am
I have the same problem
pulling compiz from git….. failed
plz help
thanq
September 17th, 2008 at 10:16 pm
I installed it in Ubuntu and now I am forced to reinstall all!
September 28th, 2008 at 2:19 am
While the script makes it easier to install compiz from git, it is not meant for novice users. If you cant understand it, do not use it. I have used this script and it works well, I have even edited it to download the plugins I want.