Ubuntu 12.10 screenshots

Screenshots of Ubuntu 12.10 64bit

gnome shell 3.6 screencast

This is a screencast of the gnome shell 3.6 interface

Gnome Tweak Tool

Gnome Tweak Tool lets you customize the setting of the gnome shell. This package can be installed by searching for gnome tweak tool via the ubuntu software centre.

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Gnome Shell

Gnome Shell according to me has a much refined interface and is a real eye candy. It is the default GUI for Fedora however in ubuntu it needs to be installed manually.

Installation Instructions
Install via Ubuntu Software Centre by searching for gnome shell


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Best Wallpaper Changer in Ubuntu

After searching for a long long time i found the perfect wallpaper changing application that i was looking for. its called wallch and it can installed from the Ubuntu Software Centre.

The Interface is pretty good and it has a lot of configurable options as below.

Best Video Screencaster in Ubuntu

Best Video Screen-casting Software Ubuntu

I have tried a few screencasting softwares in ubuntu but i must say that kazam stands out from all of the others.

here below are the installation instructions, few screenshots and a test screencast.

Installation Instructions.

Kazam is available from within the Software Centre so there is no need to do any terminal stuff.

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low resolution video

full hd video

Installing Ubuntu Tweak in Ubuntu 12.04

Ubuntu Tweak 

At the time of writing this post Ubuntu Tweak 0.7.3 is the current version.

It offers a number of bug fixes and changes as below

  * Overview of Changes
    - Add support for Linux Mint 13 (LP: #1014330)
    - Add feature to turn on/off guest accounts (LP: #1025326)
    - Add linux-image-extra to Janitor old kernel clean list (LP: #1031585)

  * Bugs fixed
    - LP: #993800 QuickList Editor lost Edits
    - LP: #1019812 Ubuntu Tweak crashes on ubuntu 12.10
    - LP: #1031741 Need to update utdata url
    - LP: #1013656 module import error and administration doesn't work
    - LP: #1014799 Tweak tab hangs with 0.7.3.0 testing
    - LP: #1016199 LightDM plugin should be active if lightDM is the DM
    - LP: #1014300 Screen edges actions are reversed in right to left locals
    - LP: #1015835 Janitor crash when try to select apt cache checkbox
    - LP: #1017820 Error message when clicking on "Session indicator" 

I am listing a few screenshots and installation instructions below.

Installation Instructions

A deb package download can be obtained from https://launchpad.net/ubuntu-tweak/+download

just download and run the deb to install.

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The Applications centre is a good way to install apps within a new ubuntu installation. it lists down some of the most popular apps in one place. see the screenshot below.

Sync installations across computers

Within Ubuntu Software Centre there is a way to sync application installation across multiple computers.

1. Open ubuntu software centre
2. Go to menu -> File -> Sync between computers

Google Drive in Linux

There is a great tool that can allow us to use Google Drive within an Ubuntu box. We don't have a Google Drive client for Linux at the moment but this tool works just fine. it called In-sync

• Download the Insync.tar.gz via this link
• Extract to your Home folder
• Open a new terminal and navigate into the extracted Insync folder using the ‘cd’ command (e.g. cd insync/)
• Run: sudo ./insync-installer
• Follow any on-screen prompts

Share Keyboard and Mouse across multiple systems.

The other day i was looking for a solution to share a single set of keyboard and mouse across multiple machines and i found a really nice software based solution. I did not want to use multiple keyboards and mouse when I am working on multiple systems and this software works really well. it is called Synergy. It is supported on Windows, Mac and Linux. and is really easy to install and use.

website: http://synergy-foss.org

MyUnity in Ubuntu 12.04

MyUnity is a very nice tweak tool that offers tweaking of the Unity Interface in Ubuntu. This is a must have tool for people who use the unity interface for ubuntu.

A the time of writing this post MyUnity 3.0 was reviewed and there are a number of tweak options available to the following interface components.

- Launcher
- Dash
- Panel
- Desktop
- Fonts
- Themes

Installation.

Option 1: Install via Ubuntu Software Centre in Ubuntu 12.04

Option 2: Olders ubuntu version can add the PPA and install using command line

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:myunity/ppa
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install myunity

A Classy Icon set for Ubuntu

With the new version of ubuntu 12.04 out already it still looks and feels old school. Therefore it is a very good idea to revamp the looks by installing a new icon set in ubuntu. The one that i use is called "Faenza".

This is a very good looking icon set and will give an entire new look and feel to an already good OS.


First add the PPA that holds these icons.

sudo apt-add-repository ppa:tiheum/equinox

Then update your apt database.

sudo apt-get update

Now, install the icons.

sudo apt-get install faenza-icon-theme


Once the icon set is installed you may need to activate it to mark it as the current icon set. You can easily do that with MyUnity. refer to my post on MyUnity to find out more.


have a look at the screenshot below of my desktop with this icon set.

Desktop with Faenza Icon Set in Ubuntu 12.04

Ubuntu 12.04

Its been a long time since i last posted on my blog. A lot has changed and Ubuntu 12.04 is out. 12.04 features improvements in Unity, replaces Banshee with Rhythmbox, updates to kernel etc.

All in all this is the most improved ubuntu version yet. so install it and enjoy.