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Ubuntu Preferences

This is how I use Ubuntu… if you mind?

Switching to Crunchbang

To switch to a Bépo keyboard layout: <code=bash>sudo dpkg-reconfigure keyboard-configuration</bash>

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 (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):

Softwares

  • Gimp
  • Inkscape
  • Phatch
  • Agave
  • Hamster + Hamster-indicator (to add on startup)
  • Git
  • Filezilla
  • Revelation + revelation indicator (to add on startup)
  • Processing
  • Back in Time
  • Opera
  • Chromium
  • Vlc
  • Eclipse
  • Gnote
  • Shutter
  • Google calendar indicator (first start at /usr/share/calendar-indicator/ )
  • Tomahawk (remove phonon-backend-gstreamer and add phonon-backend-vlc)
  • checkinstall
  • soundconverter
  • sublime-text
  • Fontforge
  • Bitcoin

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ubuntu/prefs.1378659240.txt.gz · Last modified: 2013/09/08 18:54 by Julien Deswaef