Want to change hidden system and desktop settings? Check out Ubuntu Tweak
Ubuntu Tweak Features
- GNOME Session Control
- Show/Hide and Change Splash screen
- Show/Hide desktop icons or Mounted Volumes.
- Show/Hide/Rename Computer, Home, Trash icon or Network icon
- Use Home Directory as Desktop
- Compiz Fusion settings, Screen Edge Settings, Window Effects Settings.
- GNOME Panel Settings.
- Nautilus Settings.
- Advanced Power Management Settings.
- System Security Settings.
Install Ubuntu Tweak
First you need to download the appropriate Ubuntu Tweak for your system from the here: http://ubuntu-tweak.com/downloads
Now you have .deb package install this package using the following command
sudo dpkg -i ubuntu-tweak_*.deb
Install from repository for Gutsy
No matter which Ubuntu do you use, open your terminal, type the command to run gedit (or other editor in your opinion) to modify the sources.list
sudo gedit /etc/apt/sources.list
And put the two line into it
deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/tualatrix/ubuntu gutsy main
deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/tualatrix/ubuntu gutsy main
Then update the source and install or upgrade Ubuntu Tweak
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install ubuntu-tweak
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