Linux/C2/Desktop-Customization-16.04/English
Title of script: Desktop Customization 16.04
Author: Spoken Tutorial Team
Visual Cue | Narration |
Title slide | Hello and Welcome to this spoken tutorial on Desktop Customization in Ubuntu Linux 16.04 operating system. |
Learning Objective | In this tutorial we will learn about the Launcher and how to:
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System Requirements | To record this tutorial, I am using Ubuntu Linux 16.04 OS. |
About Launcher | Let's begin with the Launcher. |
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Launcher |
Launcher * is the default left-side panel in the Ubuntu Linux Desktop,
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New slide | The Launcher makes it easy to access frequently used applications.
So, we can launch a program by clicking on its desktop shortcut on the Launcher. |
Screenshot of Launcher with icons | By default, the Launcher has some applications. |
Let us learn to customize the Launcher based on our requirements. | |
Slide Number | For my regular work, I need applications like Terminal, LibreOffice Writer, gedit, and so on.
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Removing Icons from the Launcher | Before doing that, I will remove some of the applications which I don't want. |
Point to Amazon application
Amazon >> Right-click >> Unlock from Launcher |
Say I wish to remove the Amazon application from the Launcher.
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Point to the Launcher | You can see that the Amazon application icon has been removed from the Launcher. |
Screen shot of Removed Unwanted applications from Launcher | In the same way, we can remove all the shortcuts which we do not use frequently.
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Now, I will add the Terminal shortcut to the Launcher. | |
Click on Dash home | Click on Dash home, at the top of the Launcher. |
Type Terminal in search bar >> click on it. | In the search bar, type “terminal”.
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Pointing to the terminal in the Launcher | You can see the Terminal icon on the Launcher. |
Right click on terminal icon >> Lock to Launcher. | To fix the Terminal icon on the Launcher, first right-click on it.
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Another way to fix application shortcuts on the Launcher, is by dragging and dropping.
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Open Dash Home >> In the search bar type LibreOffice. | Open Dash Home and in the search bar, type gedit. |
Drag & Drop LibreOffice icon on the Launcher. | Drag the gedit icon onto the Launcher.
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Drop LibreOffice icon on the Launcher | Now, drop the gedit icon on the Launcher.
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This is how we can add shortcuts on the Launcher. | |
About Multiple Desktop/Workspace switcher (Slide) | The next important feature in Ubuntu Linux OS is multiple workspace or Desktop. |
About Multiple Desktop/Workspace switcher (Slide) | Sometimes we may be working on multiple applications.
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Back to the desktop. | Let’s come back to the Desktop. |
Click System Settings >> Appearance | In Ubuntu 16.04 multiple workspaces won’t appear by default.
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Click on Behavior | In the Appearance window, click on Behavior tab. |
Switch Auto-hide the Launcher to ON | Here, select Enable workspaces option.
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Close the window | Close this window. |
Click on the Launcher >> locate Workspace Switcher. | On the Launcher, locate Workspace Switcher icon and click on it. |
Point to the 4 quadrants. | It shows 4 quadrants with 4 Desktops. |
Point to the top-left quadrant. | By default, the top-left Desktop is selected.
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Click on Workspace Switcher >> select 2nd Desktop | Now, let’s select the second Desktop by double-clicking on it. |
Open the Terminal | I will open the terminal here by clicking on the terminal icon in the Launcher. |
Click on Workspace Switcher | Now, click on the Workspace Switcher again. |
Point to 2nd & 1st Desktop | You can see the terminal on the second Workspace and our Desktop on the first.
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Double-click on the first desktop | Let’s come back to the first Desktop now. |
Point to Trash icon on Launcher. | Trash is another important icon on the Launcher. |
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About Trash |
Trash contains all the deleted files and folders.
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Back to desktop >> Right click on file>> select Move to Trash option | To demonstrate this, I will delete Hello.txt which is on my Desktop.
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Click on Trash icon
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To restore it, just click on the Trash icon in the Launcher.
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Select the file >> click on Restore option | Select the file, right-click on it and click on Restore option. |
Close it.
Screenshot of the restored File |
Close the Trash folder window and come back to the Desktop.
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Select the file >> Press Shift+Delete. | To delete a file permanently from your system, first select it and then press Shift+Delete keys. |
A dialog box asking, “Are you sure you want to permanently delete Hello.txt?”
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Click on Trash icon | Click on the Trash icon once again. |
In the Trash folder | We cannot find the file in the Trash folder, as it is permanently deleted from our system.
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Goto desktop area | Aren't you bored of seeing the same theme of the Desktop?
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Go to Dash home >> type system settings >> click on the icon | Go to the Launcher and select System settings.
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Mouse over Appearance window | The Appearance window opens up. |
Click on themes tab | Here under Themes tab, we have many pre-installed themes. |
Select Radiance theme | Play with these themes as per your preference.
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click on X icon | Click on the tiny X icon to close the window. |
Point towards the top right corner | Now, we'll see some icons available at the top right corner of the Desktop. |
Internet Connectivity icon | First one is Internet connectivity.
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Pointing to the available networks | You can select the network which you have access to. |
Point to Enable Networking | To Enable or Disable the network, check or uncheck the Enable Networking option. |
Point to Edit Connections... | We can also edit the networks using Edit Connections... option. |
Point to Sound icon | Next icon is that of Sound.
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Point to the slider | You can see a slider here. |
Now, drag the slider to the left and then to right. | This helps us to increase or decrease the audio level, as per our choice. |
Click on Sound Settings. | We can further adjust the sound level of our system, by clicking on Sound Settings.
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Time & Date icon | Next icon is Time & Date.
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Point and click on the left and right arrow buttons on Month and Year | Arrow buttons allow us to move to other months and years, as per our choice. |
Clicking on Time & Date settings | We can edit the date and time by clicking on Time & Date Settings.
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Clicking on Wheel icon
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Next, click on the wheel or Power icon.
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Point to user account | We can also see all the user accounts available in our system.
We can switch to whichever user account we wish to, by clicking on that particular user. |
With this we come to the end of this tutorial.
Let us summarise. | |
Summary Slide: | In this tutorial we have learnt about the Launcher and how to:
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