Note: This post is out of date, see my latest post for an updated method of installing compiz on LMDE:
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This tutorial will walk you through the preparation and installation of compiz-fusion and the emerald theme manager on LMDE.
I executed this on a fresh install of Linux Mint Debian Edition, MATE desktop, 64bit system. I've accomplished this both in VirtualBox, and on actual hardware.
First, update your system via the Update Manager or by issuing these 2 commands in a terminal:
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get upgrade
To Install Compiz:
As you may have discovered, compiz is not in the repositories that come with this system. In order to install compiz we need to temporarily add a repository from Debian's Sid branch.
Open up a terminal to modify your software sources, using this command:
sudo nano /etc/apt/sources.list
Copy these 2 lines to the bottom of the list:
## SID: to get compiz
deb http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/ sid main non-free contrib
Save and exit the file: (Ctrl+x, Y, Enter)
Now configure APT with these 2 commands, as root:
sudo su (enter root password)
echo 'APT::Default-Release "testing";' >> /etc/apt/apt.conf
apt-get update
WARNING: Do not attempt to run an apt-get upgrade or update via the Update Manager during this process, as it will really mess up your system. We are only using this repository for the installation of compiz.
Now, open the Synaptic Package Manager, reload the directory, and run a search for "compiz".
I marked the following for a full compiz install:
compiz
fusion-icon
compizconfig-settings-manager
compiz-fusion-plugins-extra
compiz-fusion-plugins-main
compiz-fusion-plugins-unsupported
I also marked this package for upgrade: libdecoration0
Package dependencies will be downloaded and installed as well.
Apply changes in Synaptic.
VERY IMPORTANT: We must now comment out or remove the Sid repository we entered earlier from our /etc/apt/sources.list:
sudo nano /etc/apt/sources.list
And comment out like so:
## SID: to get compiz
## deb http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/ sid main non-free contrib
Or simply delete the lines.
And finally, we must remove the line: APT::Default-Release "testing";
From the file: /etc/apt/apt.conf
From the file: /etc/apt/apt.conf
sudo nano /etc/apt/apt.conf
Ctrl+k to remove the line (should be the only entry), then save and exit: (Ctrl+x, Y, Enter)
Done! You now have compiz installed!
You can now update and upgrade your system as you normally would.
To Install Emerald:
I have tried to compile emerald on LMDE numerous times with no success. And up until now, the only .deb packages I have found were for 32bit systems.
I finally came up with these packages. They are not for the most current release of emerald, but have worked for me just the same, with no noticeable difference. Use the gdebi installer to install these.
For 64bit systems:
First, install this dependency:
First, install this dependency:
And emerald itself:
And here are some emerald themes to get you started:
For 32bit systems:
First, install this dependency:
http://mirrors.kernel.org/ubuntu/pool/universe/e/emerald/libemeraldengine0_0.7.2-0ubuntu4_i386.deb
And emerals itself:
http://mirrors.kernel.org/ubuntu/pool/universe/e/emerald/emerald_0.7.2-0ubuntu4_i386.deb
And here are some emerald themes to get you started:
http://old-releases.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/universe/e/emerald-themes/emerald-themes_0.2.1-0ubuntu1_all.deb
Done! You now have emerald installed!
Have Fun!
(Sources):
http://forums.linuxmint.com/viewtopic.php?f=202&t=55342&p=507003
http://crunchbang.org/forums/viewtopic.php?pid=80904%23p80904#p80904
http://crunchbang.org/forums/viewtopic.php?pid=80904%23p80904#p80904
