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Install Bisigi Themes for Your Desktop in Ubuntu 10.04

Posted by lkaufman on Friday, August 27th 2010   
27
Aug

If you are bored with the default theme in Ubuntu or with the themes that come with Ubuntu by default, you can easily add other themes. In this post, we will show you how to easily install Bisigi themes to give yourself more options for decorating your desktop.

Visit the following web page on the Bisigi project website to view samples of the available themes:

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Reset a Forgotten Password in Ubuntu

Posted by lkaufman on Thursday, August 26th 2010   
26
Aug

If you forget your password for your Ubuntu account, there is a way to reset it using Recovery Mode.

To start Recovery Mode, press the Shift key (for Ubuntu 9.10 and later) or the Esc key (for Ubuntu versions earlier than 9.10) while your computer is booting. The GNU GRUB menu displays. Using the arrow keys, choose the second option, or the “(recovery mode)” option. Press Enter to select the option.

GRUB menu for Ubuntu

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Disable the Ubuntu 10.04 Lock Out Password Prompt

Posted by lkaufman on Wednesday, August 25th 2010   
25
Aug

By default, when Ubuntu 10.04 goes idle for a while, it requires you to enter your password to resume your session. That’s a good security precaution. However, if you are working in a secure area, or there is nobody else around, you might want to temporarily turn off this feature.

Lock out password prompt

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Automatically Log into Ubuntu Without a Password or the Login Screen

Posted by lkaufman on Tuesday, August 24th 2010   
24
Aug

If you want to be able to get into Ubuntu without logging in, you can set up your system such that you can bypass entering a password and bypass the login screen. You can tell Ubuntu to always auto­mat­i­cally login to the con­fig­ured account, with­out prompt­ing to select a user account from the login screen.

First, you need to disable password login for the user account you want to access. To do this, select Administration | Users and Groups from the System menu.

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Install Firefox 4 Beta in Ubuntu 10.04

Posted by lkaufman on Monday, August 23rd 2010   
23
Aug

If you have been using Firefox 3 for a while and want to try the very latest Firefox, you can easily install Firefox 4 Beta in Ubuntu 10.04.

The first thing you must do is add the Mozilla Daily repository. Installing pro­grams in Ubuntu using repos­i­tories is recommended since they will auto­mat­i­cally get updated when updates become available.

To add the Mozilla Daily repository, press Alt + F2 to open the Run Application dialog box. Enter the following command in the edit box. Click Run and enter your password when prompted. …click here to read more

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Restore the Default Gnome Desktop Panels in Ubuntu

Posted by lkaufman on Sunday, August 22nd 2010   
22
Aug

We have published several ways to customize the Ubuntu, some of which involve changing the panels. The following are some examples of what you can do to customize your installation of Ubuntu.

  • Enable a “Windows 7 Superbar” in Ubuntu 10.04
  • Easily Customize a Fresh Install of Ubuntu 10.04 With a Script
  • A Customizable Application Launcher for Ubuntu

For example, we installed DockBarX and removed the standard application buttons from the bottom panel to make it look more like the Windows 7 Superbar, as described in the first post listed above.

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