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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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How was Ubuntu first developed?

I am not a noob to Ubuntu. I have been here for a while. The question I am going to ask is basically requiring an explanatory answer, possible with examples. My question is simple. It is as below:- Everyone says, Ubuntu was developed from Debian,…
Roshan George
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How do I make my own customized Ubuntu version?

Possible Duplicate: How to customize live Ubuntu CD? Is there any GUI tool for that?
akshatj
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Is it legal to distribute customized Ubuntu?

Possible Duplicate: Under what license is Ubuntu? Can it be legally modified and distributed? I have made my own version of Ubuntu that I have customized using tools. I removed some application I didn't like, changed the login image to show my…
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Selling customized versions of Ubuntu

My question is next: "Can I modify some version of Ubuntu Linux, add some software related to electrical engineering, modify look and some functions of Ubuntu, basically customize the entire system so it suits the needs of electrical engineers…
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Halloween Pranks, Fun with Cursors

How can I make a mouse cursor look like a bug, ant, cockroach, bat or something else scary. (but not so scary that someone would smash the screen).
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Where can I control desktop background animation?

In Ubuntu versions from 8.04 to 9.04 as I remember there was a tab called "Animation" when you clicked on "Change desktop background" which allow you to select: none normal extreme In Ubuntu 11.10 I don't have that control! (Same in ubuntu 10.04…
Ran Shemer
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Project/work based desktop customization

I would like to create customized desktops which contain the files and program/tool icons etc that I use for specific projects. I would also like to switch between different projects like I do when changes workspace. Is this possible? If so…
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How do I customize my desktop to look like this screenshot?

So I've come back to linux because I've fallen back in love with the command line (albeit I'm not so great with it) and the customability of linux based OS's. My question really comes from not knowing how to customize certain aspects of the OS. To…
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Move desktop item titles to the side?

How can I move the titles of items on my desktop to the right side instead of the bottom like one can on OS X? Like this:
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Using SquashFS to edit a Live CD?

I've been messing around with Ubuntu Customization Kit recently and I would like to create my own bash scripts to customize Ubuntu ISOs. How would I use SquashFS to edit mount and edit the iso?
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How to change live ISO username

The default user in Ubuntu is "ubuntu" with no password. How can I change the name? I tried editing casper.conf, but it doesn't change anything. I heard someone say you have to recompile initrd.gz, but never explained how. Thanks in advance for…
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Ghost box displayed in the notification area

I have a problem with this in the notification area. Apparently a "ghost box" is below these options, so that not all look good, especially the volume bar. Thanks in advance for your reply. This is the "ghost box": And this is the volume bar:
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How do I edit the OS Settings GUI?

I'm embarking on a project to enhance the Night Light Settings, and I'd like to start with a simple baby change, such as changing the text "Times" to "TimesA", and seeing that change propagated to the GUI.
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how can I add custom function at login page

I want to add one custom function in login-page of Ubuntu or other linux flavors. So far now I have tried to modify grub but did not helped then I tried to search for the config file of Login page but couldn't find.
Dharmesh D. Dave
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How can I customize the Unity Launcher?

The Arc Theme has a screenshot that has a really nice launcher, nice icons for the launcher only (here), an options panel on the top, and a really cool Scopes icon down on the bottom. How can I do this? P.S. I already have Unity Tweak Tool…
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