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Ubuntu 13.04 – Basic Unity Interface / Desktop Tutorial
This is a basic tutorial for the Unity Interface / Desktop which comes with Ubuntu 13.04 – it should help get you up and running. Each new version of Unity (introduced in 11.04) improves on the functionality of the desktop. This tutorial reflects the way I understand and use the Unity interface. The Unity interface consists of four main parts: Panel Launcher Dash HUD The Panel The Panel is the strip at the top of the interface: The menu bar that you are used to seeing near the top of an application’s window is now displayed in the panel: There is a catch: The menus displayed in the Panel are only for the active (topmost) application window. The menus are only displayed when you hover your mouse over the Panel, otherwise, the Panel is empty. If a window is maximized (full screen), the buttons … Read entire article »
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Ubuntu 13.04 – How to Customize / Configure Unity
These instructions are for Ubuntu 13.04 running the Unity Desktop. They may be the same or similar for other versions, but no guarantee is made. Ubuntu provides access to a few of the aspects of Unity that can be customized, but the majority are buried in configuration files that use pretty arcane shell commands to manipulate. The Unity Tweak Tool provides easy access to the various bits of Unity and allow you to configure Unity to your heart’s content: Best of all, if you you mess up or don’t like the changes you made, you can always restore the settings back to the original default settings: The only shortcoming of the tool (that I see) is that there is no help file or manual describing in detail what each setting does. Sometimes it is a … Read entire article »
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Ubuntu 12.04 – Installing the Xubuntu Core Desktop
These instructions are for installing the Xubuntu Core Desktop in Ubuntu 12.04 running the Unity Desktop. Installation instructions may be the same or similar for other versions of Ubuntu or for other Linux distros, but no guarantee is made. Installing Xubuntu Core Desktop installs only the GUI part of Xubuntu Desktop without all the extra applications that are part of the Xubuntu Desktop package (the only extra application it installs is the Thunar file manager) The Xubuntu Desktop is a custom configured version of the Xfce Desktop. Xfce is smaller than Xubuntu Core Desktop. Installation instructions can be found here. An article listing alternative desktops for Ubuntu 12.04 can be found here. If you are changing desktops because you are totally lost / confused by Unity, I suggest reading this tutorial and giving Unity a chance. Of … Read entire article »
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Ubuntu 12.04 – How to Install the Lubuntu Core Desktop
These instructions are for installing the Lubuntu Core Desktop in Ubuntu 12.04 running the Unity Desktop. Installation instructions may be the same or similar for other versions of Ubuntu or for other Linux distros, but no guarantee is made. Installing Lubuntu Core Desktop installs the GUI part of Lubuntu Desktop without all the extra applications that are part of the Lubuntu Desktop package. This is a good option for those who are happy with the applications provided with Ubuntu, but simply want to change their desktop. The Lubuntu Core Desktop is a custom configured version of the LXDE Desktop. To install a very basic LXDE desktop without additional applications, I recommend installing the LXDE Core desktop. Installation instructions can be found here. There is also a version of the LXDE Desktop that includes a little more … Read entire article »
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Ubuntu 12.10 – Installing GNOME Desktop
These instructions are for installing the GNOME Desktop in Ubuntu 12.10 running the Unity Desktop. Installation instructions may be the same or similar for other versions of Ubuntu or for other Linux distros, but no guarantee is made. If you are changing desktops because you are totally lost / confused by Unity, I suggest reading this tutorial and giving Unity a chance. The mentioned tutorial is for Ubuntu 12.04, but should be the same or very similar for 12.10. Eventually, I will have an updated tutorial for 12.10. Of course, if you really hate Unity, then GNOME Desktop is an alternative desktop. Some images may be clicked for full sized versions. What is it? GNOME Desktop is GNOME Shell bundled with a number of additional applications. GNOME Shell is not the same as the classic or traditional … Read entire article »
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Ubuntu 12.10 – Installing GNOME Shell
