picom
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picom is a lightweight compositor for X11. It was forked from the original Compton because it seems to have become unmaintained[1].
There are three different render backends available: xrender, glx, and xr_glx_hybrid.
Installation
USE flags
USE flags for x11-misc/picom A lightweight compositor for X11 (previously a compton fork)
config-file
|
Enable config file support |
dbus
|
Enable dbus support for anything that needs it (gpsd, gnomemeeting, etc) |
doc
|
Build documentation and man pages (requires app-text/asciidoc) |
drm
|
Enable support for using drm for vsync |
opengl
|
Enable features that require opengl (opengl backend, and opengl vsync methods) |
pcre
|
Add support for Perl Compatible Regular Expressions |
test
|
Enable dependencies and/or preparations necessary to run tests (usually controlled by FEATURES=test but can be toggled independently) |
Emerge
root #
emerge --ask x11-misc/picom
Configuration
Configuration file can be specified by the --config
parameter. By default, the configuration file is read from locations listed below.
An on-change configuration autoload is supported.
Files
- /etc/xdg/picom.conf - Global (system wide) configuration file.
- ~/.config/picom.conf - Local (per user) configuration file.
Usage
It can be started as a background process:
user $
picom --daemon