We might include a setting to control this value, if requested, but for now the easier way to get this enabled at login time is:
sudo gedit /usr/share/gnome-session/sessions/ubuntu.session Remove "compiz" from the RequiredComponents list sudo gedit /usr/share/upstart/sessions/unity7.conf: Add these lines after "export COMPIZ_CONFIG_PROFILE": env UNITY_LOW_GFX_MODE="1" export UNITY_LOW_GFX_MODE Another option might be to just add `export UNITY_LOW_GFX_MODE="1"` to the ~/.profile file, but it didn't work here always. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of compiz packagers, which is subscribed to compiz in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1293384 Title: Compiz CPU usage dramatically increased in Ubuntu 14.04 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/compiz/+bug/1293384/+subscriptions _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~compiz Post to : compiz@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~compiz More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp