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New Version of Ubuntu Tweak Released
A new version of Ubuntu tweak – the popular third party app for customising Ubuntu – is available for download.
Ubuntu Tweak 0.6, which has been 2 years in the making, sports a new look and plenty of new features.
Ubuntu Tweak Readies New Release
Popular third-party ubuntu utility ‘Ubuntu Tweak’ has been quiet for the last fews month – but with good reason.
The developer behind the once ‘must-have’ application has been tailoring the tool for use with Ubuntu updated Unity interface and feature set.
Ubuntu Tweak update makes purging PPAs easier
A new bug fix release of Ubuntu Tweak that offers more dependable purging of PPAs has been released.
‘Confity’ lets you configure Ubuntu 11.04 Unity easily
Several days back we featured a rather useful app called ‘GUnity’ that gave you an easy way to tweak the Unity desktop to your liking. ‘Confity’, pictured below, is a similar application that follows the same ‘ethos’ as GUnity, only this tool provides a lot more bang for your proverbial free buck.
‘YeoWorks Ubuntu Solutions’ provides one-click fixes for common Ubuntu issues
Solving minor issues in Ubuntu just got easier with the launch of ‘YeoWorks Ubuntu Solutions’ – a small application that provides one-click ‘solutions’ for a raft of Ubuntu bugs, flaws and annoyances.
Ubuntu Tweak unveils new look, features for Ubuntu 11.04
With the advent of an entirely new desktop shell for Ubuntu 11.04 one could be forgiven for thinking that Ubuntu Tweak – the popular third-party interface and settings tweaking app – might be rendered obsolete.
The truth is anything but.
Latest Ubuntu Tweak stuffed full of new features
Feeling full after xmas? Me too. Time for a post-gluttonous recap on a apps which sneaked out new releases whilst the rest of us where noshing down stodgy cake and irrepressible amounts of mince pies…
First up: Ubuntu Tweak.
Ubuntu Tweak 0.5.6 released – adds Desktop Recovery feature
The latest stable release of Ubuntu Tweak is now available, adding to its already impressive roster of features a new desktop and application recovery options. In the announcement on the release the Tweak-team say: – “Desktop Recovery is the tool integrated into Ubuntu Tweak to help people safely tweak with desktop settings, and never worry about [...]
New Ubuntu Tweak Beta adds ‘desktop recovery’ feature
Where would we be without Ubuntu Tweak? Arguably one of the most popular applications for end-users it just keeps on giving. A new backup feature will be showing up in the next stable release and is already available for testing in the Ubuntu Tweak beta. The Ubuntu-Tweak team are calling it “a totally new feature [...]
Ubuntu Tweak adding ‘reset’ button – will make tweakers’ lives everywhere calmer
Ubuntu Tweak will be adding a ‘reset’ button after features and options which can be readily reset.. This latest feature once again makes Ubuntu Tweak a must-have application – never again will daring to customize mean total bork-ification. This latest feature is ready to try out now in the Ubuntu Tweak Unstable PPA and is [...]
OMG! 5! – Five ways to free space in Ubuntu
Whilst many users seem to have more HDD space than they can shake a stick at (what does that phrase mean?) others are often left with less than a few GB’s free to live in.
If you’re the latter – and hell, even if you’re the former – here are 5 ways to free up some disk space in Ubuntu.
PPA Purge coming to Ubuntu Tweak; available to test now
Popular desktop utility Ubuntu Tweak is adding support for ‘PPA Purge’ affording users the ability remove a PPA and all libraries, apps etc installed form it at the push of one single button. Users can test it right now via Ubuntu Tweaks Unstable PPA. sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ubuntu-tweak-testing/ppa sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install ubuntu-tweak Alternatively users [...]
Ubuntu Tweak 0.5.4 Released with Lucid-friendly tweaks
Ubuntu Tweak 0.5.4 has been released to the wild bringing with it a few Lucid-friendly features and tweaks. Login settings One great new feature is the option to choose which background and which logo appears on the login screen. Distribution upgrade = reset sources Ubuntu Tweak now disables all 3rd Party PPA’s and sources upon [...]
What is the best Ubuntu system cleaner? You decide! [Poll]
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Regularly cleaning your system of old cache files, irrelevant packages and long obsolete configuration files can keep Ubuntu running fast, efficient and free up valuable hard drive space. With this in mind we’re casting out eyes over three of the most widely known applications designed for this role – but which one is best? That’s [...]