Category Archives: Unity

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Ubuntu For Android At Mobile World Congress. I’m Not Sold Quite Yet.
February 27th, 2012 | Android, Apps/Widgets, Devices, News, News, News, Programs, Ubuntu/Linux, Unity | Joe Steiger | 4 Comments
Canonical has already announced Ubuntu TV, but today at Mobile World Congress, they are expanding Ubuntu’s reach even farther away from “desktop computing” with Ubuntu for Android. To put it simply, Ubuntu for Android will allow users to run a full Ubuntu Unity desktop from a docked Android smartphone. Not only will the full Unity [...]

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ClassicMenu Indicator Updated With System Settings Categories
January 8th, 2012 | Customization, Ubuntu/Linux, Unity | Joe Steiger | No Comments
In the past, I have written about a classic menu indicator that can be used with Unity to give it a Gnome 2 style menu. The ClassicMenu Indicator’s developer Florian Dieschupdated updated the menu yesterday to version 0.07, which added “Personal, Hardware, System” categories to the menu, as well as, some bug fixes. Install Run [...]

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Use Classic Gnome2 Panel with Unity ~ Ubuntu 11.04
September 13th, 2011 | Customization, Tips and Tricks, Ubuntu/Linux, Unity | Joe Steiger | 4 Comments
I stumbled upon a neat little trick where you can use the classic Gnome2 panel with Ubuntu’s new Unity interface. You just need to run 1 simple command. Press Alt + F2 and run: gnome-panel For the Gnome 2 panel to load on startup, you need to add it to the startup applications. Open up [...]

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Use 2D Unity Launcher With Gnome Shell
September 13th, 2011 | Gnome Shell, Tips and Tricks, Ubuntu/Linux, Unity | Joe Steiger | 1 Comment
Did you know you can use the 2D Unity launcher in Gnome Shell? Well, you can do just that! Of course to use it, you need 2D Unity installed. To make sure you have it, run this command in the terminal: sudo apt-get install unity-2d-launcher-default-settings To activate the 2D Unity launcher, press Alt + F2 [...]

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Remove Overlay Scrollbar in Unity ~ Ubuntu 11.04
August 19th, 2011 | Customization, Featured Slider, Ubuntu/Linux, Unity | Joe Steiger | 4 Comments
If you are one of the people like myself, who find the new overlay scrollbar in Unity annoying, you can remove it. To remove, open the terminal and run: sudo apt-get remove scrollbar* For it to take effect, log out and log back in, or restart your computer. Instead of using the terminal, you can [...]

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Add Transparency to 2D Unity ~ Ubuntu 11.04
August 19th, 2011 | Customization, Featured Slider, Ubuntu/Linux, Unity | Joe Steiger | No Comments
2D Unity, in the next version of Ubuntu (11.10 Oneiric Ocelot), is supposed to be getting transparency. For now, you can add it using Mariano Chavero’s 2D settings application. Installation You can download the appropriate deb files by running one of the commands below: 32-bit: wget http://dl.dropbox.com/u/3559201/2D%20Desktop%20Settings/2d-desktop-settings_0.8-1_i386.deb 64-bit: wget http://dl.dropbox.com/u/3559201/2D%20Desktop%20Settings/2d-desktop-settings_0.8-1_i386.deb Then run the command to [...]

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Enable Different Wallpaper For Each Workspace In Unity ~ Ubuntu 11.04
July 18th, 2011 | Customization, Featured Slider, Ubuntu/Linux, Unity | Joe Steiger | 7 Comments
Press Atl + F2 and run: gconf-editor Navigate to apps > nautilus > preferences and uncheck show_dekstop. Next, open the Compiz Setting Manager and go to the Wallpaper plugin. Click “New” to choose a wallpaper for your first workspace. Browse to select an image. Repeat the steps for all your workspaces. Once done, enable the [...]

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Add Places Menu Indicator to Unity ~ Ubuntu 11.04
July 18th, 2011 | Customization, Featured Slider, Ubuntu/Linux, Unity | Joe Steiger | 1 Comment
You can install a places menu indicator in Unity for quick access to your home folder, file system, etc. To install, download the file here. Extract it and run indicator-places.py.

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Beginners: Add Date to Unity Clock ~ Ubuntu 11.04
July 18th, 2011 | Beginners, Customization, Featured Slider, Ubuntu/Linux, Unity | Joe Steiger | No Comments
If you are like me and need the date in the clock so you know what day it is, I’ll show you how to add it to Unity’s clock. To add the date back to the clock in Unity, click the clock, and go to Time and Date Settings. Under the clock tab, check the [...]

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Install Google Books Unity Lens ~ Ubuntu 11.04
June 26th, 2011 | Customization, Featured Slider, Ubuntu/Linux, Unity | Joe Steiger | No Comments
If you are a heavy reader and/or buyer of books, unlike myself, you might like the Google Books Unity lens. With this lens, you can search for books right from the Unity dash. To install, run the following commands in the terminal: sudo add-apt-repository ppa:davidc3/books-lens sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install unity-books-lens Log out or [...]

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