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[Bug 752242] [NEW] Compiz is unable to load plugins, libcomposite.so is missing

 

Public bug reported:

Binary package hint: compiz

- Installed Beta1
- Run apt-get update, upgrade, dist-upgrade
- Installed fglrx drivers
- Added dailyppa (to get rid of the fglrx trouble)
- Compiz began acting up with the following error messages:

bigwhale@natty-fish:~$ compiz --replace

Checking if settings need to be migrated ...no
Checking if internal files need to be migrated ...no
Backend     : ini
Integration : true
Profile     : default
Adding plugins
Initializing core options...done
compiz (core) - Error: Couldn't load plugin 'bailer'
compiz (core) - Error: Couldn't load plugin 'detection'
compiz (core) - Error: Couldn't load plugin 'composite'
compiz (core) - Error: Couldn't load plugin 'opengl'
compiz (core) - Error: Couldn't load plugin 'decor'
Initializing mousepoll options...done
Initializing vpswitch options...done
compiz (core) - Error: Couldn't load plugin 'regex'
compiz (core) - Error: Couldn't load plugin '/usr/lib/compiz/libanimation.so' : libcomposite.so: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
compiz (core) - Error: Couldn't load plugin 'animation'
Initializing snap options...done
compiz (core) - Error: Couldn't load plugin '/usr/lib/compiz/libexpo.so' : libcomposite.so: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
compiz (core) - Error: Couldn't load plugin 'expo'
compiz (core) - Error: Couldn't load plugin 'move'
compiz (core) - Error: Couldn't load plugin 'compiztoolbox'
compiz (core) - Error: Couldn't load plugin 'place'
compiz (core) - Error: Couldn't load plugin 'grid'
compiz (core) - Error: Couldn't load plugin 'imgpng'
compiz (core) - Error: Couldn't load plugin 'gnomecompat'
compiz (core) - Error: Couldn't load plugin '/usr/lib/compiz/libwall.so' : libcomposite.so: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
compiz (core) - Error: Couldn't load plugin 'wall'
compiz (core) - Error: Couldn't load plugin '/usr/lib/compiz/libezoom.so' : libcomposite.so: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
compiz (core) - Error: Couldn't load plugin 'ezoom'
compiz (core) - Error: Couldn't load plugin '/usr/lib/compiz/libworkarounds.so' : libcomposite.so: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
compiz (core) - Error: Couldn't load plugin 'workarounds'
compiz (core) - Error: Couldn't load plugin '/usr/lib/compiz/libstaticswitcher.so' : libcomposite.so: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
compiz (core) - Error: Couldn't load plugin 'staticswitcher'
compiz (core) - Error: Couldn't load plugin 'resize'
compiz (core) - Error: Couldn't load plugin 'fade'
compiz (core) - Error: Couldn't load plugin 'scale'
Initializing session options...done

No window decorations, no launcher or panel. I had to switch to console
and run gnome-terminal in it.

fglrx Versions:  2:8.840-0ubuntu1 
compiz Versions:  1:0.9.4+bzr20110405-0ubuntu1+r2732+201104052136

I tried re-installing fglrx drivers (version 11.3) from AMD, but they
refuse to install.

** Affects: compiz (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

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Title:
  Compiz is unable to load plugins, libcomposite.so is missing



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