Linux/C2/Desktop-Customization-16.04/English-timed
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| Time | Narration |
| 00:01 | Hello and welcome to this spoken tutorial on Desktop Customization in Ubuntu Linux 16.04 operating system. |
| 00:11 | In this tutorial, we will learn about the Launcher and how to:
remove and add applications in the Launcher, |
| 00:21 | Use multiple Desktops,
change the theme of the Desktop, |
| 00:27 | internet connectivity, Sound settings, |
| 00:32 | Time and Date settings and switch to other user accounts. |
| 00:39 | For this tutorial, I am using Ubuntu Linux 16.04 Operating System. |
| 00:46 | Let's begin with the Launcher. |
| 00:49 | Launcher is the default left-side panel in the Ubuntu Linux Desktop
which has some default applications. |
| 00:59 | The Launcher makes it easy to access frequently used applications. |
| 01:05 | So, we can launch a program by clicking on its desktop shortcut on the Launcher. |
| 01:12 | By default, the Launcher has some applications. |
| 01:17 | Let us learn to customize the Launcher based on our requirements. |
| 01:22 | For my regular work, I need applications like Terminal, LibreOffice Writer, gedit and so on. |
| 01:34 | Let's add these applications to the Launcher. |
| 01:38 | Before doing that, I will remove some of the applications which I don't want. |
| 01:44 | Say, I wish to remove the Amazon application from the Launcher. |
| 01:49 | Go to the Amazon application icon, then right-click and select Unlock from Launcher. |
| 01:58 | You can see that the Amazon application icon has been removed from the Launcher. |
| 02:04 | In the same way, we can remove all the shortcuts which we do not use frequently. |
| 02:11 | I have removed some applications from the Launcher, as you can see here. |
| 02:17 | Now, I will add the Terminal shortcut to the Launcher. |
| 02:22 | Click on Dash home, at the top of the Launcher. |
| 02:26 | In the search bar, type “terminal”.
Click on the Terminal icon to open it. |
| 02:34 | You can see the Terminal icon on the Launcher. |
| 02:38 | To fix the Terminal icon on the Launcher, first right-click on it.
Then select Lock to Launcher. |
| 02:47 | Another way to fix application shortcuts on the Launcher, is by dragging and dropping.
I will demonstrate this now. |
| 02:57 | Open Dash Home and in the search bar, type gedit. |
| 03:03 | Drag the gedit icon onto the Launcher. |
| 03:07 | Now, drop the gedit icon on the Launcher.
You can see the gedit shortcut is now added to the Launcher. |
| 03:16 | This is how we can add shortcuts on the Launcher. |
| 03:21 | The next important feature in Ubuntu Linux OS is multiple workspace or Desktop. |
| 03:28 | Sometimes we may be working on multiple applications |
| 03:33 | and we may find it difficult to switch from one application to another. |
| 03:38 | To make it more convenient, we can use Workspace Switcher. |
| 03:42 | Let’s come back to the Desktop. |
| 03:45 | In Ubuntu 16.04, multiple workspaces won’t appear by default. |
| 03:51 | To enable it, click on the System Settings,
and then on Appearance. |
| 03:58 | In the Appearance window, click on Behavior tab. |
| 04:02 | Here, select Enable workspaces option.
This will enable the multiple workspaces icon on the Launcher. |
| 04:11 | Close this window. |
| 04:13 | On the Launcher, locate Workspace Switcher icon and click on it. |
| 04:19 | It shows 4 quadrants with 4 Desktops. |
| 04:24 | By default, the top-left Desktop is selected. |
| 04:29 | That is the Desktop in which we are currently working. |
| 04:34 | Now, let’s select the second Desktop by double-clicking on it. |
| 04:39 | I will open the terminal here by clicking on the terminal icon in the Launcher. |
| 04:45 | Now, click on the Workspace Switcher again. |
| 04:49 | You can see the terminal on the second Workspace and our Desktop on the first. |
| 04:55 | In this way, you can work on multiple Desktops. |
| 04:59 | Let’s come back to the first Desktop now. |
| 05:03 | Trash is another important icon on the Launcher. |
| 05:07 | Trash contains all the deleted files and folders.
In case we delete a file accidentally, we can restore it from Trash. |
| 05:17 | To demonstrate this, I will delete Hello.txt which is on my Desktop. |
| 05:23 | Right-click on the file and click on the option Move to Trash. |
| 05:29 | To restore it, just click on the Trash icon in the Launcher.
The Trash folder opens. |
| 05:37 | Select the file, right-click on it and click on Restore option. |
| 05:43 | Close the Trash folder window and come back to the Desktop. |
| 05:48 | We can see the file which we deleted earlier, is now restored. |
| 05:53 | To delete a file permanently from your system, first select it and then press Shift+Delete keys. |
| 06:01 | A dialog box is asking “Are you sure you want to permanently delete Hello.txt?”
Click on the Delete button. |
| 06:12 | Click on the Trash icon once again. |
| 06:15 | We cannot find the file in the Trash folder, as it is permanently deleted from our system. |
| 06:23 | Aren't you bored of seeing the same theme of the Desktop?
Let's change it. |
| 06:28 | Go to the Launcher and select System settings,
and then click on Appearance. |
| 06:35 | The Appearance window opens up. |
| 06:38 | Here, under Themes tab, we have many pre-installed themes. |
| 06:44 | Play with these themes as per your preference. |
| 06:47 | As soon as you click on any one, you can see that changes get applied on the Desktop. |
| 06:54 | Click on the tiny X icon to close the window. |
| 06:58 | Now, we'll see some icons available at the top right corner of the Desktop. |
| 07:04 | First one is Internet connectivity. |
| 07:07 | Connection is established if you are connected to any Lan or Wifi network. |
| 07:13 | You can see these over here. |
| 07:16 | You can select the network which you have access to. |
| 07:20 | To Enable or Disable the network, check or uncheck the Enable Networking option. |
| 07:27 | We can also edit the networks using Edit Connections option. |
| 07:32 | Next icon is that of Sound. |
| 07:35 | You can see a slider here. |
| 07:37 | This helps us to increase or decrease the audio level, as per our choice. |
| 07:43 | We can further adjust the sound level of our system by clicking on Sound Settings.
Explore the settings in this window on your own. |
| 07:53 | Next icon is Time & Date.
If we click on this icon, the calendar opens up. |
| 08:00 | We can see the current date, month and year. |
| 08:04 | Arrow buttons allow us to move to other months and years, as per our choice. |
| 08:11 | We can edit the date and time by clicking on Time & Date Settings. |
| 08:16 | Explore this option further on your own. |
| 08:20 | Next, click on the wheel or Power icon. |
| 08:24 | Here we can see some shortcut options along with Log Out and Shut Down options. |
| 08:31 | We can also see all the user accounts available in our system. |
| 08:36 | We can switch to whichever user account we wish to by clicking on that particular user. |
| 08:43 | With this we come to the end of this tutorial.
Let us summarise. |
| 08:48 | In this tutorial, we have learnt about the Launcher and how to:
remove and add applications in the Launcher, |
| 08:55 | use multiple Desktops,
changing the Desktop theme, |
| 09:01 | Internet connectivity,
Sound settings, |
| 09:04 | Time & Date settings and switch to other user accounts. |
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