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Questions tagged [customization]

For questions concerning themes, desktops and icon sets as well as less graphical customization on a system level.

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Use path bar and address bar in Nautilus

By default, Nautilus use/show the path bar: Using Ubuntu Tweak I managed to set by default the address bar: Is it possible to set both of them as default (show both: the buttons and the text input)? Note: I know that I can use Ctrl+L to switch…
Radu Rădeanu
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How do I set default view to 'list' in Nautilus file manager?

I would like to set my Nautilus "Default view" to List globally on my PC. Is this possible, if so, how do I achieve this? Linked Question (old)
stephenmyall
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Creating a .desktop file for a new application

I just installed the lastest version of UGENE. I works fine but in order to use it, I have to enter the following in the terminal: cd ugene-1.11.5/ then execute ./ugene -ui to launch UGENE GUI. This takes too long. I would like to build a .desktop…
cooldood3490
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How to bring back minimize and maximize buttons in Gnome 3

I have recently installed Ubuntu Gnome which has the latest version of Gnome 3 running on it, and I have noticed that on windows there are no minimize buttons, and no maximize buttons, although I can see that you do get the options if you do a…
user364819
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How do I make Ubuntu sound like HAL, from the movie 2001: A Space Odyssey?

Question: I want Ubuntu to sound like HAL 9000, from the movie 2001: A Space Odyssey, by Stanley Kubrick. At least, I would like it to play sounds on : startup: "All systems are functional" shutdown: "I'm afraid that's something I can not allow to…
mxdsp
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How to change desktop background from command line in Unity?

I have a script that updates my desktop background every day with the NASA APOD. Since upgrading to 11.10, that script stopped working, presumably because I'm using gconftool-2 to actually update the desktop background. Is there a new way to do this…
Shaddi
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Wasted screen space due to multiple horizontal bars at the top when an application is open in GNOME desktop

Just moved from Unity to GNOME with the update to Ubuntu 17.10. There is a HUGE amount of wasted space at the top of the screen, when an application is open. Evolution and Firefox both have four "bars" with 90% of each empty. Unity, to its credit…
Piloti
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How to change desktop icon size?

This is my desktop, the icon is too big. I tried to use gsettings set org.gnome.nautilus.desktop font "Ubuntu 9" but the it changes only font size of the desktop icons. I tried to use Compiz, Advance Settings and Configuration Editor but they just…
emeraldhieu
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How can I customize the Ubuntu boot up logo?

I am making a custom distribution, and have a question about the Ubuntu Logo with 5 dots displayed when booting up. The Ubuntu-Logo-Script in the /lib/plymouth/themes/ubuntutext folder has the word Ubuntu and beneath that 5 progressing 'dots'. Is it…
Roshan George
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How to customize the gnome classic panel

First the picture: As you can see in the image, the colors used for the icons and the words Applications and Places (In spanish in this case) have a different background dark gray color than the rest of the panel. Also the icons look rather bigger…
Luis Alvarado
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How to show ASCII art at the top of the terminal when it's opened?

As you can see on this screenshot of Mik's Guake he has a startup message of ASCII art when he opens it, and that's what I'd like to do, can someone help me?
Zignd
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Modify the SSH welcome message to include system IP address

I have had a couple of occasions where I was unable to remember the IP address for a given system but was, at the time, able to connect using the hostname. As an example, just now I wanted to set up port forwarding on my router and couldn't…
miststlkr
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How to change the purple background color in grub?

How to do this manually, not installing any tools?
Rulet
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How Can I Add, and Use, a Color Scheme for Geany?

I have found that one of my favorite text editors for programming is Geany, however the default color scheme is very bright and hurts my eyes when programming for awhile. There are other color schemes available for Geany but no clear way for…
Illüm Interactive
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How can I change the purple background color of the lock screen on Ubuntu 17.10?

Recently I installed Ubuntu 17.10 which comes with Gnome as the default DE and I like it a lot but cannot figure out how to change the purple background of the lock screen (when typing in the password). I've tried reconfiguring GDM but it seems to…
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