Please guys, how do I create a config file in Ubuntu? I'm

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It's really just "~/" with "." being part of the filename.

>>56571020
~/ refers to your home directory (i.e. /home/yourname)

".compton.conf" is what the file should be called

Just paste the code into a text editor and save with the file name and ending in the right place

Not sure if that will solve your problem of screen tearing though - that is usually down to bad or badly configured graphics drivers. For intel you sometimes have to change the type of acceleration, good luck if you have nvidia or AMD.

>>56571062
>>56571108
Thank you guys for responding.
Will creating this file set up compton as my compositor?

I can't create a file in my home directory! I don't know what to do.

>>56571020
What's this "screen tearing" I always hear about?

>>56571289
It's hell. You can't even watch a video without noticing horizontal out of phase lines

>>56571324
But doesn't unity come with a compositor? Is it compiz or mutter now?

Having xfce or lxde suffer from screen tearing I get that, but unity and gnome 3?
Something doesn't add up

>>56571020
Config files are one of the worst (if not the worst) parts of Loonix and I don't really blame you for getting lost.

~/. just means your home directory (as your current user) by the way. It's equivalent to /home/fag0t/*.

>>56571020
10/10 OP

>>56571194
Lol.i don't think you're gonna make it kiddo

>>56571020
If you're using unity then it should already be composited. I fixed tearing problems I had with the Radeon drivers by adding "Option EXAVsync "True"" to Xorg.conf you can read about it here http://linux.die.net/man/4/radeon

I'm using xfce and I also have this tearing issue.
Would using Compton fix this?

>>56571020
>I don't even know where the "~/." directory is.
>This is somehow a bug

>>56571986
>It's equivalent to /home/fag0t/*
No it's not, fuck off.

>>56571108
how do you change the type of acceleration?

I get it a bit on openbox, though not as much as on xfce. Mostly happens when scrolling web pages or seeking within videos (playback itself isn't too bad).

>>56574000
Autism

>>56571020
Hay OP if you're on Intel integrated graphics you can also eliminate tearing through your gpu configuration. I did this on my x220 to save 10 minutes of battery life

Search for Intel Tear-free video Arch Wiki

I get screen tearing in a normal window but as soon as I go fullscreen it disappears.

Any fix for this?