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[Marco Trevisan (Treviño) <mail@xxxxxxxxx>]

** Changed in: unity (Ubuntu)
       Status: New => Fix Released

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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/720679

Title:
  Compiz clears the root window in the installer session

Status in Compiz Core:
  Fix Released
Status in Unity:
  Fix Released
Status in “compiz” package in Ubuntu:
  Fix Released
Status in “unity” package in Ubuntu:
  Fix Released

Bug description:
  Binary package hint: compiz

  In both Maverick and Natty, when replacing metacity with compiz in the
  installer session, the root window gets initially painted by /usr/bin
  /ubiquity-dm (you can see it for about a second) and then cleared to
  black by compiz.  There do not appear to be any windows set to
  _NET_WM_WINDOW_TYPE_DESKTOP.

  To reproduce:
  Boot a live CD and press a key when you see the 'man = keyboard' icon.  Select a language then hit F6 over the first option. This will bring up the kernel command line.  Add 'break=bottom maybe-ubiquity' just before '--', leaving a space between them, then hit enter to boot.

  This should then bring you to an initramfs prompt.  Type 'chroot root
  bash' then 'sed -i "s/'metacity'/'compiz'/g" /usr/bin/ubiquity-dm'.
  Type exit and exit again.

  You should now be booted into the live session using compiz.  The
  screen will be black, despite the code in /usr/bin/ubiquity-dm that
  attempts to paint to the root window.  'DISPLAY=:0 xsetroot -solid
  red' from a VT will also not work.

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