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    Lightbulb How to install Compiz on Kali linux No sid repo!

    Hello to all! I noticed with regret that in Kali1.0.4 and 1.0.5 it is impossible to install compiz, and sid repo no longer work.
    To solve this problem created my personal solution, sprero helpful to those who love me as graphical effects compiz (warning only works with the operating system installed is not tested on persistent usb or virtual machines tested on kali 1.0.4 32bit kali 1.0.5 32bit )
    we start
    1. Install gdebi
    Code:
    apt-get install gdebi
    2. Download the necessary packages:
    . python-compizconfig_0.8.4-2_i386.deb
    Code:
    wget http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/pool/main/c/compizconfig-python/python-compizconfig_0.8.4-2_i386.deb
    . compiz-gtk_0.8.4-4_i386.deb
    Code:
    wget http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/pool/main/c/compiz/compiz-gtk_0.8.4-4_i386.deb
    . libgnome-desktop-2-17_2.30.2-2_i386.deb
    Code:
    wget mirror.pnl.gov/ubuntu//pool/main/g/gnome-desktop/libgnome-desktop-2-17_2.30.2-0ubuntu1_i386.deb
    . libgnome-window-settings1_2.30.0-0ubuntu4_i386.deb
    Code:
    wget mirror.pnl.gov/ubuntu//pool/main/g/gnome-control-center/libgnome-window-settings1_2.30.0-0ubuntu4_i386.deb
    3. Create the following directories:
    Code:
    mkdir /root/rep/
    Code:
    mkdir /root/rep/compiz-gtk_0.8.4-4_i386/
    4. Extract the package compiz-gtk_0.8.4-4_i386 into the created directory
    Code:
    dpkg-deb -x compiz-gtk_0.8.4-4_i386.deb /root/rep/compiz-gtk_0.8.4-4_i386/
    Code:
    dpkg-deb -e compiz-gtk_0.8.4-4_i386.deb /root/rep/compiz-gtk_0.8.4-4_i386/DEBIAN/
    . Edit the control file
    Code:
    leafpad /root/rep/compiz-gtk_0.8.4-4_i386/DEBIAN/control
    . Find in text libmetacity-private0 (>= 1:2.26.0) delete and replace with libmetacity-private0a
    . Save and exit
    . Edit pack
    Code:
    dpkg-deb -b /root/rep/compiz-gtk_0.8.4-4_i386 /root/rep/compiz-gtk_0.8.4-4_i386.deb
    5. Created directory
    Code:
    mkdir /root/rep/python-compizconfig_0.8.4-2_i386/
    6. Extract the package python-compizconfig_0.8.4-2_i386 into the created directory
    Code:
    dpkg-deb -x python-compizconfig_0.8.4-2_i386.deb /root/rep/python-compizconfig_0.8.4-2_i386/
    Code:
    dpkg-deb -e python-compizconfig_0.8.4-2_i386.deb /root/rep/python-compizconfig_0.8.4-2_i386//DEBIAN/
    . Edit the control file
    Code:
    leafpad /root/rep/python-compizconfig_0.8.4-2_i386//DEBIAN/control
    . Find in text python (<< 2.7) delete and replace with python (<< 3.0)
    . Save and exit
    . Modify python-compizconfig.public
    Code:
    leafpad /root/rep/python-compizconfig_0.8.4-2_i386/usr/share/python-support/python-compizconfig.public
    . Delete all copy and paste this text
    Code:
    pyversions=2.5,2.6,2.7
    
