Ok, it looks like compiz is broken for intel x server, and it's not related to the kde3 repository. If anybody has gotten compiz working reliably without hanging on a lenovo t400 please let me know how you did it. ;-) Tim, would it be possible to get k9copy and fusion-icon for kde3? Thanks a lot! Ben B. Buchli wrote: > Tim, > thanks a lot. Will give it a shot tonight, and let you know asap! > > Ben > > On Wed, Mar 25, 2009 at 2:02 PM, Timothy Pearson > <kb9vqf@... <mailto:kb9vqf@...>> wrote: > > Hi Ben, > > I believe I have fixed the problem--why don't you give it a try > and see if it works properly on your end as well. :-) > > Tim > > B. Buchli wrote: >> Tim, >> yeah, it's a custom i386 kernel. If you need any help with >> fixing this, let me know what I can do. >> >> Thanks a lot! >> >> Ben >> >> kb9vqf@... <mailto:kb9vqf@...> >> wrote: >>> Hi Ben, >>> >>> You're right! Are you running an i386 kernel? For some reason >>> my amd64 >>> system shows the correct -kde3 dependencies, while my i386 >>> system shows >>> the same incorrect dependencies as yours. >>> >>> I'll add this info to the bug report so I don't forget... >>> >>> Tim >>> >>> >>>> Tim, >>>> thanks for your response, and I'm sorry I didn't know there was >>>> a bug >>>> filed. >>>> If I try and install emerald-kde3 I get the following >>>> dependencies: >>>> compiz-core >>>> compiz-plugins >>>> compiz-wrapper >>>> libdecoration0 >>>> libemeraldengine0-kde3 >>>> >>>> note that there is only one -kde3... the installation then >>>> fails because: >>>> E: >>>> /var/cache/apt/archives/compiz-core_1%3a0.7.8-0ubuntu4.1_i386.deb: >>>> trying to overwrite `/usr/share/man/man1/compiz.1.gz', which is >>>> also in >>>> package compiz-core-kde3 >>>> >>>> I am pretty sure I have installed all the necessary packages, and >>>> believe that the problem is the non-kde3 dependencies. >>>> >>>> Thanks a lot! >>>> >>>> Ben >>>> >>>> Timothy Pearson wrote: >>>> >>>>> Have you installed emerald-kde3? How are you attempting to >>>>> enable >>>>> Emerald? Does the rest of Compiz work properly? >>>>> >>>>> At the moment, -kde3 compiz and emerald cannot be installed >>>>> simultaneously with non-kde3 compiz and emerald due to bug 57 >>>>> (http://bugs.pearsoncomputing.net/show_bug.cgi?id=57). That >>>>> bug is >>>>> next on my list of problems to deal with. >>>>> >>>>> Tim >>>>> >>>>> B. Buchli wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> So I finally found some time to (try and) set up compiz on my >>>>>> laptop >>>>>> again. It used to work on 8.04, but seems to be broken now. >>>>>> If I >>>>>> install only compiz stuff with -kde3, I can use only the >>>>>> sluggish gtk >>>>>> window decorator. If I try and install emerald I have non-kde3 >>>>>> dependencies. This of course does not install cleanly >>>>>> because it >>>>>> says "already in package XY." Any help would be greatly >>>>>> appreciated. >>>>>> >>>>>> Thanks! >>>>>> >>>>>> Ben >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> >