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Install compiz on Debian(wheezy) using debs


First check:
https://wiki.debian.org/Compiz

Packages to install:
compiz-core                        
compiz-gnome                       
compiz-plugins                     
compiz-plugins-default             
compizconfig-backend-gconf         
compizconfig-settings-manager      
libboost-serialization1.46.1       
libcompizconfig0                   
libdecoration0                     
libmetacity-private0               
python-compizconfig 


Idea is simple:


  1. search and download each package from http://packages.ubuntu.com/search?suite=precise&arch=i386&searchon=names&keywords=compiz-core
  2.  try to install it with sudo dpkg -i <package-name>.deb 
NOTE: there might be some dependency problems but they can be solved with correct installation order. Except for compiz-gnome, it needs libmetacity-private0 and libwnck22 but these packages are quite new in wheezy so you can ignore them with this command:


 sudo dpkg --ignore-depends=libmetacity-private0 --ignore-depends=libwnck22 -i compiz-gnome_0.9.7.6-0ubuntu1_i386.deb

Here is my output of  'dpkg --list | grep ubuntu':
ii  compiz-core                          1:0.9.7.6-0ubuntu1                 i386         OpenGL window and compositing manager
rc  compiz-gnome                         1:0.9.7.6-0ubuntu1                 i386         OpenGL window and compositing manager - GNOME window decorator
ii  compiz-plugins                       1:0.9.7.6-0ubuntu1                 i386         OpenGL window and compositing manager - plugins
ii  compiz-plugins-default               1:0.9.7.6-0ubuntu1                 i386         OpenGL window and compositing manager - default plugins
ii  compizconfig-backend-gconf           0.9.5.92-0ubuntu5                  i386         Compiz Fusion configuration system - gconf backend
ii  compizconfig-settings-manager        0.9.5.92-0ubuntu3                  all          Compiz configuration settings manager
ii  gtk2-engines-ubuntulooks             0.9.12-2                           i386         'ubuntulooks' theme for GTK+ 2.x
ii  libboost-serialization1.46.1         1.46.1-7ubuntu3                    i386         serialization library for C++
ii  libcompizconfig0                     0.9.7.0~bzr428-0ubuntu6            i386         Settings library for plugins - OpenCompositing Project
ii  libdecoration0                       1:0.9.7.6-0ubuntu1                 i386         Compiz window decoration library
rc  libmetacity-private0                 1:2.34.1-1ubuntu11                 i386         library for the Metacity window manager
ii  python-compizconfig                  0.9.5.94-0ubuntu4                  i386         Compizconfig bindings for python



Now compiz is working.


If compiz if laggy try:
http://ambicompetence.blogspot.com/2013/09/debian-gnome-3-run-on-ati-x1250.html


Another solution for compiz on Wheezy but using squeeze repo:
http://ambicompetence.blogspot.com/2013/11/installing-compiz-on-debian-wheezy.html

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