Tuesday, January 20, 2009

How to Install Ubuntu Tweak

Tweaking Ubuntu can be done in many ways, but in complex ones also. For Common User, Ubuntu Tweak is an application designed to config Ubuntu easier for everyone.

It provided many usefull desktop and system options that the default desktop environment isn’t provided.

Features of Ubuntu Tweak
  • View of Basic System Information(Distribution, Kernel, CPU, Memory, etc.)
  • GNOME Session Control
  • Auto Start Program Control
  • Show/Hide and Change Splash screen
  • Show/Hide desktop icons or Mounted Volumes
  • Show/Hide/Rename Computer, Home, Trash icon or Network icon
  • Tweak Metacity Window Manager’s Style and Behavior
  • Compiz Fusion settings, Screen Edge Settings, Window Effects Settings, Menu Effect Settins
  • GNOME Panel Settings
  • Nautilus Settings
  • Advanced Power Management Settings
  • System Security Settings

So Let's start our first step by installing in your ubuntu machine:

1. Go to System>Administration>Software Sources. You will be prompted for admin password to continue.
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2. Go to Third Party Software. Clik "Add" to add the following two sources :
deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/tualatrix/ubuntu intrepid main
deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/tualatrix/ubuntu intrepid main

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Click "Add Source" each times you want to enter one source.
 
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Click "Close" after you see those two sources listed.
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3. Click "Reload" to updates sources list.

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You will see the update process is underway.
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4. Go to Terminal and install Ubuntu Tweak.
code:
sudo apt-get install ubuntu-tweak
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5. To run Ubuntu Tweak, Go to Application>System Tools>Ubuntu Tweak
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refference :
http://ubuntu-tweak.com/2008/12/15/ubuntu-tweak-044-released.html

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