Compiz won't load after Compiz update

[Reverend Entity]

I'm running 10.10 (release candidate) with a Gigabyte HD4650 1GB ATI card. Under the source editor on Ubuntu Tweak I enabled the PPA 'deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/compiz/ppa/ubuntu maverick main'. When the package update installed there was an error involving a file that the install wanted to overwrite that was not allowing itself to be overwritten. The install "finished" and I tried 'compiz --replace', but when the desktop redrew there was no compositing and recurring draw errors. I tried 'metacity --replace' but I was still having difficulty enabling compositing. There was a noted package error icon in the system tray, and when I clicked that, Synaptic launched and said there was a broken package. I fixed the package (compiz-gnome) and installed it, but I still couldn't get compositing. It took two reboots to bring compositing back, but I am fairly certain it's Metacity at this point (I finally got the 'Enable Metacity's Compositing Feature' to take) because when I run the Compiz Config Settings Manager, trying to select any option crashes it.

[Ding Zhou (tualatrix)]

Do you mean if you checked the 'Enable Metacity's Compositing Feature', you can't enable the Compiz's compositing, right?

And, there's a problem to upgrade Compiz through the PPA, right?

[Tek Ang (tekang)]

I did both upgrade and fresh installation of 10.10 today and the issue can be replicated.

After reboot, Windows border does not appear at all. To make the border appears, I had to enable Visual Effect (at this point, it is automatically set to None). Searching for driver pop up appears and after that the windows border appears. At this point in time, the Appearance Preferences window is frozen.

[Tek Ang (tekang)]

I just realised that this is reported under UbuntuTweak.

This bug sounds more appropriate to be reported under Compiz.

[kakato (lespau)]

Thanks for the quick response I've removed ubuntu tweak and go try something
else Sincerely Jan.

2010/10/12 Tek Ang <email address hidden>

> I just realised that this is reported under UbuntuTweak.
>
> This bug sounds more appropriate to be reported under Compiz.
>
> --
> Compiz won't load after Compiz update
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/656452
> You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber
> of the bug.
>
> Status in Ubuntu Tweak: New
>
> Bug description:
> I'm running 10.10 (release candidate) with a Gigabyte HD4650 1GB ATI card.
> Under the source editor on Ubuntu Tweak I enabled the PPA 'deb
> http://ppa.launchpad.net/compiz/ppa/ubuntu maverick main'. When the
> package update installed there was an error involving a file that the
> install wanted to overwrite that was not allowing itself to be overwritten.
> The install "finished" and I tried 'compiz --replace', but when the desktop
> redrew there was no compositing and recurring draw errors. I tried
> 'metacity --replace' but I was still having difficulty enabling compositing.
> There was a noted package error icon in the system tray, and when I clicked
> that, Synaptic launched and said there was a broken package. I fixed the
> package (compiz-gnome) and installed it, but I still couldn't get
> compositing. It took two reboots to bring compositing back, but I am fairly
> certain it's Metacity at this point (I finally got the 'Enable Metacity's
> Compositing Feature' to take) because when I run the Compiz Config Settings
> Manager, trying to select any option crashes it.
>
> To unsubscribe from this bug, go to:
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu-tweak/+bug/656452/+subscribe
>

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Dienstkraanpad 127
3063SE rotterdam

[Tek Ang (tekang)]

kakato: I don't believe that the bug has anything to do with UbuntuTweak at all.

[Tek Ang (tekang)]

kakato: I don't believe that the bug has anything to do with UbuntuTweak at all. I reinstalled Ubuntu 10.10 and Ubuntu Tweak minus the Compiz update, and everything is fine.

[kakato (lespau)]

Hello I have ubuntu 10.10 reinstalled without ubuntu tweak and now it's
okay. is also a tweak in ubuntu compiz manager and conflecteerd I think the
default manager compizconfig
ubuntu tweak needed in a module loaded .. and did not.
but everything is fine now and thank you. Regards Jan.

2010/10/12 Tek Ang <email address hidden>

> kakato: I don't believe that the bug has anything to do with UbuntuTweak
> at all. I reinstalled Ubuntu 10.10 and Ubuntu Tweak minus the Compiz
> update, and everything is fine.
>
> --
> Compiz won't load after Compiz update
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/656452
> You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber
> of the bug.
>
> Status in Ubuntu Tweak: New
>
> Bug description:
> I'm running 10.10 (release candidate) with a Gigabyte HD4650 1GB ATI card.
> Under the source editor on Ubuntu Tweak I enabled the PPA 'deb
> http://ppa.launchpad.net/compiz/ppa/ubuntu maverick main'. When the
> package update installed there was an error involving a file that the
> install wanted to overwrite that was not allowing itself to be overwritten.
> The install "finished" and I tried 'compiz --replace', but when the desktop
> redrew there was no compositing and recurring draw errors. I tried
> 'metacity --replace' but I was still having difficulty enabling compositing.
> There was a noted package error icon in the system tray, and when I clicked
> that, Synaptic launched and said there was a broken package. I fixed the
> package (compiz-gnome) and installed it, but I still couldn't get
> compositing. It took two reboots to bring compositing back, but I am fairly
> certain it's Metacity at this point (I finally got the 'Enable Metacity's
> Compositing Feature' to take) because when I run the Compiz Config Settings
> Manager, trying to select any option crashes it.
>
> To unsubscribe from this bug, go to:
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu-tweak/+bug/656452/+subscribe
>

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Dienstkraanpad 127
3063SE rotterdam

[serre (serre-f)]

Distribution: Ubuntu 10.10
Application: Ubuntu Tweak 0.5.7
Desktop: gnome

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/ubuntutweak/mainwindow.py", line 437, in setup_notebook
    page = module()
  File "/usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/ubuntutweak/modules/compiz.py", line 229, in __init__
    self.create_interface()
  File "/usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/ubuntutweak/modules/compiz.py", line 247, in create_interface
    hbox.pack_start(self.create_edge_setting(), True, False, 0)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/ubuntutweak/modules/compiz.py", line 362, in create_edge_setting
    combobox = self.create_edge_combo_box("TopLeft")
  File "/usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/ubuntutweak/modules/compiz.py", line 339, in create_edge_combo_box
    setting = plugin.Display[v]
  File "compizconfig.pyx", line 945, in compizconfig.Plugin.Display.__get__
  File "compizconfig.pyx", line 766, in compizconfig.Plugin.Update
KeyError: 'active_plugins'