OK, so i uninstalled compiz and then reinstalled as a user. Ran simp[le-ccsm and got this:
simple-ccsm
No compiz manager config found!
which: no fusion-icon in (/home/ELECTRICHENDRIX/carnold/bin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/bin/X11:/usr/X11R6/bin:/usr/games:/opt/kde3/bin:/usr/lib64/jvm/jre/bin:/usr/lib/mit/bin:/usr/lib/mit/sbin)
Checking for Xdmx: not present.
Checking for Xgl: not present.
Detected PCI ID for VGA: 02:00.0 0300: 10de:0422 (rev a1) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
Checking for texture_from_pixmap: present.
Checking for non power of two support: present.
Checking for Composite extension: present.
NVIDIA: could not open the device file /dev/nvidiactl (Permission denied).
NVIDIA: Direct rendering failed; attempting indirect rendering.
Comparing resolution (3360x1050) to maximum 3D texture size (8192): Passed.
Checking for nVidia: present.
Checking for FBConfig: NVIDIA: could not open the device file /dev/nvidiactl (Permission denied).
NVIDIA: Direct rendering failed; attempting indirect rendering.
present.
Checking for Xgl: not present.
NVIDIA: could not open the device file /dev/nvidiactl (Permission denied).
NVIDIA: Direct rendering failed; attempting indirect rendering.
Starting kde-window-decorator
Starting kde-window-decorator
NVIDIA: could not open the device file /dev/nvidiactl (Permission denied).
NVIDIA: Direct rendering failed; attempting indirect rendering.
NVIDIA: could not open the device file /dev/nvidiactl (Permission denied).
NVIDIA: Direct rendering failed; attempting indirect rendering.
ELECTRICHENDRIX\carnold@forgiven:~> QTimeLine::setDuration: cannot set duration <= 0
QTimeLine::setDuration: cannot set duration <= 0
QTimeLine::setDuration: cannot set duration <= 0
QTimeLine::setDuration: cannot set duration <= 0
QTimeLine::setDuration: cannot set duration <= 0
kwin: X Error (error: <unknown>[DAMAGE+0], request: XDamageDestroy[DAMAGE+2], resource: 0x18002a7)
ls
Also, again i will say, there is no "window manager" for kde 4.1.1-32 in this path:
Configure Desktop -> Advanced -> Session Manager -> Window Manager -> Compiz
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From: "Chris Arnold"