I edited the configuration file (now included in the opening post and attached file). I forgot to include a step that lets you try Compton (before making it permanent) so that you can see if it possibly has any adverse effects on your system.

Eye candy for wattOS! I am curious how much more ram Compton uses.

Not much! 14.9 MB in the screenshot...that's with no other windows pulled up. What's strange is, when I have more windows pulled up; thereby causing more shadows, it actually runs less...around 6 - 8 MB. 

If you would like to have Compton on wattOS LXDE, it's quick and easy to install. Compton can provide some screen effects; such as, shadows around windows, windows fading in and out upon open and close, and it also can resolve screen tearing issues. I can't vouch for the screen tearing issues, because I've not experienced them myself, but people do say Compton fixes them.

I've included installation instructions in my configuration file. You have two choices...

1. Open Leafpad. Then copy and paste the the code below into it. Name the file compton.conf when you close and save it. Then follow the instructions included in the file.

...or...

2. Simply download the attached file at the bottom of this post, and follow the instructions.

Here's the code if you want to copy and paste...

#################################################################################################
#                                                                                               #
#                               INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS                                       #
#                                                                                               #
# Step 1 - Install Compton by opening your terminal, and enter the following command...         #
#                                                                                               #
#          sudo apt-get install compton                                                         #
#                                                                                               #
# Step 2 - Open your File Manager, click the View tab, and click Show Hidden.                   #
#          - Open the .config folder                                                            #
#          - Copy and paste this file into the .config folder.                                  #
#          - Make sure the file is named compton.conf                                           #
#          - You can close the File Manager now if you wish.                                    #
#                                                                                               #
# IMPORTANT! You can now try Compton BEFORE making it permanent. That way, you will see if      #
#            it causes any adverse effects on your system. To try Compton...                    #
#            - Open your menu and click Run.                                                    #
#            - In the window that pops up, type compton (all lower case), and hit Enter.        #
#            - Your screen may reset for a moment and reappear. Now try opening your menu,      #
#              and open some apps; such as, the file manager, terminal, Firefox, etc...         #
#            - If everything is working normally (apart from the expected shadows and fading),  #
#              proceed to Step 3. If you do have any adverse effects, log out of your computer. #
#              When you log back in, everything should return to normal. Remove Compton from    #
#              your system if you wish.                                                         #
#                                                                                               #                                                                                   
# Step 3 - Return to your terminal, and enter the following command...                          #
#                                                                                               #
#          sudo leafpad ~/.config/lxsession/LXDE/autostart                                      #
#                                                                                               #
#          That will open your autostart configuration file. We want Compton to start when      #
#          the computer starts, so simply add the following command to the autostart file...    #
#                                                                                               #
#          @compton                                                                             #
#                                                                                               #
#          Close the file, and save the changes when asked.                                     #
#                                                                                               #
# Step 4 - Log out of your computer, and log back in. Compton should now be actively working.   #
#          You can change the parameters of this file to suit your taste.                       #
#                                                                                               #
#################################################################################################

backend = "glx";
paint-on-overlay = true;
glx-no-stencil = true;
glx-no-rebind-pixmap = true;
vsync = "opengl-swc";

# These are important. The first one enables the opengl backend. The last one is the vsync method. Depending on the driver you might need to use a different method.
# The other options are smaller performance tweaks that work well in most cases.
# You can find the rest of the options here: https://github.com/chjj/compton/wiki/perf-guide, and here: https://github.com/chjj/compton/wiki/vsync-guide


# Shadow
shadow = true; # Enabled client-side shadows on windows.
no-dock-shadow = true; # Avoid drawing shadows on dock/panel windows.
no-dnd-shadow = true; # Don't draw shadows on DND windows.
clear-shadow = true; # Zero the part of the shadow's mask behind the window (experimental).
shadow-radius = 12; # The blur radius for shadows. (default 12)
shadow-offset-x = -15; # The left offset for shadows. (default -15)
shadow-offset-y = -15; # The top offset for shadows. (default -15)
shadow-exclude = [
 "! name~=''",
 "n:e:Notification",
 "n:e:Plank",
 "n:e:Docky",
 "g:e:Synapse",
 "g:e:Kupfer",
 "g:e:Conky",
 "n:w:*Firefox*",
 "n:w:*Chrome*",
 "n:w:*Chromium*",
 "class_g ?= 'Notify-osd'",
 "class_g ?= 'Cairo-dock'",
 "class_g ?= 'Xfce4-notifyd'",
 "class_g ?= 'Xfce4-power-manager'"
];

# The shadow exclude options are helpful if you have shadows enabled. Due to the way compton draws its shadows, certain applications will have visual glitches
# (most applications are fine, only apps that do weird things with xshapes or argb are affected).
# This list includes all the affected apps I found in my testing. The "! name~=''" part excludes shadows on any "Unknown" windows, this prevents a visual glitch with the XFWM alt tab switcher.

