Setting up Compiz-fusion on Linux Mint live CD with Nvidia and ATI

From The Linux Mint Wiki

For Mint Linux 4.0 Start with the LiveCD First of all start system-tools envy. Follow the instructions and download all dependencies.. It is only a few clicks. Then log out and log in as mint PW is only enter.

After log in open a terminal and type $ glxinfo | grep direct If you see direct rendering: Yes, you’re good to go. Otherwise, please find a way to make the drivers for your video card to work.

Then lets start to install compiz

$ sudo apt-get install compiz compiz-kde compizconfig-settings-manager compiz-gnome

or compiz-kde if you have kde.. but default is gnome.

We need the windows decorator emerald.

$ sudo apt-get install emerald

Now we need fusion icon.. to start compiz 1) Install git-core. In gnome-terminal type:

sudo apt-get install git-core

2) In your home directory, right-click to create a new folder 'Fusion-icon'. Double-click to enter that folder, then right-click to 'open in terminal'

3) Run the next command in the new gnome-terminal to get the code.

git-clone git://anongit.compiz-fusion.org/users/crdlb/fusion-icon

4) It should download the code into a directory. Cd into that directory.

cd fusion-icon

5) Let’s make and install.

sudo make && sudo make install

6) Go to system-tools there you should see fusion-icon

You should now have a new icon in the system tray. Right-click the icon; select Window Manager --> Metacity to turn off Compiz if you already have it running.