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- inactive, on 09/10/2008, -1/+31I don't mind digging into the .conf files if I'm setting up Apache, PHP or Hylafax, in fact I expect it. But do we really need to go to command line for evey small simple change we want to make to the interface? This is what keeping Linux from mainstream acceptance on the desktop.
- inactive, on 09/11/2008, -0/+16I don't know how useful this is, most of this you can easily find in the "System" tab.
- kd420, on 09/11/2008, -0/+15This seems like a handy tool for relatively new users. If anything, it shows to some extent how much more power over the system you have. People might hear about the flexibility of Linux, but might not be savvy enough to go far with it. This would be a good tool for making people know they made the right decision in moving to Ubuntu, and hopefully encourage them to explore their OS more.
- TKn00b, on 09/11/2008, -1/+13It looks like 90 percent of the stuff in Tweak Ubuntu is already easily configurable with a gui in the preferences or administration menus.
- DeathfireD, on 09/11/2008, -0/+10@EagleRock - Except not everyone knows wtf their doing in Linux. If Linux is going to make any headway in the desktop market, it needs more simple and straight forward tools like this one for the people that are just starting to use Linux.
- revisrev, on 09/11/2008, -0/+8Well, it pulls various settings from various places and puts them all together in one seamless interface. It's almost easy enough for my mom to use. I think this is a good thing. People can hate on it all they want, but I think more of this is needed if we really want to see mainstream desktop adoption. Of course, there are plenty of people who don't want that, but it does seem to be in line with the goals of Ubuntu, so I'd like to see this or something quite similar by default soon.
- superjamie, on 09/11/2008, -0/+8I used to help develop this application with TualatriX. Most of my English translations from his Chinese are still in the user interface :) It's a great app, with some clever backend stuff to make Ubuntu easier to use. I keep it in all my installations.
The article appears to be down, original installation instructions are here:
http://ubuntu-tweak.com/downloads - rchargel, on 09/11/2008, -1/+8if it was duped beyond all recognition, than you wouldn't have recognized it.
- inactive, on 09/11/2008, -0/+7WUBI is fine to try things out, but not much more. Trust me, I learned the hard way. You should pop in a second hardrive and do a proper install. You can have both Ubuntu and Windows fully installed and still have the little boot up screen that Wubi gives you.
You could then use Clonezilla to move your current Wubi files and settings to the new install.
Here's a good guide(super easy):
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=179902 - Zorbada, on 09/11/2008, -0/+7Nice for beginners!
- saegiru, on 09/11/2008, -0/+7Stop saying "doddle", stop it right now.
- tannermenzel, on 09/11/2008, -1/+8that didn't even make sense. so, uh, good job at trying to be clever and/or funny.
- garrettg84, on 09/11/2008, -0/+6How about tweak your web server?
- inactive, on 09/11/2008, -2/+8Cool, apparently we're digging sites that return 403.
- linuxares, on 09/11/2008, -0/+6Digg just killed another server
- YodaJones, on 09/10/2008, -3/+9Handy application. Thanks.
- opivyh8su, on 09/11/2008, -1/+7Making ubuntu accessible to everyday users, without the option of mistyping something and stopping your pc from functioning is the idea behind Ubuntu - this program exemplifies that idea and should be celebrated. Bashing software that helps out is just stupid, if you don't like it - don't use it.
You should have listened to your mother when she told you "If you don't have something nice to say, don't say anything at all." - eanbowman, on 09/11/2008, -3/+9The west is so polarized on every issue we can't even have a technical discussion without somebody turning it into a my-computer-is-better-than-yours wankfest.
lulz... - fedja, on 09/11/2008, -0/+6your name
your comment
OH THE IRONY - AmaDaden, on 09/11/2008, -0/+5@shredswithpiks
You are thinking about the people who are totally computer illiterate. There is a middle ground. I know many computer users who could easily build a PC from scratch but could never survive in Linux config files. Why? It's not that they can't learn them it's that they just don't know them and don't want to. They have no reason to switch to Linux where they will have to do EVERYTHING by hand when they could just go to OSX and a get a solid, slick looking, OS that is easy to configure. - fr34k5h0w, on 09/11/2008, -1/+6Then why are you in the Linux/Unix section?
- bowens44, on 09/11/2008, -0/+5Huh?
- lastrite, on 09/11/2008, -1/+6http://ubuntu-tweak.com/
- shanedj, on 09/11/2008, -0/+4error - this page is not there!
- moog, on 09/11/2008, -0/+4"You don't have permission to access /tweak-your-ubuntu-the-easy-way/2008/09/10 on this server."
...keep on tweakin' on! - AmaDaden, on 09/11/2008, -0/+4"Gnome already has a GUI manager that does most of this stuff, and the .conf file stuff besides that is pretty straightforward."
The existing GUIs are either not done well or not easy to find. GUIs to do this kind of basic simple configuration should be part of Ubuntu and Gnome.
