Customize your Ubuntu 10.04 (Tips & Tricks )

1. Are you missing lists of programs in taskbar in Ubuntu 10.04 ?

In Ubuntu 10.04 when you minimize any window then this window disappear ( are you confused to this ) for see this window press Alt + Tab but this irritating, if you missing list of windows in Ubuntu 10.04 then, just follow these instructions

Just right-click on the taskbar, click "Add to Panel ..." and click on "Window List" & now press Add button, Voila your windows list back in Ubuntu 10.04.

2. Are you irritate with two panels (by default) & Accessories, Places & System buttons ?

Simply right click on top panel & choose Delete This Panel & right click on bottom panel, then choose Add to Panel.... option.(then choose below options )

Main Menu (This same as Windows Start menu, if you like Ubuntu's Accessories, Places & System buttons instead of single button then choose Menu Bar  )

You can also uses other options ( just learn by practice )

Arrangement of buttons on the titlebar

You not like Minimize, Maximize & Close buttons position in Ubuntu 10.04.

Press Alt + F2 (or lauch terminal )

Type gconf-editor & press Run

now Goto, apps - metacity - general ( /apps/metacity/general)

double click on button_layout (on right side panel ) & type exact as menu:minimize,maximize,close (if you want exact as Windows OS ) otherwise you can reorder this buttons as you like (like menu:close,minimize,maximize etc.) & fun with buttons.

After customization, address bar same as below

Press Ctrl + Alt + Del, then you see Restart & Shut down option on screen, if you want change like Windows task manager then visit this hub

Configure Ctrl-Alt-Del In Ubuntu 10.04

In this hub complete description about how you can change your task manager in Ubuntu 10.04, by default, System Monitor looks like this but after use this tweaking your System Manager look like below

If you not install Ubuntu 10.04, yet then read this hub about installation of Ubuntu 10.04

Ubuntu 10.04 (Complete Installation through screen shots)

Finally I request to you don't compete it with Windows or Mac or even Linux. Because Ubuntu is Ubuntu not Windows or Mac.

Hope, you enjoy reading I appreciated your comments, suggestion & feedback (not matter good or bad about me).