Ubuntu: Install Compiz Config Settings Manager to Configure Desktop Effects
Contributed by Rob Rogers 
Tagged: Linux Compiz-Fusion adds some very sexy desktop effects to Ubuntu. To easily customize these effects, it is vital to use the Compiz Config Setting Manager. Here’s how to install this great utilitiy:
1. Open a terminal window.
2. Execute the following command:sudo aptitude install compizconfig-settings-manager
To open the Settings Manager, click System, mouseover Preferences and select Advanced Desktop Effects Settings. You will be presented with a large selection of effects to choose from.
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vaitheez said on November 6, 2008
Thanks….
joe said on December 31, 2008
i love you
sergiu said on January 31, 2009
THX
laxy said on February 8, 2009
root@laxy-laptop:/home/laxy# sudo aptitude install compizconfig-settings-manager
Reading package lists… Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information… Done
Reading extended state information
Initializing package states… Done
Building tag database… Done
Couldn’t find any package whose name or description matched “compizconfig-settings-manager”
Couldn’t find any package whose name or description matched “compizconfig-settings-manager////////////////////////////////////////////WHY///////////////////////////
No packages will be installed, upgraded, or removed.
0 packages upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
Need to get 0B of archives. After unpacking 0B will be used.
Reading package lists… Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information… Done
Reading extended state information
Initializing package states… Done
Building tag database… Done
sageb1 said on May 26, 2009
what do you need to do to stop compiz from interfering with the screen using the config file.here’s my file contents:[general]integration = truebackend = ini[gnome_session]integration = truebackend = gconf[kde_session]integration = truebackend = kconfig# /etc/compizconfig/config (file 1 of 1) (END)do i replace integration=true with integration=false ?
fraiold said on June 17, 2009
I can not find Advanced Desktop Effects Settings!
You can help me? please?
UFC 100 Live Stream said on July 5, 2009
this one also works:
sudo apt-get install compizconfig-settings-manager
Josh Patton said on July 17, 2009
Thanks for this, I couldn’t remember what the package was.
Anonymous said on August 18, 2009
after finished this package can’t display it.display error massage can’t display desktop driver’s how to solve this problem
Anonymous said on December 27, 2009
I dont know how to install it. What can I do?
What is the procedure. Where I have to put the comand “sudo aptitude install compizconfig-settings-manager”. I dont know where to find this comand to execute it.
Anonymous said on January 9, 2010
Thank You soooo Much.
Anonymous said on January 9, 2010
Thank You so much for this.
Name said on January 14, 2010
It tells you: open up a terminal window, and enter this in. If you don’t even know what terminal does, is Linux really the right operating system for you?
Anonymous said on January 14, 2010
When i execute comand sudo aptitude install compizconfig-settings-manager it
find nothing.
psion0027 said on January 26, 2010
its not doing the cool effects when i enable them, do i hafta logout or restart?
Anonymous said on February 20, 2010
Here’s what I’m getting in terminal:
ubuntu@ubuntu:~$ sudo apt-get install compizconfig-settings-manager
Reading package lists… Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information… Done
E: Couldn’t find package compizconfig-settings-manager
ubuntu@ubuntu:~$
what am I doing wrong? I am running Ubuntu 9.10
Anonymous said on February 22, 2010
k so i just installed a buncha apps and games an’ stuff and i was testing some of them out and the whole thing froze up i couldnt even get the mouse to move and i tried all the keyboard tricks i knew so i just hit the restart button on the pc and when it id everything was working all my effects and my awn i dont know what it did but its all good… but sadly my hard drive went out so imma get a new one and hopefully get it right the first time
Sune Mangs said on March 6, 2010
So worthless. “klick a button”. Why is this the top google hit?
Anonymous said on April 13, 2010
i run the given code in terminal and it worked out too i cant find advanced desktop setting in preferences to edit compiz manually….what shall i do ???
681ankit said on June 9, 2010
Is tere anyting wich work on windows os?
Ismyhill said on June 30, 2010
I still can find Advance Desktop effect setting on my Ubuntu, pls is there any command to bring it out or to get it installed on my system?
Program to Win said on July 3, 2010
try sudo apt-get install compiz compizconfig-settings-manager
Program to Win said on July 3, 2010
you need to type
sudo apt-get install compiz compizconfig-settings-manager
Skystarbalaji said on August 23, 2010
its really cool buddy
Cipi_boss_2006 said on November 3, 2010
I don’t have the burning effect and some others effects. How can I enable those effects? I have CCM but I didn’t have the “effects add-on” . How can I install that add-on?
Fanyiconnect said on December 30, 2010
i canot install ccsm in softcenter
Fanyiconnect said on December 30, 2010
i have typed
sudo apt-get install compiz compizconfig-settings-manager
but cannt install why
H1r0Sh1mA said on March 31, 2011
if you guys – cant find *Advance Desktop effect setting* try to look for *CompizConfig Settings Manager*
Rano said on July 11, 2011
I can’t install any packages, i install Ubuntu 11.04 inside windows, but not use Virtual.
Here’s the message:
Reading package lists… Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information… Done
Package compizconfig-settings-manager is not available, but is referred to by another package.
This may mean that the package is missing, has been obsoleted, or
is only available from another source
E: Package ‘compizconfig-settings-manager’ has no installation candidate
Lancedfr said on July 15, 2011
sudo apt-get install compizconfig-settings-managerworked for me in 11.04
Andre Philippe said on August 8, 2011
Thank you very much!
Harrison said on December 13, 2011
To find it after install go Dash Home then use the search feature and type the name then launch it.