compton config for i3

in ~/.i3/config add this to start compton as daemon

exec compton -CGb

and in ~/.config/compton.conf

backend = "glx"
glx-no-stencil = true
#glx-copy-from-front = false
glx-no-rebind-pixmap = true
glx-swap-method = "exchange"
refresh-rate = 0
vsync = "opengl-swc"
dbe = false
paint-on-overlay = true
sw-opti = false
##unredir-if-possible = true

Workaround huge xbmc log files about "caesinkalsa"

XBMC log files with lots of entries about "caesinkalsa", to workaround:

1) Create advancedsettings.xml in /home//.xbmc/userdata
2) Disable logging by setting log level to -1 in advancedsettings.xml. See http://wiki.xbmc.org/index.php?title=Log_file/Advanced