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How to set borders around windows in 14.04?

Can someone advise me of how to add borders (wide borders) to Windows in Ubuntu version 14.04. In the past I have used "gnome-tweak-tool". However it doesn't work with version 14.04. All my windows (especially the many terminal screens I work…
L. D. James
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Ubuntu tweak tool - Mouse cursor would not change theme

I tried to change the cursor theme from DMZ-White to DMZ-Black for my laptops. But it does not work for one of my laptop. For that laptop, it does not work no matter I change the cursor theme in - Ubuntu tweak tool, - or changing it in gksu gedit…
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Themes not visible in Unity Tweak Tool

THIS is the theme I'd like to install. What I've done so far: Extracted Dark-Aurora folder from the archive. Copied that folder to ~/usr/share/themes. Created /home/[user-name]/.themes folder and copied Dark-Aurora there too. Opened Unity Tweak…
Hichigaya Hachiman
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Removing desktop icons

In Ubuntu 14.04 Unity places Computer, Home and Trash icons on the desktop. I've tried using Unity-Tweak to remove them but they're still there. How can I remove them?
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Cannot hide clock in 18.04 LTS

I've just upgraded my 16.04 LTS where time was not shown. But 18.04 LTS seems to force me to see a clock on the desktop. Tweaks options does not work either:
prasimix
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Is there Windows 8 copy progress bar for Nautilus?

From very few things I miss from Windows, this is the one I miss most: Does anybody know if there is some tool / utility that gives Nautilus features like this (transfer graph & ability to pause copying)?
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Panel (top bar) date format not reflecting Language & Region Settings (Ubuntu 18.04 Minimal Installation)

The Language & Region Settings I configured for the UK, as follows: Yet the Panel shows the Date in format: 'Tue May 8' Is there a trick I'm missing? Also, I don't see anywhere to further customize the date format using the codes, eg. %Y-%m-%d (for…
Broadsworde
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Ubuntu themes directory

I downloaded a few themes from various ppa's, and i don't like the button for closing, minimalizing etc. Are those themes stored in some kind of directory where i can edit their files? I'm using Unity Tweak Tool for applying them. Thank you!
Sonicpeta
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Any tweaks after installing lubuntu?

I have recently installed lubuntu and want some software to make it run smoothly.Also, after i installed lubuntu, i saw no grub image (it seems bad without image) So, Please tell me how to set grub image
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How to change the header title and help message in GRUB menu?

How to change the header title and help message in GRUB menu? My Grub version is 1.99-21ubuntu3 and I'm using Ubuntu 12.04 LTS.
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How to resolve the errors that show up when trying to install Unity tweak tool?

When I try to install unity tweak tool with sudo apt-get install unity-tweak-tool the output is Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done Some packages could not be installed. This may mean that…
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How do I change Unity launcher theme color?

I wanna change Unity launcher theme color in Ubuntu 14.04LTS, so I read this article. It says to use MyUnitiy but I cant find it in Software Center. Which repository should I add to install MyUnity?
Amir
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How to tweak Ubuntu Software Center

Is it possible to change some styles inside of the Ubuntu Software Center application? For example, how can I change the rounded corners radius? Or how can I change the background color?
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Is there a way to edit/tweak the regional settings?

Is there a way to tweak the regional settings and , while preserving greek locale, I can change the decimal separator to en_US? as this is necessary for google earth to work correctly? I don't see any button to change the number format in the…
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How do I install GNOME Tweak Tool in Kubuntu 17.10?

When I try to install gnome-tweak-tool with APT, it tells me gnome-tweak-tool is already the newest version, so what am I doing wrong?
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