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Why does the terminal in unity 2d (Ubuntu 11.10) always stay in the foreground?

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Mar 15, 20261361 views
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I have just updated to Ubuntu 11.10 and I am using unity 2d. My terminal applications (gnome-terminal or konsole) just won't go into background. When I move another application in front of them, they are still rendered, but the clicks are going through them. This behavior only appears when the term…

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Fix for: Why does the terminal in unity 2d (Ubuntu 11.10) always stay in the foreground?

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I had the same problem, and, in fact, this very same page led me to the solution. I did not create and file though. I solved through . Open the terminal and type: look for the compositing_manager options and uncheck it. Your windows will flicker and…

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