{"id":10352,"date":"2020-06-23T12:58:21","date_gmt":"2020-06-23T12:58:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/?p=10352"},"modified":"2024-06-03T08:48:50","modified_gmt":"2024-06-03T08:48:50","slug":"wobbly-windows-effect-ubuntu-20-04-18-04","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/index.php\/2020\/06\/wobbly-windows-effect-ubuntu-20-04-18-04\/","title":{"rendered":"Enable Compiz Wobbly Windows Effect in Ubuntu 24.04, 22.04"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5741\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/classic-gnome-icon.png\" alt=\"gnome shell\" width=\"245\" height=\"250\" \/><\/p>\n<p><b>This is a step by step guide shows how to enable the old Compiz alike Wobbly windows effect in Ubuntu 18.04, Ubuntu 20.04, Ubuntu 22.04, and Ubuntu 24.04 with default Gnome Desktop.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>So far there is a\u00a0 Gnome Shell Extensions that can enable Wobbly Windows effect in Ubuntu:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b><del datetime=\"2024-06-03T08:40:50+00:00\">Compiz alike Wobbly Windows Effect<\/del><\/b>: Just do the job. (discontinued)<\/li>\n<li><b>Compiz Wobbly Windows Effect<\/b>: For those prefer an effect more similar to the original. However, you need to <b>install the libanimation<\/b> library first.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10353\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/wobbly-windows-effect.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"337\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/wobbly-windows-effect.png 600w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/wobbly-windows-effect-450x253.png 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<h4>Preparation:<\/h4>\n<p>If you&#8217;ve previously installed a Gnome Shell extension, you may skip this step.<\/p>\n<p><b>1.)<\/b> Open terminal by pressing <b>Ctrl+Alt+T<\/b> on keyboard, then run command:<\/p>\n<pre style=\"border: none;\">sudo apt install chrome-gnome-shell<\/pre>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9943\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/chrome-gshell.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"139\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/chrome-gshell.png 600w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/chrome-gshell-450x104.png 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><b>2.)<\/b> Go to <a href=\"https:\/\/extensions.gnome.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">extensions.gnome.org<\/a>, and click the link to install the browser integration.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10357\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/gnome-browser-extension.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"520\" height=\"256\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/gnome-browser-extension.png 520w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/gnome-browser-extension-450x222.png 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/><\/p>\n<h4>Install the Gnome Shell Extension:<\/h4>\n<p>To install the extension, simply go to the <a href=\"https:\/\/extensions.gnome.org\/extension\/3210\/compiz-windows-effect\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">extension web page<\/a>, and turn on the toggle switch to install it.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10359\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/install-wobbly-windows-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"520\" height=\"285\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/install-wobbly-windows-1.png 520w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/install-wobbly-windows-1-450x247.png 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>For Ubuntu 22.04 and higher, you may also search and install &#8220;<b>Extension Manager<\/b>&#8221; in Ubuntu Software (or App Center). Then, use the tool to search &amp; install the wobbly windows extension.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/wobbly-window.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-46668\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/wobbly-window-700x518.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"610\" height=\"451\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/wobbly-window-700x518.webp 700w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/wobbly-window-300x222.webp 300w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/wobbly-window-768x568.webp 768w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/wobbly-window.webp 931w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 610px) 100vw, 610px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h4>Uninstall Wobbly Windows extension:<\/h4>\n<p>To remove the extensions, use either <b>Extension utility or Gnome Tweak tool<\/b>.<\/p>\n<p>To remove libanimation library as well as the PPA, run commands:<\/p>\n<pre style=\"border: none;\">sudo add-apt-repository --remove ppa:ubuntuhandbook1\/libanimation\r\n\r\nsudo apt remove libanimation0 libanimation-glib0 gir1.2-animation-glib-0<\/pre>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This is a step by step guide shows how to enable the old Compiz alike Wobbly windows effect in Ubuntu 18.04, Ubuntu 20.04, Ubuntu 22.04, and Ubuntu 24.04 with default Gnome Desktop. 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