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Ubuntu Tweak is a third-party application designed to make configuring Ubuntu easier for everyone.

Ubuntu Tweak is a popular third-party application meant to make configuring Ubuntu easier for everyone. It offers similar functionality to apps such as GNOME Tweak Tool, MyUnity, the Software Center, and others - all in one utility.

It provides several desktop and system options, some of which cannot otherwise be changed through Ubuntu's default interface. With it, a user can alter their desktop's appearance, carry out various administrative tasks, manage software sources, clean unwanted packages, etc.

As of October 19, 2012, the app's author announced that Ubuntu Tweak development has stopped. The last available version is for Ubuntu 12.10. Note that the application still mostly works (with the exception of the Apps tab), but no bug fixes or newer versions will be released.

See How do I install Ubuntu-Tweak? for installation instructions.

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How do I install Ubuntu-Tweak?

I have heard a lot about Ubuntu-Tweak and how it is great for power users, but I don't know how to install it. How do I do that?
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Is "Ubuntu Tweak" considered to be a "safe" program?

Is "Ubuntu Tweak" considered to be a safe program for us on my 10.10 OS. Also I was concerned whether or not it was safe to delete all the programs that show up in the "Package Cleanup" option?
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How safe is Ubuntu tweak's Janitor?

On Ubuntu Tweak, it says that Janitor can be run to free up some disk space. Is this safe? I am running 12.04.
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How can I install Ubuntu tweak on Ubuntu 16.04

I can't install Ubuntu tweak on 16.04. I've had it on 4 previous versions of Ubuntu, so I know exactly what to do in order to install it, it just doesn't work on 16.04. Is anyone having the same problem? Can anyone help?
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Natural scrolling not working for horizontal scroll, how to fix this?

I've enabled natural scrolling via Ubuntu Tweak's miscellaneous options, but that doesn't seem to take effect for horizontal scroll - neither in web browsers, nor in nautilus or other native applications. Is there a way to enforce this behavior on…
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Ubuntu 12.04.2 on a Lenovo T431s

I'm cross-posting this from the Ubuntu forums as it seems like there's some interest here in this new ultrabook. I'm extremely happy with Ubuntu on it. Ubuntu 12.04.2 on the new Lenovo Thinkpad T431s Hi Everyone, I just got the new Thinkpad T431s.…
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Why is my desktop background black after upgrade to 13.04?

After I upgraded to 13.04 my desktop background has been a black screen, i.e.: EDITS: Ubuntu tweak doesn't seem to be able to change the window theme either (although all other themes like icon themes are all easily modifiable). Tweak tool can…
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problem after apt-get update command

Recently , i tried to install google earth from Ubuntu tweak . the programme asked me to add the repository of google earth . well,after i do the command i found that an error message that told me that i couldn't add the source and the system can't…
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Ubuntu tweak not showing all the menus

Ubuntu-Tweak doesn't have the option Startup which includes Session Manager Session Control and few other options are not there. I am running the latest version available to download. I remember having all those menus in lucid. for a better…
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Ubuntu tweak and Mozilla (firefox and thunderbird) cache

I usually use Ubuntu tweak to do cleanup jobs on my PC. This includes apt and program cached data and old kernels. This goes alright for most programs except Mozilla based application - Firefox and Thunderbird. Ubuntu tweak doesn't seem to know…
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Gnome-Shell, use the hot corner to display Application

I'm currently tweaking my new Gnome-Shell inside a VM before doing it on my current laptop and I would like to know how to display the application drawer when the mouse go on the hot corner instead of the running applications. The best would be to…
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How to run Ubuntu Tweak's janitor automatically?

My aim is to have the janitor running at startup, with a pre-configured profile (e.g. clean old packages and empty the browser cache), much like CCleaner's /AUTO parameter on Windows. The website is lacking any documentation or usage instructions,…
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gtk-warning due to theme tweaking harmful to my stability or not?

I installed some theme, and enabled them via ubuntu-tweak. when i run nautilus --check i get this error. Is this error harmful to ubuntu/unity/compiz's stability???. (nautilus:6598): Gtk-WARNING **: Theme parsing error: unity.css:21:19: Not using…
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ubuntu mate 16.04 mate tweak doesn't allow vertical workspace

I enabled compiz in mate tweak, but it does not allow create vertical workspace. I can do it when I choose other windows manager, but I would like to use compiz. I wanto 6 workspaces with 2 vertical rows.
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Is it possible to keep the Window Buttons and Title opaque and the border transparent?

The answer might be as simple no, but using Ubuntu Tweak I made the borders of my windows transparent as shown here: However, the window buttons and window title are also transparent, making them look out of place. Can I make the close, minimise,…
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