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This isnt 100% perfect but should give you an idea if your system is up to running the "eye candy"

1. open a terminal

2. type wget http://blogage.de/files/3956/download -O compiz-check

3. type chmod +x compiz-check

4. type ./compiz-check

5. Should get some info in your terminal similar to mine (yes its UE1.8 64bit just based on 8.04 kernal)

Gathering information about your system...

Distribution: Ubuntu 8.04
Desktop environment: GNOME
Graphics chip: nVidia Corporation GeForce 8800 GT (rev a2)
Driver in use: nvidia
Rendering method: Nvidia

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 ]