How to: 3D desktop/cube in Linux Mint Mate Qiana version 17

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danielcregg

How to: 3D desktop/cube in Linux Mint Mate Qiana version 17

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Works well on a standard laptop with no special hardware.

(http://community.linuxmint.com/tutorial/view/1621 with additional problem fixes)

1- install the followig packages
- compiz, compizconfig-settings-manager, compiz-plugins-extra, libdecoration0-dev
(in the terminal window type: sudo apt-get install compiz compizconfig-settings-manager compiz-plugins-extra libdecoration0-dev)

2- In terminal run: compiz --replace

3- Go to Startup Applications click on add and in the name field write "compiz" and in the command field enter "compiz --replace"(without the punctuation) click on Add again then Close. This is to make compiz start automatically on next logins.

4- To stop that high CPU usage, install dconf Editor:
sudo apt-get install dconf-editor
and navigate to org > mate > desktop > session > required-components > windowmanager and replace "marco" with "compiz" or open a terminal and run:
sudo gsettings set org.mate.desktop.session.required-components windowmanager compiz
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Last step 4 above did not work....not sure why...

Aditional notes below to get working on mate 64 bit ver 17....solves
most problems:

Note the bottom menu bar sometimes diasapears, change settings right click
bar ->properties->add bar at top of screen

Install Cairo dock using the software manager, with nice pop-up style menus (not needed to run compiz, you might want to do this before step 1 above in case the menu bar is lost once compiz starts)

Ctrl + Alt + down arrow key will switch bewteen cube desktops if task bar
one does not work
If the window switcher does not show right click, properties, add windows switcher applet. Note the Cairo dock will also have one anyway. Can also use this.

Reboot computer if task bar switcher does not work....seems to work once ctrl+alt+arrow is used once.

Start compiz config manager in main menu, set following:
check box, commands, composite, Gmome compatibility, OpenGl and in general set on desktop size tab horizontal virtual size = 4 (leave vert=1)
Check box on desktop cube and transparnent tab cube = 80 rotate & non rotate to make desktop cube 80 transparent when rotating for additional effect.
Check box the following: expo, rotate cube->additional settings slow rotate.

Check box all the following: viewport switcher, 3D windows, Cube refletion..,
Freeley transform.., Water effect, Wobbly windows, Window decoration,
tootbox, app switcher, maximize, put, scale, move window, resize, place window, shift switcher, scale

This looks great and is fun to use....have fun!
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