While waiting for an email to come in, I set to wondering about Compiz on my notebook, running Hardy Heron.
From Add/Remove Applications I installed Advanced Desktop Effects Settings, Compiz Fusion Icon, and Desktop Effects.

These seem to have given me, via System/Prefernces/Control Center/Advanced Desktop Effects - certain effects, like transparent windows, Wobbly Windows, and the Windows open and close in a peculiar fashion, whatever that’s called!! I think it may be Fading Windows.

But I can’t seem to get the Cube, or perhaps even more useful,

I downloaded Compiz Check from Furlong’s Blog and got this information.

Gathering information about your system…

Distribution: Ubuntu 8.04
Desktop environment: GNOME
Graphics chip: Intel Corporation Mobile GM965/GL960 Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 0c)
Driver in use: intel
Rendering method: AIGLX

Checking if it’s possible to run Compiz on your system…

Checking for texture_from_pixmap… [ OK ]
Checking for non power of two support… [ OK ]
Checking for composite extension… [ OK ]
Checking for FBConfig… [ OK ]
Checking for hardware/setup problems… [ OK ]

That’s all I’ve time for now, but I’ll return to this. I’ll be amazed if I get it going.