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Download Ubuntu Tweak 0.8.4, Now Compatible With Ubuntu 13.04

<div style="text-align: justify;"><b><a href="http://ubuntu-tweak.com/">Ubuntu Tweak</a>, the popular tool that besides tweaking lets you easily install various applications that aren't available in the Ubuntu repositories, clean the apps / system cache and more, has been <a href="http://blog.ubuntu-tweak.com/2013/04/25/ubuntu-tweak-0-8-4-released.html">updated</a> today, bringing support for the latest Ubuntu 13.04 along with some bug fixes</b>. </div><br /><a name='more'></a>Besides support for Ubuntu 13.04, Ubuntu Tweak 0.8.4 fixes the following issues:<br /><ul><li>When trying to install apps using the previous Ubuntu Tweak version, if there was a network error or failed download, the application would hang after trying to click the "Close" button - this has been fixed now;</li><li>Creating of a hard link to a directory crashes Ubuntu Tweak;</li><li>Janitor only shows "System";</li><li>Ubuntu Tweak crashes on updating software list.</li></ul><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">In my quick test under Ubuntu 13.04, I've noticed that changing the window theme doesn't work (changing the GTK theme does work though) - bug reported <a href="https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu-tweak/+bug/1172760">here</a>. You might encounter bugs too and if you do, report them @ <a href="https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu-tweak">Launchpad</a>.</div><br />Here are a few Ubuntu Tweak screenshots:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-oZof-1IZlmc/UXlN7RlUsDI/AAAAAAAAPEY/XC3su0PHgoc/s1600/ubuntu-tweak_1.png" imageanchor="1" rel="image_group" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Ubuntu Tweak" border="0" height="187" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-oZof-1IZlmc/UXlN7RlUsDI/AAAAAAAAPEY/XC3su0PHgoc/s320/ubuntu-tweak_1.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://img.netupd8.com/ubuntu-tweak_2.png" rel="image_group"><img alt="Ubuntu Tweak" src="http://img.netupd8.com/ubuntu-tweak_2_thumb.png" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://img.netupd8.com/ubuntu-tweak_3.png" rel="image_group"><img alt="Ubuntu Tweak" src="http://img.netupd8.com/ubuntu-tweak_3_thumb.png" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://img.netupd8.com/ubuntu-tweak_4.png" rel="image_group"><img alt="Ubuntu Tweak" src="http://img.netupd8.com/ubuntu-tweak_4_thumb.png" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://img.netupd8.com/ubuntu-tweak_5.png" rel="image_group"><img alt="Ubuntu Tweak" src="http://img.netupd8.com/ubuntu-tweak_5_thumb.png" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://img.netupd8.com/ubuntu-tweak_6.png" rel="image_group"><img alt="Ubuntu Tweak" src="http://img.netupd8.com/ubuntu-tweak_6_thumb.png" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://img.netupd8.com/ubuntu-tweak_7.png" rel="image_group"><img alt="Ubuntu Tweak" src="http://img.netupd8.com/ubuntu-tweak_7_thumb.png" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><h2>Download Ubuntu Tweak</h2><br />Download Ubuntu Tweak:<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://launchpad.net/ubuntu-tweak/0.8.x/0.8.4/+download/ubuntu-tweak_0.8.4-1_all.deb"><img alt="Download for Ubuntu" src="http://developer.ubuntu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/downloadonubuntubutton.png" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Or, if you prefer to add the PPA so you can stay up to date with future releases, use the following commands:</b></div><pre class="linux-code"><code>sudo add-apt-repository ppa:tualatrix/ppa<br />sudo apt-get update<br />sudo apt-get install ubuntu-tweak</code></pre>

Download Ubuntu Tweak 0.8.4, Now Compatible With Ubuntu 13.04

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Ubuntu Tweak Gets Full Ubuntu 12.10 Support With Version 0.8.2

