adding the xserver-xgl (and its deps) package and restarting X solved the problem for me. perhaps these should be dependencies if we are going to enable basis desktop effects by default? or is this solution masking some other symptom?
Tail of log: Setting up libglitz1 (0.5.6-1) ... Setting up libglitz-glx1 (0.5.6-1) ... Setting up xserver-xgl (1:1.1.99.1~git20080115-0ubuntu1) ... Happiness ensues. -- No window decorations using compiz fusion after creating new user https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/154596 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs