Turning off the transition animation when changing workspaces in Compiz (GNOME2/UNITY)

Question

By default, the transition from one virtual desktop to another one under GNOME2 in Ubuntu 11.04 is visualized with a sliding animation. How can I turn that animation off?

Answer 1

To change the animation you will need CompizConfig settings manager

To install it:

apt-get install compizconfig-settings-manager

or via Ubuntu Software Center.

Open CompizConfig settings manager.

Under Desktop → Desktop Wall → Viewport switching set Wall sliding duration to 0.

Answer 2

for Ubuntu 18.04 I use this, you just need to install the gnome-shell extension (for either chrome, firefox) and then

https://extensions.gnome.org/extension/1328/disable-workspace-switch-animation/

Answer 3

In case anyone comes across this for Ubuntu 22.04 jammy, you can turn it off in Settings under Accessibility -> Enable Animations:

Answer 4

If it is reasonable to turn off all Gnome animations, the following works on Ubuntu 21.10:

Install Gnome Tweaks: https://wiki.gnome.org/Apps/Tweaks (edit: search for and install "Tweaks" in the "Ubuntu Software" app, OR install the "gnome-tweaks" package using the APT command line.)

General > Animations > (turn off the switch)

Answer 5

Applications -> Appearance -> Behaviour -> Set Visual Effects to Low

On a Side note: Eventually, I ended up reverting back to animations, because the sudden switch from my dark code screen to something to light backgrounds like browsers was too much for my eyes.