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-xDORRM3dB04/UJe-OQomvII/AAAAAAAALjI/PmlwPVcCoUA/s1600/ubuntu-tweak.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="ubuntu tweak" border="0" height="214" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-xDORRM3dB04/UJe-OQomvII/AAAAAAAALjI/PmlwPVcCoUA/s320/ubuntu-tweak.png" title="ubuntu tweak" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Ubuntu Tweak</b>, a popular tweak tool, was updated yesterday to version 0.8.2, which brings <b>full support for Ubuntu 12.10, </b>so the features that weren't working in the previous version, like changing the window titlebar theme, broken quicklist editor or the option to change the window button order, should all work now.</div><br /><a name='more'></a><div style="text-align: justify;">Besides getting the already existing features to work with Ubuntu 12.10, the latest Ubuntu tweak also adds support for some new features in the latest Ubuntu, like an option to turn off the Web Apps integration.</div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-YkNz6y3o9H0/UJe-TtL0_WI/AAAAAAAALjQ/r6rSZmVX_po/s1600/ubuntu-tweak-apps.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="ubuntu tweak" border="0" height="213" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-YkNz6y3o9H0/UJe-TtL0_WI/AAAAAAAALjQ/r6rSZmVX_po/s320/ubuntu-tweak-apps.png" title="ubuntu tweak" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">The new version brings an improved Apps section as well, in which a green icon is displayed for installed applications, a feature which many of you have requested back when the "Apps" feature was introduced.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">And finally, Ubuntu Tweak 0.8.2 comes with a feature that was released by mistake in 0.8.1 (without it being 100% ready): Love Wallpaper HD, located under <i>Tweaks > Desktop</i>, which allows you to get beautiful, fresh wallpapers with a double click.<br /><br />If you want to save the wallpaper downloaded through Ubuntu Tweak, you'll find it <i>~/.config/ubuntu-tweak/lovewallpaper.jpg</i> (this file gets overwritten each time you set a new wallpaper through this Ubuntu Tweak option).</div><br /><h2>Install Ubuntu Tweak 0.8.2</h2><br /><b>Ubuntu 12.10, 12.04 and 11.10 users can install the latest Ubuntu Tweak by using its official PPA:</b><br /><pre class="linux-code"><code>sudo add-apt-repository ppa:tualatrix/ppa<br />sudo apt-get update<br />sudo apt-get install ubuntu-tweak</code></pre><br />Ubuntu Tweak debs can also be downloaded via <a href="https://launchpad.net/ubuntu-tweak/+download">Launchpad</a>.

Ubuntu Tweak Gets Full Ubuntu 12.10 Support With Version 0.8.2

Ubuntu Tweak , a popular tweak tool, was updated yesterday to version 0.8.2, which brings full support for Ubuntu 12.10, so the features tha...

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Ubuntu Tweak Development Stopped [Update: Development Will Continue]

<div style="text-align: justify;"><b>The Ubuntu Tweak developer has <a href="http://blog.ubuntu-tweak.com/2012/10/19/the-development-of-ubuntu-tweak-is-stopped.html">announced</a> today that Ubuntu Tweak will no longer be developed. </b></div><br /><a name='more'></a><div style="text-align: justify;">Tualatrix Chou hasn't explained what made him take this decision, except for: "<b>making free software is not free any more</b>". Check out the announcement <a href="http://blog.ubuntu-tweak.com/2012/10/19/the-development-of-ubuntu-tweak-is-stopped.html">here</a>.</div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-wOyOP4BCtBQ/UIFCLW1DTgI/AAAAAAAALJ8/bXwUBNdIjXo/s1600/ubuntu-tweak.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="ubuntu tweak" border="0" height="223" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-wOyOP4BCtBQ/UIFCLW1DTgI/AAAAAAAALJ8/bXwUBNdIjXo/s320/ubuntu-tweak.png" title="ubuntu tweak" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Ubuntu Tweak is the most popular tool to tweak Ubuntu, with <b>over 3 million downloads from version 0.4.9</b>, via its Launchpad <a href="https://launchpad.net/ubuntu-tweak/+download">download page</a>, and that's not counting the PPA installations or other sources.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The application continues to work, except for the <a href="http://www.webupd8.org/2012/10/ubuntu-tweak-080-gets-new-apps-feature.html">new Apps feature</a> (which I'm guessing has something to do with stopping the Ubuntu Tweak development) which uses an online database that was disabled. But there won't be any updates / bug fixes.<br /><br />Update: the Ubuntu Tweak developer has changed its mind, and the development will continue. More info on the <a href="http://blog.ubuntu-tweak.com/2012/10/22/thank-you-ubuntu-tweak-will-continue.html">Ubuntu Tweak blog</a>.</div>

Ubuntu Tweak Development Stopped [Update: Development Will Continue]

The Ubuntu Tweak developer has announced today that Ubuntu Tweak will no longer be developed. Tualatrix Chou hasn't explained what mad...

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Ubuntu Tweak 0.8.0 Gets New `Apps` Feature