"If you're really too scared to touch a Gnome .conf file, you probably shouldn't be using Linux."
This is not about being scared. Any user ready program should have a clear and usable GUI to do basic configuration. This has been a failing of Linux for years because of this dumb GUI vs Command line argument. Even Linus has issues with it...
That still doesn't answer Torvalds' concern about having control easily available for users. "This is why you want graphical tools (that are there by default, so that you don't have to know enough even to know to get them) to configure stuff even for 'experts.' Because I'm an expert Unix user, but that doesn't mean that I'm expert in some Gnome internal configuration issues. I know what I want, but that doesn't mean that I know how Gnome does it,"
from http://www.desktoplinux.com/news/NS8745257437.html
It's good to know how to use the command line but it's dumb to tell people to use it for everything. I should not need to learn the syntax of the Gnome config files to make some basic changes to the icons on my desktop. I think there are two reasons old Linux people push new Linux people to use the command line for EVERYTHING. 1) they were told that is how it is in Linux 2) they like keeping things confusing because by learning the confusing system they feel smarter. Both of these are wrong and hurting Linux adoption. Any power user should know what 'man' is with out hesitation but Linux should not only be used by power users. - tarmithius, on 09/11/2008, -1/+5Digg was not founded as a bookmarking site, if you want one of those use a site specified for that. Even the digg how-to page tells you to only digg the stories you read and like.
http://digg.com/how
This is how crap floats to the top, by you digging something that you cannot access. - changingman, on 09/10/2008, -2/+6A great piece of kit and extremely usful for those who are not so good with command lines. This makes features in Linux and absolute doddle to use.
- inactive, on 09/11/2008, -0/+4Permissions need tweaking...
sudo chmod 644 /opt/home/public_html/ - TDragon, on 09/11/2008, -1/+5Buried for site 403 error.
- santasing, on 09/11/2008, -0/+4You are not by any chance the dorky 20 yr old IT guy who pushes carts of keyboards/mouse or monitors around the halls delivering them to the real IT guys.
- johndavidjack, on 09/11/2008, -0/+3My wanker is better than yours...
- seltaeb4, on 09/11/2008, -1/+4I heard that if you tweak your ubuntu you'll go blind.
- Sillywombat, on 09/11/2008, -4/+7Awww, takes all the fun out of it...
The point of linux is to go hardcore terminal style. - ZutroyZuuts, on 09/11/2008, -1/+4Irony rating: 2/5
The type of people who will benefit from this the most will probably not be able to figure out how to install it. - srg13, on 09/11/2008, -0/+3Are you new here?
- Manther, on 09/11/2008, -2/+5No one's making you read the article, go the ***** away.
- inactive, on 09/11/2008, -0/+3Your browser has a built in bookmarker, you know. It's had one long before digg existed.
- rchargel, on 09/11/2008, -0/+3Wow, a helpful comment. And here I was expecting a flame war to start about WUBI.
- gellpak, on 09/11/2008, -1/+4Is it even possible to dupe something beyond recognition? Doesn't that cancel out?
- Niz1, on 09/11/2008, -0/+2I have been using Ubuntu for the past few months and have not needed to touch such files or do any command line stuff.
- johndavidjack, on 09/11/2008, -0/+2Put your e-penis back in your pants, you are sitting behind a computer screen...
- inactive, on 09/10/2008, -3/+5One note: Every time I have installed this app on a machine installed through WUBI, I have had problems.
- DeathfireD, on 09/11/2008, -0/+2having easy control over simple things like this does not equal braking "the goal of making an OS that works and does what you want". Also keep in mind having GUI menus that help simplify things wont mean you have to use them. So try thinking about the new users and stop assuming everyone is gonna take the time out of their busy day to search man pages or web sites on how to edit somthing.
- Manther, on 09/11/2008, -0/+2I bow to you wise master of the Universal Response
- bacon_skoda, on 09/11/2008, -0/+2I was configuring my monitor resolution for like 3 hrs and 50 reboots.
why can't ubuntu/linux have normal resolution selection like everybody else?
my LCD was very picky and would throw up a blue screen if the resolution was out of bounds. had to do the config edit on another monitor then switch back to LCD. repeat. crazy. also the default resolutions on ubuntu aren't even 16:9. what the hell? - srg13, on 09/11/2008, -0/+2"You should have listened to your mother when she told you "If you don't have something nice to say, don't say anything at all.""
I disagree. Constructive criticism isn't always nice, but often it's good to at least consider it.
Not to say that most of the criticism here is constructive, but I digress... - stockblogger, on 09/11/2008, -0/+2Site is down but I dugg it. I am going to revisit this site again. Thanks to submitter.
- zealotbleeds, on 09/11/2008, -0/+2Delete system32? oh wait, nvm.
- mahadiga, on 09/11/2008, -0/+2http://www.ubuntu-unleashed.com/2007/09/howto-spee ...
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