How to Install Ubuntu Tweaks on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS
Ubuntu Tweaks is used to customize your Desktop.This tools add new features to Ubuntu.We know that customizing Unity launcher is a bit difficult for new users.Almost all users including me trying to customize Unity.For Gnome we can use Advanced settings to customize Gnome environment.
Features of Ubuntu Tweaks
-This version is available for Ubuntu 12.04/11.10/11.04 and Linux Mint latest versions
-Version 0.6.2
-More flexible
Why Ubuntu Tweaks
Ubuntu Tweaks allow us to access more from Ubuntu.It help us to do more in Ubuntu.Editing Unity launcher,Nautilus and Miscellaneous applications.We can change color of Unity launcher,changing Transparent windows,adding new themes etc..
How to install Ubuntu Tweaks on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS
-Open Terminal
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sudo add-apt-repository ppa:tualatrix/ppa
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install ubuntu-tweak
Enter your password when ask.
After that click on Ubuntu menu and type "Ubuntu Tweak".
Open it
This is Home Windows of Ubuntu Tweaks
How to Edit Unity Settings
We can customize Unity launcher.Click on Unity settings
1.Icon Settings: This is also available in Appearance
Ubuntu settings->Apperance
2.Launcher Opacity:This is not available in default Ubuntu settings.changing 0-100 give Transparent to Solid property.
3.Auto Hide:Available in Ubuntu Appearance
4.Icon Back light:This is a new feature.We can see a square box as a background image of every apps on Unity launcher.A Orange square box.We can remove it or assign this box only to active applications. For Example if you open Firefox then this square box only on Firefox icon.
5.Dash and Panel:We can give different color to Unity launcher.3 Dash type available
Automatic
Desktop
Netbook
Desktop:Dash become small
Netbook:Fullscreen Dash
Different Unity launchers
First 3 launchers used icon backlight and last 2 used diffrent colors.
Reset Button available for all options(Paper with back arrow) .
Theme:We can apply different themes for Unity
Janitor: Janitor is used to remove old packages .It is used to clean up a system
Labels: Ubuntu tweaks
