Bug#431351: /usr/bin/gtk-window-decorator: Could not acquire decoration manager selection on screen 0 display :0.0

[Brice Goglin <Brice.Goglin@ens-lyon.org>]

forcemerge 400583 431351
thank you




stefan wrote:
> I'm using debian lenny and try to get compiz to work.
> I followed this wiki entry
> http://wiki.debian.org/Compiz
> And followed the link it mentioned
> http://nixser.com/2007/06/04/debian-compiz-on-kde-installation-how-to/
>
> But after calling
> compiz –replace gconf & kde-window-decorator &
> I get this message:
> /usr/bin/gtk-window-decorator: Could not acquire decoration manager
> selection on screen 0 display :0.0
>
> I'm using an nvdia graphic card, 3-D is working. I use KDE...
>   

There have been other reports about compiz not being able to replace
KDE, merging this bug with them.

Does it help if you use
    compiz --replace &
instead of your above line?

Which libdecoration0 do you have? Does it help if you upgrade to 0.5.0 ?

Brice