Question: I have tried almost everything I can think of and I couldn't find out why (through google) my grid hotkeys aren't working.

I'm using the grid plugin for compiz .

Answer: 
For a GUI based setup, you may try [cgit](http://hjemli.net/git/cgit/). Here is a [tutorial](http://www.codeography.com/2009/05/30/setting-up-cgit-under-ubuntu.html) for setting up cgit in ubuntu.
seems gitorious is the best option