Compiz is unable to load plugins, libcomposite.so is missing

[David Klasinc]

Binary package hint: compiz

- Installed Beta1
- Run apt-get update, upgrade, dist-upgrade
- Installed fglrx drivers
- Added dailyppa (to get rid of the fglrx trouble)
- Compiz began acting up with the following error messages:

bigwhale@natty-fish:~$ compiz --replace

Checking if settings need to be migrated ...no
Checking if internal files need to be migrated ...no
Backend : ini
Integration : true
Profile : default
Adding plugins
Initializing core options...done
compiz (core) - Error: Couldn't load plugin 'bailer'
compiz (core) - Error: Couldn't load plugin 'detection'
compiz (core) - Error: Couldn't load plugin 'composite'
compiz (core) - Error: Couldn't load plugin 'opengl'
compiz (core) - Error: Couldn't load plugin 'decor'
Initializing mousepoll options...done
Initializing vpswitch options...done
compiz (core) - Error: Couldn't load plugin 'regex'
compiz (core) - Error: Couldn't load plugin '/usr/lib/compiz/libanimation.so' : libcomposite.so: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
compiz (core) - Error: Couldn't load plugin 'animation'
Initializing snap options...done
compiz (core) - Error: Couldn't load plugin '/usr/lib/compiz/libexpo.so' : libcomposite.so: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
compiz (core) - Error: Couldn't load plugin 'expo'
compiz (core) - Error: Couldn't load plugin 'move'
compiz (core) - Error: Couldn't load plugin 'compiztoolbox'
compiz (core) - Error: Couldn't load plugin 'place'
compiz (core) - Error: Couldn't load plugin 'grid'
compiz (core) - Error: Couldn't load plugin 'imgpng'
compiz (core) - Error: Couldn't load plugin 'gnomecompat'
compiz (core) - Error: Couldn't load plugin '/usr/lib/compiz/libwall.so' : libcomposite.so: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
compiz (core) - Error: Couldn't load plugin 'wall'
compiz (core) - Error: Couldn't load plugin '/usr/lib/compiz/libezoom.so' : libcomposite.so: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
compiz (core) - Error: Couldn't load plugin 'ezoom'
compiz (core) - Error: Couldn't load plugin '/usr/lib/compiz/libworkarounds.so' : libcomposite.so: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
compiz (core) - Error: Couldn't load plugin 'workarounds'
compiz (core) - Error: Couldn't load plugin '/usr/lib/compiz/libstaticswitcher.so' : libcomposite.so: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
compiz (core) - Error: Couldn't load plugin 'staticswitcher'
compiz (core) - Error: Couldn't load plugin 'resize'
compiz (core) - Error: Couldn't load plugin 'fade'
compiz (core) - Error: Couldn't load plugin 'scale'
Initializing session options...done

No window decorations, no launcher or panel. I had to switch to console and run gnome-terminal in it.

fglrx Versions: 2:8.840-0ubuntu1
compiz Versions: 1:0.9.4+bzr20110405-0ubuntu1+r2732+201104052136

I tried re-installing fglrx drivers (version 11.3) from AMD, but they refuse to install.

[dino99 (9d9)]

Actually on Oneiric i386 +nvidia-current i'm getting this output:

oem@oem-desktop:~$ compiz --replace
compiz (core) - Error: Couldn't load plugin 'bailer'
compiz (core) - Error: Couldn't load plugin 'detection'
compiz (core) - Warn: Value type is not yet set

compiz (1:0.9.5.92.1-0ubuntu1) packages & dependencies have been purged then reinstalled, but no differences.

[dino99 (9d9)]

An other tweak: purged both compiz* & unity*, then reinstall unity

get the plugins now detected, but a few other errors, see the attached file

[Sam Spilsbury (smspillaz)]

purge and install compiz-plugins-main-default

On Mon, Aug 29, 2011 at 4:20 PM, dino99 <email address hidden> wrote:
> An other tweak: purged both compiz* & unity*, then reinstall unity
>
> get the plugins now detected, but a few other errors, see the attached
> file
>
>
>
> ** Attachment added: "compiz--replace_output.txt"
>   https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/compiz/+bug/752242/+attachment/2328923/+files/compiz--replace_output.txt
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[jhfhlkjlj (fdsuufijjejejejej-deactivatedaccount)]

This is a configuration error, not a deficiency in the program. Closing.

Thanks for the report.