[SOLVED] Zos 8/32 ultimate - compiz missing text plugin??

when doing a compiz reload using 'compiz --replace', the terminal window just hangs there seemingly waiting for a text plugin. Here's the load:

Code:

critter@critter:~$ compiz --replace
compiz (core) - Info: Loading plugin: core
compiz (core) - Info: Starting plugin: core
compiz (core) - Info: Loading plugin: ccp
compiz (core) - Info: Starting plugin: ccp
compizconfig - Info: Backend     : gsettings
compizconfig - Info: Integration : true
compizconfig - Info: Profile     : unity
compiz (core) - Info: Loading plugin: composite
compiz (core) - Info: Starting plugin: composite
compiz (core) - Info: Loading plugin: opengl
compiz (core) - Info: Starting plugin: opengl
compiz (core) - Info: Loading plugin: compiztoolbox
compiz (core) - Info: Starting plugin: compiztoolbox
compiz (core) - Info: Loading plugin: decor
compiz (core) - Info: Starting plugin: decor
compiz (core) - Info: Loading plugin: imgpng
compiz (core) - Info: Starting plugin: imgpng
compiz (core) - Info: Loading plugin: fade
compiz (core) - Info: Starting plugin: fade
compiz (core) - Info: Loading plugin: workarounds
compiz (core) - Info: Starting plugin: workarounds
compiz (core) - Info: Loading plugin: mousepoll
compiz (core) - Info: Starting plugin: mousepoll
compiz (core) - Info: Loading plugin: copytex
compiz (core) - Info: Starting plugin: copytex
compiz (core) - Info: Loading plugin: grid
compiz (core) - Info: Starting plugin: grid
compiz (core) - Info: Loading plugin: kdecompat
compiz (core) - Info: Starting plugin: kdecompat
compiz (core) - Info: Loading plugin: move
compiz (core) - Info: Starting plugin: move
compiz (core) - Info: Loading plugin: showdesktop
compiz (core) - Info: Starting plugin: showdesktop
compiz (core) - Info: Loading plugin: place
compiz (core) - Info: Starting plugin: place
compiz (core) - Info: Loading plugin: resize
compiz (core) - Info: Starting plugin: resize
compiz (core) - Info: Loading plugin: gnomecompat
compiz (core) - Info: Starting plugin: gnomecompat
compiz (core) - Info: Loading plugin: regex
compiz (core) - Info: Starting plugin: regex
compiz (core) - Info: Loading plugin: cube
compiz (core) - Info: Starting plugin: cube
compiz (core) - Info: Loading plugin: vpswitch
compiz (core) - Info: Starting plugin: vpswitch
compiz (core) - Info: Loading plugin: winrules
compiz (core) - Info: Starting plugin: winrules
compiz (core) - Info: Loading plugin: session
compiz (core) - Info: Starting plugin: session
compiz (core) - Info: Loading plugin: rotate
compiz (core) - Info: Starting plugin: rotate
compiz (core) - Info: Loading plugin: scale
compiz (core) - Info: Starting plugin: scale
compiz (core) - Info: Loading plugin: cubeaddon
compiz (core) - Info: Starting plugin: cubeaddon
compiz (core) - Info: Loading plugin: expo
compiz (core) - Info: Starting plugin: expo
compiz (core) - Info: Loading plugin: ezoom
compiz (core) - Info: Starting plugin: ezoom
compiz (core) - Info: Loading plugin: switcher
compiz (core) - Info: Starting plugin: switcher
compiz (core) - Info: Loading plugin: ring
compiz (core) - Info: Starting plugin: ring
compiz (core) - Error: Plugin 'text' not loaded.

compiz (ring) - Warn: No compatible text plugin loaded
<cursor blinking here with a hung terminal - no prompt>


It remains that way until the terminal is closed - with the message "Process still running".

Where/what plugin is it missing?

Hi critter,

I think the "text plugin" is a part of the main plugin package, you may have missing dependencies, try running this command and restart afterwards:

Code:

sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get dist-upgrade -f

Let us know if it helps.

Regards Wolfman

This one had me stumped. The text pluging wasn't missing. Text must be enabled to use the Ring shifter. I had enabled RS and without enabling Text so compiz reported it as missing on the reload "compiz --replace". Chasing a ghost there.