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Chapter 6. Customising the Desktop and Applications
Objectives
The Ubuntu desktop comes completely clean and free of pre-determined icons and buttons. Customising your desktop allows you to add icons to suit your work style.
In this lesson, you will learn about various ways to set up your Ubuntu desktop to suit your requirements. You will also learn how to install and uninstall various software applications.
In this lesson, you will learn how to:
• Customise the look and feel of the Ubuntu desktop
• Work with the Nautilus file manager
• Add and remove applications
• Identify the types of single package files and their use
• Install and uninstall Debian packages
• Identify the categories of software repositories
• Add extra repositories
6.1. Customising the Desktop6.1.1. Changing the Desktop Background6.1.2. Customising the Desktop Theme6.1.3. Customising a Screensaver6.1.4. Customising the Screen Resolution6.2. 3D Effects6.3. Working with Files Using Nautilus6.3.1. Features of Nautilus6.3.2. Nautilus6.4. Package Managers6.4.1. Types of Package Managers6.5. Using Add/Remove Applications6.6. Using Synaptic Package Manager6.7. Installing a Single Package File6.7.1. Installing/Uninstalling Debian Packages6.8. Software Repositories6.8.1. Software Repository Categories6.9. Adding New Language Settings6.10. Lesson Summary6.11. Review Exercise6.12. Lab Exercise