Ok so I'm through step 3.
When I restarted the computer....Xubuntu booted up?! No clue how this happened.
I can't do step 4 because I no longer have Ubuntu Tweak and it's not in the repos?
I noticed that I did make a mistake during Step 2... after installing Firestarter, I never went to Ubuntu Tweak to install third-party apps.
Please tell me I don't have to start from step 1 with a fresh install of 2.3
(edit: I only say that because I have a horribly slow internet connection and am already 11 hours in. I realize for missing a step I kinda deserve to start over by formatting and doing a fresh 2.3 install again)