    /usr/lib/pyshared/python2.5/compizconfig.so
    /usr/lib/pyshared/python2.6/compizconfig.so
    /usr/lib/pyshared/python2.7/compizconfig.so
    . Create directory python2.7 in /root/rep/python-compizconfig_0.8.4-2_i386/usr/lib/pyshared
    Code:
    mkdir /root/rep/python-compizconfig_0.8.4-2_i386/usr/lib/pyshared/python2.7
    . Copy compizconfig.so python2.6 in /root/rep/python-compizconfig_0.8.4-2_i386/usr/lib/pyshared/python2.7
    Code:
    cp /root/rep/python-compizconfig_0.8.4-2_i386/usr/lib/pyshared/python2.6/compizconfig.so /root/rep/python-compizconfig_0.8.4-2_i386/usr/lib/pyshared/python2.7
    . Edit pack
    Code:
     dpkg-deb -b  /root/rep/python-compizconfig_0.8.4-2_i386 /root/rep/python-compizconfig_0.8.4-2_i386.deb
    7. Install the dependencies that are needed
    Code:
    gdebi /root/libgnome-desktop-2-17_2.30.2-0ubuntu1_i386.deb
    Code:
    gdebi /root/libgnome-window-settings1_2.30.0-0ubuntu4_i386.deb
    8. Edit your sources.list adding deb http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian squeeze main
    Code:
    leafpad /etc/apt/sources.list
    .My sources.list
    Code:
    # 
    deb http://http.kali.org/ /kali main contrib non-free
    deb http://http.kali.org/ /wheezy main contrib non-free
    deb http://http.kali.org/kali kali-dev main contrib non-free
    deb http://http.kali.org/kali kali-dev main/debian-installer
    deb-src http://http.kali.org/kali kali-dev main contrib non-free
    deb http://http.kali.org/kali kali main contrib non-free
    deb http://http.kali.org/kali kali main/debian-installer
    deb-src http://http.kali.org/kali kali main contrib non-free
    deb http://security.kali.org/kali-security kali/updates main contrib non-free
    deb-src http://security.kali.org/kali-security kali/updates main contrib non-free
    deb http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian squeeze main
    . Save and exit
    9. Update system
    Code:
    apt-get update
    10. Install compiz
    Code:
    apt-get install libdecoration0 libdecoration0-dev compiz-core libcompizconfig0 libcompizconfig-dev compizconfig-backend-gconf compiz-fusion-bcop compiz-fusion-plugins-extra compiz-fusion-plugins-main compiz-fusion-plugins-unsupported 
     compiz-plugins
    11. Install compiz-gtk_0.8.4-4_i386 previously edited
    Code:
    gdebi /root/rep/compiz-gtk_0.8.4-4_i386.deb
    12. Install python-compizconfig_0.8.4-2_i386.deb
    Code:
    gdebi /root/rep/python-compizconfig_0.8.4-2_i386.deb
    13. Install other dependencies
    Code:
    apt-get install compiz-gnome compizconfig-settings-manager compiz-dev compiz
    14. Reboot
    Code:
    reboot
    15. After restarting
    . Go on application>system tools>preferences>compiz setting
    . Edit your preferences
    . Run command
    Code:
    compiz --replace
    . My results
    Desktop.jpg
    Desktop2.jpg
    Desktop4.jpg
    16. Edit your sources.list remove deb http://ftp.it.debian.org/debian squeeze main
    Code:
    leafpad /etc/apt/sources.list
    tutorial (next i update video quality)

    Save and exit
    enjoy Free is nice
    P.S
    Warning to those who copy and paste post on the various sites remember to mention the sources
    Free is nice
    P.P.S
    Excuse me for my English really to eat spagetti if there are errors is the fault of goole translate or is mine? I do not know English well

    17. optional to be performed only if the launcher does not work
    . in case of failure of the launcher reinstall python-compizconfig_0.8.4-2_i386.deb
    Code:
    gdebi /root/rep/python-compizconfig_0.8.4-2_i386.deb
    . if the problem is not resolved install kernel headers
    Code:
    apt-get install -y linux-headers-$(uname -r)
    and reinstall python-compizconfig_0.8.4-2_i386.deb
    Code:
    gdebi /root/rep/python-compizconfig_0.8.4-2_i386.deb
    if it does not work unformatted simply uninstall the packages
    Last edited by Devil_D; 2013-09-13 at 20:32.

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