Create Background Slideshow (CreBS for short) is a Python/GTK application used to create and set desktop wallpaper slideshows for the GNOME desktop, and, by extension, the Linux distributions that use it, such as Fedora and Ubuntu.
Unity 2D Settings is a simple GUI for configuring Unity 2D Desktop.
Unity 2D Settings has following features:
configure Unity Launcher Hide-Mode
enable/disable dash hotkey(Win-key)
show icons on desktop
show volumes and devices
enable compositing and compositor effects
Install Unity 2D Settings in Ubuntu:
Open up a terminal window, execute following commands to install unity-2d-settings from PP
Ubuntu 12.04 LTS
Gnome Classic desktop
I simply want to make a link to a folder on the desktop.
I found these instructions:
sudo apt-get install --no-install-recommends gnome-panel
(which is not necessary since the Software centere shows gnome-panel as already installed)
Create new launcher
Open the terminal and run the following command
Code
gnome-desktop-item-edit ~/Deskto
Possible Duplicate:
How do I create a desktop wallpaper slideshow?
What is the best software to make slideshow background in ubuntu 11.10. I used crebs but it's not functioning. I think it is not compatible with Ubuntu 11.10.
I want to create a shortcut on my desktop for nmap. I wrote a bash script but the problem is that the terminal window just disappears after nmap command is executed.
I also tried gnome-desktop-item-edit --create-new ~/Desktop and gave exact path of nmap.
In earlier Ubuntu versions, you can create desktop shortcuts launching favorite applications on right-click-desktop-context-menu. You can create the desktop launchers to quickly run a script and launch system locations, etc. But, Ubuntu 12.04 doesn’t have this option on right-click context menu.
I've been using Ubuntu for about 3 weeks now, 64-bit Unity wasn't exactly what I was looking for, so I installed KDE using
sudo apt-get install kubuntu-desktop
It works well, but with a slight problem. Whenever I create a new shortcut on the Desktop, the center of the screen has this swirling icon. While this is there, I can't left-click on anything on the desktop.
In Ubuntu Unity, Ctrl+Super+D key combination can be used to hide all windows and show desktop. This tutorial shows how to add ‘Show Desktop’ icon onto Unity launcher in Ubuntu 12.04.
Method 1. Use Myunity
Myunity is a popular unity configuration tool.
This simple tutorial will show you how to add your applications or custom items to the System Settins window in Ubuntu.
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