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Ocypheum

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Registered: 2015-09-26

Posts: 58

[Solved] Turn on Composite extension for X Server

The Xcompmgr page of the wiki states:

If you have a custom setup, also turn on the Composite extension for the X Server.

It doesn't state how to do it though. I believe the correct way is to add the following section to xorg.conf:

Section "Extensions"
»·······Option  "Composite" "true"
EndSection

I'm not sure if this is right though. What does the wiki mean by "custom setup" exactly? Is this extension enabled by default?

Last edited by Ocypheum (2015-11-25 03:42:14)

ooo

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Registered: 2013-04-10

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Re: [Solved] Turn on Composite extension for X Server

What does the wiki mean by "custom setup" exactly? Is this extension enabled by default?

No idea what it means, but composite extension should be enabled by default. If not, you can try enabling it via xorg.conf(.d)

Lone_Wolf

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Registered: 2005-10-04

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Re: [Solved] Turn on Composite extension for X Server

If you have a /etc/X11/xorg.conf file or files in etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/ folder  (or equivalents in user home folders) , you are using a custom setup.

An easy way to find out if Composite is enabled : xdpyinfo | grep -i composite

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