Compiz-Switch Compiz-Switch is a simple software that helps you to switch Compiz off and on easily.
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Compiz-Switch is a simple software that helps you to switch Compiz off and on easily. Compiz-Switch is a simple software that helps you to switch Compiz off and on easily.If you are looking for a simple yet effective way to switch between Compiz and the window manager of your desktop environment, then this is for you.Compiz-Switch provides this on a single click.· If Compiz is running, it will switch to the default window decorator of your desktop environment.· If Compiz is not running, it will be launched immediately.There is no need to compile anything and the only dependency is a GNOME, KDE or Xfce environment with a running version of Compiz.InstallationIf you are on Ubuntu, all you need to do is download the deb linked above and double-click it afterwards.For other distributions, first download and extract the archive e.g. for the "source" version, dowget http://blogage.de/files/3531/download -O- | tar -xzf - Then change to the extracted folder (directory depends on the version you downloaded):cd compiz-switch-0.4.0~sourceNow you can choose between the usual way to install and checkinstall. The latter will install a basic deb-package that you can remove via apt-get or Synaptic/Adept. (This should also work for Suse/rpm.)For Compiz compiled from source it's best to install via make install.Usual way (make install)All you need to do is (make sure you are root when not using sudo):sudo make install(there's no nee to 'make' anything first)Do not remove the folder afterwards you'll need it, in case you want to remove Compiz-Switch again.In order to do so, navigate to the directory again and run:sudo make uninstallCheckinstallFirst you need to install checkinstall itself:sudo apt-get install checkinstallThen use this command to install:sudo checkinstallUsageAfter you installed Compiz-Switch it should show up in the menu under:GNOMEApplications → Accessories → Compiz-SwitchKDEK-menu → Utilities → Compiz-SwitchXfceApplications → Accessories → Compiz-SwitchWhat's New in This Release:· Various rewrites· Ability to close Screenlets with Compiz (and restore them again)· Ability to use Compiz-Switch's icon as a status icon (GNOME only for the panel)

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