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[Leo <leonardo.rolla@xxxxxxxxx>]

For me, the same. This seems to be not at all a compiz bug, but a gnome-session one...
So, not only upgrading between two consecutive releases may give a lot of headache, but also sharing the home directory between consecutive releases.

** Changed in: compiz (Ubuntu)
       Status: Confirmed => Invalid

** Project changed: compiz => gnome-session

** Summary changed:

- [regression-release] Compiz fails to decorate windows after upgrade
+ [regression-release] Session manager lacks backward compatibility, giving desktop session unusable

** Summary changed:

- [regression-release] Session manager lacks backward compatibility, giving desktop session unusable
+ [regression-release] Session manager lacks backward compatibility, making the desktop session unusable

** Description changed:

  Binary package hint: compiz
  
  Ubuntu 10.04 LTS; Compiz: 1:0.8.4-0ubuntu15
  2.6.32-21-generic #32-Ubuntu SMP Fri Apr 16 08:09:38 UTC 2010 x86_64 GNU/Linux
  
  Following upgrade from 9.10 to 10.04, window decorations are not visible
  on boot where compiz was used as the window manager.
  
- Temporary fix is to invoke System-Preferences-Appearance-Effects and
- select any option that requires compiz. Dialog is displayed "Searching
- for available drivers" and decorations are restored. System works
- normally until logging out or rebooting, when decorations are lost
- again. System-Preferences-Appearance-Effects is reset to "None".
+ From the reports of several users:
+ - The problem never happens with user accounts that are created after Karmic-Lucid upgrade and only used under a Lucid boot.
+ - The problem (always?) disappear after removing ~/.config/gnome-session
  
- The following appears in /var/log/syslog and in ~/.xsession-errors:
+ Some workarounds:
  
- Apr 30 17:40:38 localhost gnome-session[4861]: WARNING: Could not launch
- application '107b2324a463b43b3f126773245297578600000046050023.desktop':
- Unable to start application: Failed to execute child process
- "/usr/bin/compiz.real" (No such file or directory)
- 
- Other workarounds:
- 
- a. Having selected effects as above, select "Remember running applications" from Startup Applications
+ a. Having selected effects as above, select "Remember running applications" from Startup Applications (does not work for most people)
  b. Invoke /usr/bin/compiz --replace as a startup application
- c. ln -s /usr/bin/compiz /usr/bin/compiz.real
+ c. ln -s /usr/bin/compiz /usr/bin/compiz.real (does not work for most people)
  d. Invoke /usr/bin/metacity from command line or as a startup application
  
  See also:
  
  http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=9203353#post9203353
  http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1465396
  
  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
  Package: compiz 1:0.8.4-0ubuntu15
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-21.32-generic 2.6.32.11+drm33.2
  Uname: Linux 2.6.32-21-generic x86_64
  Architecture: amd64
  CompizPlugins: [core,move,resize,place,decoration,animation,ccp,imgjpeg,png,mousepoll,text,svg,vpswitch,dbus,regex,gnomecompat,workarounds,ring,ezoom,commands,neg,resizeinfo,session,wobbly,snap,animationaddon,fade,cube,scale,rotate,scaleaddon,cubeaddon]
  Date: Fri Apr 30 21:30:56 2010
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 9.10 "Karmic Koala" - Release amd64 (20091027)
  MachineType: TOSHIBA EQUIUM L350
  PackageArchitecture: all
  PciDisplay: 00:02.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: Intel Corporation Mobile GM965/GL960 Integrated Graphics Controller [8086:2a02] (rev 03)
  ProcCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-21-generic root=UUID=470ca545-e54b-4d38-be75-700ca7e494c6 ro quiet splash
  ProcEnviron:
-  PATH=(custom, user)
-  LANG=en_GB.utf8
-  SHELL=/bin/bash
+  PATH=(custom, user)
+  LANG=en_GB.utf8
+  SHELL=/bin/bash
  RelatedPackageVersions:
-  xserver-xorg 1:7.5+5ubuntu1
-  libgl1-mesa-glx 7.7.1-1ubuntu2
-  libdrm2 2.4.18-1ubuntu3
-  xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.9.1-3ubuntu5
-  xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:6.13.0-1ubuntu5
+  xserver-xorg 1:7.5+5ubuntu1
+  libgl1-mesa-glx 7.7.1-1ubuntu2
+  libdrm2 2.4.18-1ubuntu3
+  xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.9.1-3ubuntu5
+  xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:6.13.0-1ubuntu5
  SourcePackage: compiz
  XorgConf: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/etc/X11/xorg.conf'
  dmi.bios.date: 03/19/2008
  dmi.bios.vendor: INSYDE
  dmi.bios.version: 1.30
  dmi.board.asset.tag: Base Board Asset Tag
  dmi.board.name: Base Board Product Name
  dmi.board.vendor: Intel Corp.
  dmi.board.version: Base Board Version
  dmi.chassis.asset.tag: No Asset Tag
  dmi.chassis.type: 1
  dmi.chassis.vendor: Chassis Manufacturer
  dmi.chassis.version: Chassis Version
  dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnINSYDE:bvr1.30:bd03/19/2008:svnTOSHIBA:pnEQUIUML350:pvrPSLD2E-003003KS:rvnIntelCorp.:rnBaseBoardProductName:rvrBaseBoardVersion:cvnChassisManufacturer:ct1:cvrChassisVersion:
  dmi.product.name: EQUIUM L350
  dmi.product.version: PSLD2E-003003KS
  dmi.sys.vendor: TOSHIBA
  system: distro = Ubuntu, architecture = x86_64, kernel = 2.6.32-21-generic

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[regression-release] Session manager lacks backward compatibility, making the desktop session unusable
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