Start compiz (or any non-default WM) automatically with GNOME
I have just noticed the latest gnome-session package doesn’t use compiz as default WM if installed.
I have had to found the right way starting it for my session, anf finally found the following was the easiest and cleanest solution:
echo export WINDOW_MANAGER=/usr/bin/compiz >> ~/.gnomerc
Writing it here so that I can find it again…
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does preferences -> startup applications ; add compiz, remove metacity not work?
There is no startup entry for metacity.
As far as I understand it, gnome-wm is called through gnome-session.
gnome-wm(1) states:
Cheers,
Julien
Neither of the above to methods are correctly. Open gconf, go to desktop.gnome.session.required_components and change the key “windowmanager” to “compiz” from “gnome-wm”. You can also use this method to enable gnome-shell.
Using the gconf method i ended up having no WM at all. I had to set the env as mentioned above.