Wednesday, February 15, 2012

Ubuntu madness

I have been a long standing user of Ubuntu or rather an "Ubuntu customizer".
I would always get the latest version of ubuntu, try it out, customize anything and everything and then get bored of it. The fun part is in customizing it. I would hit a ton of dead ends and searching and twiddling and breaking would finally lead to either frustration or satisfaction that I finally got what I set out to get.

Ubuntu 11.10:
One of the most annoying things about 11.10 is the themes. They just wiped it clean !!!!!! What were they thinking.
So I have spent many hours looking at various forums and reading people's frustrations.
I hope they fix it in the next release. They better !!!!

Useful tips:

Install dconf-editor.
You can go to org->gnome->desktop->interface and set the gtk-color to anything you want. Its pretty neat. The fact that you can change a text and the whole system reflects it.

Another useful tool is the compiz-settings. You can modify the unity bar using this.


The third one that I have found useful is the advanced settings. gnome-tweak-tools. You can change thewindow border and icons using this tool.


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