On Sat, 2 May 2009 20:21:54 +0100 Liam Proven <lpro...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I've upgraded the test version of Jaunty on my Thinkpad X31 to the > final release now. It's running quite well and bootup is substantially > faster. > > The only snag is Compiz. My ATI Rage Mobility chipset really is not up > to running a composited desktop - it's unusably slow. But even > changing my Appearance settings to None, Compiz is still my window > manager - it's just not adding any effects. I'd like to disable AIGLX > altogether and go back to a simple, 2D desktop with Metacity or > whatever as my WM. Completely turn off and disable Compiz and > compositing, for all users, for good. > > Is that still possible? > > I can run > > metacity --replace > > and Metacity takes over from Compiz & things get a bit quicker, but > next reboot, it comes back... Same if I use the "fusion-icon" in the > panel. > > > -- > Liam Proven • Profile: http://www.linkedin.com/in/liamproven > Email: lpro...@cix.co.uk • GMail/GoogleTalk/Orkut: lpro...@gmail.com > Tel: +44 20-8685-0498 • Cell: +44 7939-087884 • Fax: + 44 870-9151419 > AOL/AIM/iChat/Yahoo/Skype: liamproven • LiveJournal/Twitter: lproven > MSN: lpro...@hotmail.com • ICQ: 73187508 > > -- > ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk > https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ I think the window manager default has to be altered with gconfeditor. I can’t find my notes on it, so cant’t be more precise. Sorry! -- Steve <yorvik.ubu...@googlemail.com> -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
