I restarted the computer as well as reinstalling Compiz. ran the command once again.
Desktop:~$ compiz --replace libcompizconfig: dlopen: /usr/lib/compizconfig/backends/libgconf.so: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory Checking if settings need to be migrated ...no Checking if internal files need to be migrated ...no Backend : ini Integration : true Profile : unity Adding plugins Initializing core options...done Initializing bailer options...done Initializing detection options...done Initializing composite options...done Initializing opengl options...done Initializing decor options...done Initializing place options...done Initializing gnomecompat options...done Initializing grid options...done Initializing move options...done Initializing resize options...done Initializing wobbly options...done Initializing fade options...done Initializing scale options...done Couldn't find a perfect decorator match; trying all decorators Found no decorator to start -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/748137 Title: unity rendering broken with fglrx (black masks) -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs