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Escuse me, what are the package for activate desktop and windows effects on salix Mate?

Please be specific. What sort of desktop effects do you want?
There are cairo-compmgr, Xcompmgr and also Compiz Fusion

I don't know...what are the difference? What would you advise me?

If you want 3D effects with various of effects to choose from then use Compiz. If you want something more simple with semi-transparent menus/windows with shadows and with fade in/out effects than try cairo-compmgr or Xcompmgr.

Oh ok! I saw cairo-compmgr and compiz fusion on youtube...How do I install theese? Thanks

To install cairo-compmgr you need to use Sourcery or this command To install Compiz you need to follow these instructions by lmello.

Ok! I have installed! but, after Alt+F2 an I write: compiz cpp --replace, the terminal write: "compiz (core) - Fatal: Couldn't open display"

Please detail, step by step, what you did.

well,
1) I installed theese package on guide: http://salixos.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=20&t=3745
- compiz (from gslapt)
compiz-bcop (from sourcery slackbuild manager)
- libcompizconfig (from sourcery slackbuild manager)
- compizconfig-python (from sourcery slackbuild manager)
- ccsm (from sourcery slackbuild manager)
- compiz-plugins-main (from sourcery slackbuild manager)
2) on the shell of desktop I write: ccsm
3) I have enabled "Window Decoration", "Resize Window" and "Move Window" and close ccsm
4) then, I used Alt+F2 for enter on the shell and I have write: compiz cpp --replace (both as a user and as superuser), but the reply was: "compiz (core) - Fatal: Couldn't open display"

@Salix Staff
Why are not the SLKBUILDs of lmello published at the Salix packages list?

@danelius
I do not use desktop effects so I can not help you any further.
Please contact lmello and ask him to join to the conversation.

A guess of mine is to install the packages compiz-bcop, libcompizconfig, compizconfig-python, ccsm, compiz-plugins-main, from http://people.salixos.org/lmello/pkg/c/

Use the .txz archives if you are using a 64-bit system. If not, then use the SLKBUILD scripts. Put each SLKBUILD in a separate folder and build them with this command