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Bug#390929: compiz: "Another window manager is already running on screen: 0"



* Radu Spineanu wrote:
> Hi Thierry,
> 
> Thierry Reding wrote:
> > * Radu Spineanu wrote:
> > [...]
> >> Every time i used to start compiz i got this error:
> >> "Another window manager is already running on screen: 0" 
> >> and compiz failed to load.
> > 
> > This is usually solved by running compiz with the --replace flag to make it
> > replace any currently running window manager. Does that solve your problem?
> > 
> I forgot to mention, i was running compiz with --replace.
> Without the --replace flag the error was different, asking me to add the
> flag to my command.

Then this could indicate that whatever window manager you're using does not
support being replaced. If deleting kdesktoprc does help, this may be a KDE
bug.

 - Thierry

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