Progress Report

So, not quite finished yet getting my Compiz Fusion install setup, but I WILL say that Gavin(pbutta) has been EXTREMELY helpful in helping me troubleshoot any problems I have had. So, I thought I might go ahead and list my problems and how we fixed them....or at least some of them.

Compiz Fusion not running properly:
-Turns out I had somehow installed an old version. Update Manager would not let me update/upgrade it, nor could we in terminal. We eventually went to the package manager, searched for "compiz", checked all that came up, and hit apply. It updated them all like magic.

Missing title bars and emerald theme:
-Turns out this was partially a command I wasn't using properly and partially because Compiz Fusion wasn't running. Once I typed in a little alt-f2 thing and fixed Compiz it worked like a charm, and the emerald theme was present in all it's glory.

Overall impressions of what I have running so far:
My windows are wobbly! :) I am able to manage my virtual desktops much better now, all of the 3D aspects, the animations, the effects, EVERYTHING- running EXTREMELY smooth and effortlessly by my machine.

Here are my specs in case I did not mention in the previous post:
AMD Athlon64 3200+(first generation....very old core)
Gigabyte AMD64 K8 motherboard of some sort(no dual channel mode for ram) with AGP 8x
GeForce 7600GS 512mb DDR2 AGP 8x graphics card(runs pretty much like a 6800 128mb)
1gb (2 x 512mb) DDR400 ODZ Gold ram
Windows XP Pro x64 on 120gb WD 7200rpm drive
Wubi installed on XP drive in a 15gb boot file
Ubuntu 7.04 i386 Alternate installed through Wubi into 15gb boot file

The Wubi website mentions that since Ubuntu is actually running "through" Windows that it may not perform top notch and may experience some slowdowns. I actually STOPPED experiencing slow downs(mainly when opening apps) once I installed Compiz Fusion properly. Everything I have installed works just as smoothly as pbutta's video, and just completely blows anything I have seen OS X or Vista do out of the water. I love the window shuffling on Vista, but it's the only thing I wish Compiz Fusion would do......so get to it guys! :)

Overall im really impressed and excited. I will be tweaking my install and fixing some more problems in the next several days, and after that I will take screenshots, make a video perhaps, and then let you guys see how it all turned out.

For those who are unsure of what I am trying to "accomplish" at this point, I am basically aiming to mimic the setup that pbutta has in his video, and then customize and tweak it to my own liking. Perhaps I will use different background, icons, dock, and panels? Who knows. I am a Linux noob, so this is a natural learning process. I can already say that Ubuntu is just as easy, if not easier to use than XP, so hopefully I can get everything running so well that the only thing I will need is more apps!

Stay tuned........!!