Вышла новая версия альтернативы compiz - Cairo Composite Manager - 0.1.2 офф. сайт - http://cairo-compmgr.tuxfamily.org
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Cairo Composite Manager is a versatile and extensible composite manager which use cairo for rendering. Rendering can be done in 2D or 3D, using Xrender and Glitz backends. Plugins can be used to add some cool effects to your desktop.
есть возможность установки CCM в Ubuntu Gutsy из репозитория:
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Ubuntu Gutsy
This repository include cairo-compmgr and lastest cairo/glitz libs, this works for both 32-bit and 64-bit architecture.
Add these lines to the bottom of your /etc/apt/sources.list:
deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/gandalfn/ubuntu gutsy main universe
and do :
sudo apt-get update
Now to install Cairo Composite Manager:
sudo apt-get install cairo-compmgr