gistfile1.txt

jconnolly@moose:~
> compiz --replace &                          
[1] 3993

jconnolly@moose:~
> Checking if settings need to be migrated ...no
Checking if internal files need to be migrated ...no
Backend     : gconf
Integration : true
Profile     : default
Adding plugins
Initializing core options...done
Initializing vpswitch options...done
Initializing grid options...done
compiz (core) - Error: Plugin 'composite' not loaded.

Initializing move options...done
Initializing mousepoll options...done
Initializing resize options...done
Initializing place options...done
Initializing snap options...done
Initializing session options...done

> file /usr/lib/compiz/libcomposite.so
/usr/lib/compiz/libcomposite.so: ELF 64-bit LSB shared object, x86-64, version 1 (SYSV), dynamically linked, BuildID[sha1]=0x0ed3d9406d07c3791576c7e046fa936ddf48a9c7, stripped

jconnolly@moose:~
> lsb_release -a
No LSB modules are available.
Distributor ID:	Ubuntu
Description:	Ubuntu 12.04 LTS
Release:	12.04
Codename:	precise