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====== Ubuntu Preferences ======

This is how I use Ubuntu... if you mind?

===== Switching to Crunchbang =====

Bépo (french Dvorak) is not an available keyboard layout in the Graphical installation. This is a pity. But, once installed,to switch to a Bépo keyboard layout:
<code=bash>
sudo dpkg-reconfigure keyboard-configuration
</code>

Firefox and Thunderbird are replaced by Iceweasel and Icedove. But it's the same piece of software. If you already have a firefox session saved in your home folder, it will find it and all your settings will be available in Iceweasel. For Thunderbird, you'll needd to rename the ~/.thunderbird folder to ~/.icedove before starting it for the first time.

To get the latest Firefox on your system, here's the way to go: http://crunchbang.org/forums/viewtopic.php?id=27526 The trick is to change the /etc/apt/preferences file.

Scanning software not installed by default: Choose Xsane or Simple-scan


====== Things to do after a fresh Ubuntu 12.04 install ======
===== Remove unwanted software =====
  * Ubuntu One + Ubuntu One music store
  * Rhythmbox

===== Tweakings =====
  * Install GPointing to get scrolling on the touchpad (on Dell 6400)
  * Indicators missing... Let the Notification area come back again ([[http://doc.ubuntu-fr.org/indicator-applications|in french]])

Useful resource for tweaking: http://www.webupd8.org/2012/04/things-to-tweak-after-installing-ubuntu.html

Some tweaking tools to try (haven't really found one that I'm happy with):
  * [[https://plus.google.com/105507097221940492572/posts/1P7HzjK6mL9|Change icon size in Unity2D the hard way]]
  * MyUnity (MyUnity is mainly for Unity3D)
  * [[http://www.tuxgarage.com/2011/10/gui-for-changing-unity-2d-settings.html|Unity-2D-settings]] 
  * Unsettings 
===== Softwares =====
  * Gimp
  * Inkscape
  * Phatch
  * Agave
  * Hamster + Hamster-indicator (to add on startup)
  * Git
  * Filezilla
  * Revelation + [[https://github.com/elbaschid/revelation-indicator|revelation indicator]] (to add on startup)
  * Processing
  * Back in Time
  * Opera
  * Chromium
  * Vlc
  * Eclipse
  * Gnote
  * Shutter
  * [[https://launchpad.net/calendar-indicator|Google calendar indicator]] (first start at /usr/share/calendar-indicator/ )
  * Tomahawk (remove phonon-backend-gstreamer and add phonon-backend-vlc)
  * checkinstall
  * soundconverter
  * [[http://eid.belgium.be/fr/utiliser_votre_eid/installer_le_logiciel_eid/linux/|eid]]
  * sublime-text
  * [[http://doc.ubuntu-fr.org/java#a_partir_d_ubuntu_1204|Sun-java-7 + plugin]]
  * Fontforge
  * Bitcoin

====== Preferences for previous versions ======
  * [[Ubuntu 10.04]]