Disable all visual effects in Ubuntu 15.10
How do I disable all effects in Ubuntu 15.10?
I already called this on the console:
gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.interface enable-animations false
But it doesn't seem to have a great effect, When I open the Ubuntu dash, it still gently fades in.
How can I disable all effects, so I minimize the usage for my graphic card?
I know, there are more lightweight solutions like Lubuntu or Xubuntu, but I would like to stay on plain Ubuntu.
Solution 1:
There are some you can disable using the unity-tweak-tool.
Install:
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install unity-tweak-tool
Run:
unity-tweak-tool &
Click on Launcher (in the Unity section) and in the Launcher tab:
- set Auto-hide to
off - set Urgent animation to
No animation - set Launch animation to
No animation - set Icon backgrounds to
No colouring.
In the Search tab:
- set Background blur to
off.
Click on the Overview button at the top to go back to the main menu.
Click on General (in the Window Manager section). In the General tab:
- set Desktop magnification to
off - set Texture quality to
Fast - set Window Animations to
off.
Additionally, you can turn off more animations in ccsm.
Install:
sudo apt-get install compizconfig-settings-manager
Run:
ccsm &
In the effects category, untick all of the boxes.
In the accessibility tab, untick all of the boxes.
There are probably more you could disable in compiz as well.
Solution 2:
My advice is to install the compiz configuration manager and disable them, be warned that you have a possibility of breaking the system, it def works though (not sure if it works on 15.10) but is generally found in the Ubuntu software center. However give this a try for the temrinal.
sudo apt-get install compiz compizconfig-settings-manager
Open up a terminal and type sudo ccsm, click effects then uncheck animations and fading windows.
You can muck around with a lot of other things in there as well provided you know what you are doing