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Tweak Ubuntu - with Ubuntu Tweak 0.2.6

Tweak Ubuntu the old fashioned way. Well if old fashioned is using a GUI interface (like TweakUI for Windows) instead of command line tweak, then this is it!

I got the latest release of Ubuntu Tweak v0.2.6 and tried it out. It allows beginner users of Ubuntu who aren't familiar with tweaking manually in a terminal window and are worried they might mess something up. Its easy to make changes to their system with this tool. You can do Compiz 0.6.2 tweaking, update your startup preferences, and even make some security changes like locking down your gnome panel and printing.

Features of Ubuntu Tweak:

View of Basic System Information(Distribution, Kernel, CPU, Memory, etc.)
GNOME Session Control
Auto Start Program Control
Show/Hide and Change Splash screen
Show/Hide desktop icons or Mounted Volumes
Show/Hide/Rename Computer, Home, Trash icon or Network icon
Tweak Metacity Window Manager’s Style and Behavior
Compiz Fusion 0.6.2 settings, Screen Edge Settings, Window Effects Settings, Menu Effect Settins
GNOME Panel Settings
Nautilus Settings
Advanced Power Management Settings
System Security Settings

Installation Steps for Ubuntu Feisty/Gutsy/Hardy:

Open a terminal window, type the command to run geditand modify the sources.list:
sudo gedit /etc/apt/sources.list

And put the following two sources in it:

deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/tualatrix/ubuntu gutsy main deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/tualatrix/ubuntu gutsy main

Then update the sources and install or upgrade Ubuntu Tweak:

sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install ubuntu-tweak
Once you have it installed you can upgrade it by running:

sudo apt-get dist-upgrade