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-G7eeHWYN80s/UHLWpF37t-I/AAAAAAAAKio/_dPJUPQfSQI/s1600/ubuntu-tweak-0.8.0.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="ubuntu tweak apps" border="0" height="218" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-G7eeHWYN80s/UHLWpF37t-I/AAAAAAAAKio/_dPJUPQfSQI/s320/ubuntu-tweak-0.8.0.png" title="ubuntu tweak apps" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Ubuntu Tweak, the most popular tool to tweak various Ubuntu settings as well as add third-party sources (PPAs), has <a href="http://blog.ubuntu-tweak.com/2012/10/08/ubuntu-tweak-0-8-0-the-apps-generation.html">reached</a> version 0.8.0, introducing a new feature called "Apps", a combination between the already existing App Center and Source Center features.</div><br /><a name='more'></a><div style="text-align: justify;">The new Apps feature displays applications which are either not available in the Ubuntu Software Center, or the version in USC is too old, which you can install or update with a click. You could already do this using the Source and App Center, but it's was a long and complicated process: you had to enable the PPA, update the cache and then install the application, and now, this process can be done with just one click.</div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-dJmSfAcPvoA/UHLWxLRQ2MI/AAAAAAAAKiw/qcAhRUdBgec/s1600/ubuntu-tweak-app.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="ubuntu tweak apps" border="0" height="220" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-dJmSfAcPvoA/UHLWxLRQ2MI/AAAAAAAAKiw/qcAhRUdBgec/s320/ubuntu-tweak-app.png" title="ubuntu tweak apps" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">When clicking an application on the new Ubuntu Tweak "Apps" tab, you can see the available sources (PPAs) - for instance, in the screenshot above you'll notice that you can enable either the Pinta daily builds or the stable builds PPA -, along with an install / update button.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The App and Source Center will continue to exist in Ubuntu Tweak untill all their features are implemented into the new "Apps" feature.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Besides this feature, the latest Ubuntu Tweak 0.8.0 also comes with bug fixes, such as a bug that caused Ubuntu Tweak to crash when Janitor was preparing to remove kernel results.</div><br /><br /><h2>Install Ubuntu Tweak</h2><br />To install the latest Ubuntu Tweak, use the following commands:<br /><pre class="linux-code"><code>sudo add-apt-repository ppa:tualatrix/ppa<br />sudo apt-get update<br />sudo apt-get install ubuntu-tweak</code></pre><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">For now, Ubuntu Tweak 0.8.0 is only available for Ubuntu 11.10 and 12.04. Alternatively, you can download the deb from its <a href="https://launchpad.net/ubuntu-tweak/+download">Launchpad page</a>.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><i>Ubuntu Tweak 0.8.0 doesn't fully support Ubuntu 12.10. You can install it, but various features may not work!</i></div>

Ubuntu Tweak 0.8.0 Gets New `Apps` Feature

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Ubuntu Tweak 0.7.3 Adds Support For Linux Mint 13 And Ubuntu 12.10

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-nwgHs-yV0SA/UCeaXK4UhaI/AAAAAAAAJpY/ohszEC3jT1Q/s1600/ubuntu-tweak-0.7.3.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="203" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-nwgHs-yV0SA/UCeaXK4UhaI/AAAAAAAAJpY/ohszEC3jT1Q/s320/ubuntu-tweak-0.7.3.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Ubuntu Tweak is a tool that lets you configure various aspects of the Ubuntu / Linux Mint desktop: change the GTK / icon theme, Unity settings, LightDM settings, clean up application cache, it comes with an Unity quicklist editor, a PPA source center and more.</div><br /><a name='more'></a><div style="text-align: justify;">Ubuntu Tweak 0.7.3 has been released today, adding <b>support for Linux Mint 13</b>. The new version also comes with support for Ubuntu 12.10 Quantal Quetzal, but since Quantal is still in alpha, the application can't be considered stable.</div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-egkDCY3Ez48/UCealSMGljI/AAAAAAAAJpg/bEuenW3KGl4/s1600/ubuntu-tweak-guest.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="195" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-egkDCY3Ez48/UCealSMGljI/AAAAAAAAJpg/bEuenW3KGl4/s320/ubuntu-tweak-guest.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Besides Linux Mint 13 and Ubuntu 12.10 support, the latest Ubuntu Tweak 0.7.3 also adds a new feature: the ability to <b>turn Guest account on/off</b>. And of course, there are many bug fixes to the Quicklist Editor, Screen Edge actions and more.</div><br />A complete list of changes / bug fixes can be found <a href="http://blog.ubuntu-tweak.com/2012/08/12/ubuntu-tweak-0-7-3-released.html">HERE</a>.<br /><br /><br /><h2>Install Ubuntu Tweak</h2><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>To add the Ubuntu Tweak PPA and install the latest stable Ubuntu Tweak 0.7.3 in Ubuntu 12.10, 12.04 and 11.10 or Linux Mint 12 or 13, use the following commands:</b></div><pre class="linux-code"><code>sudo add-apt-repository ppa:tualatrix/ppa<br />sudo apt-get update<br />sudo apt-get install ubuntu-tweak</code></pre><br /><b>Alternatively, you can download the Ubuntu Tweak deb from <a href="https://launchpad.net/ubuntu-tweak/+download">Launchpad</a>.</b><br /><br />If you encounter bugs, report them <a href="https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu-tweak">HERE</a>.

Ubuntu Tweak 0.7.3 Adds Support For Linux Mint 13 And Ubuntu 12.10

Ubuntu Tweak is a tool that lets you configure various aspects of the Ubuntu / Linux Mint desktop: change the GTK / icon theme, Unity settin...

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