These instructions are for installing the GNOME Shell in Ubuntu 12.10 running the Unity Desktop. Installation instructions may be the same or similar for other versions of Ubuntu or for other Linux distros, but no guarantee is made. If you are changing desktops because you are totally lost / confused by Unity, I suggest reading this tutorial and giving Unity a chance. The mentioned tutorial is for Ubuntu 12.04, but should be the same or very similar for 12.10. Eventually, I will have an updated tutorial for 12.10. Of course, if you really hate Unity, then GNOME Shell is an alternative desktop. Some images may be clicked for full sized versions. What is it? GNOME Shell is just the basic GNOME 3 desktop environment. It includes GNOME Session Fallback as part of the installation. GNOME Shell is … Read entire article »
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Ubuntu 12.10 – Installing GNOME Session Fallback
These instructions are for installing the GNOME Session Fallback in Ubuntu 12.10 running the Unity Desktop. Installation instructions may be the same or similar for other versions of Ubuntu or for other Linux distros, but no guarantee is made. If you are changing desktops because you are totally lost / confused by Unity, I suggest reading this tutorial and giving Unity a chance. The mentioned tutorial is for Ubuntu 12.04, but should be the same or very similar for 12.10. Eventually, I will have an updated tutorial for 12.10. Of course, if you really hate Unity, then GNOME Session Fallback is an alternative desktop. Some images may be clicked for full sized versions. What is it? GNOME Session Fallback is the most basic version of GNOME you can install. The 3D features and requirements of the … Read entire article »
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Ubuntu 12.04 – Installing the Cinnamon Desktop
NOTE: For Cinnamon to work, your system must provide 3D hardware acceleration. If your system does not have 3D hardware acceleration, you will only see the “traditional” GNOME desktop. This is a limitation of GNOME 3 (on which Cinnamon is built). According to gnome.org: GNOME Shell uses relatively primitive 3D capabilities that have been available from essentially all computing devices made in the last four or five years. This seems to imply that the if your video card is pre-2007, there is a good chance Cinnamon (and GNOME) will not display as expected. These instructions are for installing the Cinnamon Desktop v.1.4 on Ubuntu 12.04 running the Unity interface. Installation instructions may be the same or similar for other version combinations or for other Linux distros, but no guarantee is made. The latest information about the … Read entire article »
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Ubuntu 12.04 – How to Install the MATE Desktop
These instructions are for installing the MATE Desktop v.1.2 or v.1.4 on Ubuntu 12.04 running the Unity interface. Unless otherwise specified, all observations and screenshots are for v.1.2. Installation instructions may be the same or similar for other versions of Ubuntu or for other Linux distros, but no guarantee is made. The MATE website provides installation instructions for several different Linux distros (including Ubuntu). Installing MATE Desktop is very much like going back to the original GNOME 2 desktop that was part of earlier version of Ubuntu. GNOME 2 is now obsolete and had been replaced by GNOME 3. Not everyone was happy with this (including Canonical). Canonical (the makers of Ubuntu) decided to create a new desktop called Unity. A developer named Perberos decided to fork GNOME 2 (i.e. create a new independent project based … Read entire article »
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Ubuntu 12.04 – How to Install the LXDE-Core Desktop
These instructions are for installing the Lightweight X11 Desktop Environment (LXDE) core in Ubuntu 12.04 running the Unity Desktop. Installation instructions may be the same or similar for other versions of Ubuntu or for other Linux distros, but no guarantee is made. The core files give you the basic LXDE desktop environment. There is also the LXDE Desktop environment. In addition to installing the core LXDE desktop, it also installs some applications. Some of those applications perform the same or similar functions to applications already installed with Ubuntu 12.04. Installation instructions can be found here. For a complete “Ubuntu” experience using the LXDE desktop consider installing the Lubuntu Desktop. This is the core Ubuntu system configured to use LXDE as its desktop. On the negative side, it also installs many applications that perform the … Read entire article »
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