Comments on: Tweak Ubuntu the Easy Way

By: Dave

Dave — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 21:29:32 +0000

When I try to open Ubuntu Tweak under system tools, it does not open. What could be the problem?

By: Mike

Mike — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 22:18:35 +0000

Wow, nice little tip. Thanks!

By: Shankar Ganesh

Shankar Ganesh — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 15:23:03 +0000

Go here - http://www.ubuntu.com/products/whatisubuntu/screenshots-710

By: JC John SESE Cuneta

JC John SESE Cuneta — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 01:28:36 +0000

@Tim: I don’t think telling the “virtues” of the newer versions will appease the fears of the non-Ubuntu users who are mostly people who never tried GNU/Linux or was discouraged to go back because of the how hard it is setup with the distro they tried before. (And they are not aware that there are many distros to begin with.)

@Verdican: If I remember correctly, Compiz and Beryl are actually two independent group. Compiz is still alive, but some of its supporters and Beryl joined together and created Compiz-Beryl. Which was later renamed to Compiz-Fusion their current name (dropping the Beryl project). So there is “Compiz” and there is “Compiz-Fusion”. I use Compiz-Fusion because it is more featured and most updated than Compiz.

By: Verdican

Verdican — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 02:53:05 +0000

@Tim: Although Ubuntu has been out for a long time, it doesn’t mean that everyone already know about it. Most of the non-geeky people I know believe that Ubuntu or any other Linux distribution for that matter is for nerds and geeks only. They think that playing around with Ubuntu involves messing with the command shell which is something they don’t want to do because it might risk “damaging their computer”. A tool like Ubuntu Tweak just makes things easier for those beginners who want to give Ubuntu a chance before giving up because things are ‘too complicated’.

For anyone who is using Ubuntu; I highly recommend the program Compiz (Formerly Beryl). It’s this amazing program that gives such good eye candy that it makes Vista’s Aero seem like something from the 1800’s. You can download it here (http://compiz.org/Home/Start) and see a demo here (http://youtube.com/watch?v=E4Fbk52Mk1w).

By: Tim

Tim — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 22:52:26 +0000

This is dumb…ubuntu has been out for a long time..
your post is extremely late, i have been using it for over 1 yr
why not tell the virtues of the newer versions..and how to install it from dvd

By: Jonathan Bennett

Jonathan Bennett — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 22:18:53 +0000

Ack. I don’t agree when people say stuff like “Doesn’t crash often like Windows.” I suppose that might have some truth for the average user, but for technically knowledgeable people like ourselves, the idea of Windows crashing should be something left in the past. My Windows operating systems have almost never crashed in the past six years, and I’m including my two years with Windows ME. Oh well.

Ubuntu is pretty cool, although I’ve always had a sweet spot for Linspire/Freespire.

By: Dara

Dara — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 21:25:49 +0000

Very cool, are there any screenshots of the actual OS?

By: Ashutosh Mishra

Ashutosh Mishra — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 15:13:40 +0000

That’s a nice Ubuntu post! I use Ubuntu full time, so it feels good that MakeUseOf is giving a bit of attention to Linux as well. However, I don’t agree with you that installing apps requires any command (be that even one). It is completely GUI based using Add / Remove or Synaptic. Most software makers are also offering .deb packages which are automatically installed by GDebi.

By: felinesophy

felinesophy — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 13:39:24 +0000

This is cool, thanks for sharing the Ubuntu information. A friend suggested me Ubuntu few weeks ago, and I had no idea what it was at that time.
I make your site as my favourites!

cheerz,
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By: dave

dave — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 11:10:03 +0000

here is more screenshots for ubuntu tweak http://www.ubuntugeek.com/howto-tweak-ubuntu.html

By: trent

trent — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 05:52:19 +0000

Hey thanks for posting this! I have been trying to tell people this for a long time. Much appreciated!