# Fading
fading = true; # Fade windows during opacity changes.
fade-delta = 5; # The time between steps in a fade in milliseconds. (default 10).
fade-in-step = 0.03; # Opacity change between steps while fading in. (default 0.028).
fade-out-step = 0.03; # Opacity change between steps while fading out. (default 0.03).
#no-fading-openclose = true; # Fade windows in/out when opening/closing

detect-client-opacity = true; # This prevents opacity being ignored for some apps. For example without this enabled my xfce4-notifyd is 100% opacity no matter what.

# Window type settings
wintypes:
{
  tooltip = { fade = true; shadow = false; };
};

I installed Compton on 2 of my wattOS computers...worked GREAT! I even wrote a "how to" and posted it...HOWEVER...I removed the post, because later, I installed it on a 64 bit laptop running wattOS LXDE 64 bit, and when I rebooted...got to the log in screen...entered my password...hit Enter...the log in went away, but the background image stayed and never went to the desktop. It was just stuck at the Lightdm greeter screen's image.

To make a long story short, I re-installed...tried it again...same result. I had even heard that Point Linux came with Compton pre-installed, so I even tried to install it (just to see what would happen), and it would go to the desktop, but nothing would show up on the desktop.

Something about Compton and this computer doesn't jive...does anyone have any ideas?

It's late here, so here's a quick rundown of the system...

It's a Toshiba

Processor      : 2x AMD Turion(tm) II Dual-Core Mobile M520
Memory      : 3786MB (641MB used)

-Display-
Resolution      : 1366x768 pixels
OpenGL Renderer      : Gallium 0.4 on AMD RS880
X11 Vendor      : The X.Org Foundation
-Multimedia-
Audio Adapter      : HDA-Intel - HDA ATI SB
-Input Devices-
 Power Button
 Lid Switch
 Power Button
 AT Translated Set 2 keyboard
 Logitech USB Optical Mouse
 SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad
 Toshiba input device
 Video Bus
 HDA ATI SB Mic
 HDA ATI SB Front Headphone
 USB2.0 UVC WebCam

-SCSI Disks-
ATA FUJITSU MJA2320B
HL-DT-ST DVDRAM GT20F

Is the easiest thing...I should just forget using Compton on this computer?     

Here's a screenshot of my wattOS R9/Xfce desktop...hope it's okay to post this! 

All I did was install another 32-bit wattOS on a separate partition, then added xfce4 in the terminal (and a few other things relating to Xfce)...removed the LXDE components...did a little customization...and that's it. This particular computer idles around 200 MB of RAM using Xfce...which is less than any other Xfce distro I ever tried; whereas, LXDE idles at around 140 MB of RAM on this computer. I still use the LXDE version most of the time though...I just did this for fun one day. 

If you would like an alternative to Unetbootin for making USBs, Mintstick is a good choice. It's actually my preferred method. To me, it's the quickest and easiest to use. I've used it countless times, and it has always worked.

If you're unfamiliar with it, when you add it to your system, it comes as two separate apps. It won't be called Mintstick in your menu. The first app you'll want to use is the USB Stick Formatter...use it to format your USB before you write anything to it.

The second app is called the USB Image Writer. Use it to write your image to the USB after formatting.

Edited: Don't use the PPA. I'll explain in the following post.

1. You can add the PPA and install it through the terminal by entering the following commands...

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:tsvetko.tsvetkov/trusty-backports

sudo apt-get update

sudo apt-get install mintstick

2. You can directly install it (with the GDebi Package Installer) by downloading it from the link below. The latest build will be the last "all.deb" on the list.

http://packages.linuxmint.com/pool/main/m/mintstick/

Either method will place it in your menu's Accessories category.

I originally installed wattOS on an older desktop computer...I liked it so much, that I just recently installed it on a newer laptop that I have too.     

Of course, that brought up the need to disable the touchpad while typing. This can be fixed in a couple of ways.

1. If you prefer a GUI tool for this, you can install GPointing Device Settings. It's available through the Synaptic Package Manager, or you can install it with the terminal with the following command...

sudo apt-get install gpointing-device-settings

This works well, but be aware...you will have to mark your settings again each time you reboot or log out of your computer.

2. Instead of a GUI tool, simply add a command to the autostart file. That way, it's permanent. 

First, you need to find the right file. Open your file manager, click View in the tool bar, and click on Show Hidden. Now follow this file path...

.config>lxsession>LXDE>autostart

Now...if you want to simply disable your touchpad while typing, add the following line to the autostart file...

@syndaemon -i 1.0 -d

This is set for a 1 second delay; hence, the 1.0 in the command. That number can be varied to your preference, and can be adjusted by tenths. Such as 1.1, 1.7, 2.5, etc...

However, if you're like me, and you don't want to use your touchpad at all, you can completely disable it by adding this command instead...

@synclient TouchpadOff=1

3. Close the autostart file, and tell it to save the changes. Now log out and log back in to your computer, and your settings will be permanently saved.