I know that other desktops support window compositing with Compiz.
Is it possible to enable such functionality on MATE DE?
Ubuntu – How to enable window compositing (Compiz) in Ubuntu MATE
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Related Solutions
If you are using Marco as your window manager, try switching to Compiz (System > Preference > Look and Feel > MATE Tweak). You can enable window snapping in CompizConfig Settings Manager.
Yes, it's there in CompizConfig settings manager (Which you'll need to install if you havn't already, using apt-get install compizconfig-settings-manager)
It's under "Extras", uncheck "Thumbnail window previews", and that should turn them off:
Best Answer
Yes, it is possible.
One should:
mate-tweak(System->Preferences->Look and Feel->MATE Tweak)in Window manager area switch Select a window manager to Compiz (Advanced GPU accelerated desktop effects) as shown on screenshot below:
Other options are:
Note: you can switch back to Marco (No compositor) if you want simple traditional desktop.