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AwOken Icon Set has been updated to version 2.4 bringing in Precise support and improved colorization script.


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Tweaks to Ubuntu 12.04′s Login Screen Get Discussed At UDS. docs.google.com Video Here: www.youtube.com Another Single-Game Humble Bundle Deal Launches www.phoronix.com Video Here: www.youtube.com Canonical preps Ubuntu for tablet and smartphones debut in 2014 www.linuxfordevices.com 8 Things I did After Installing GNOME Shell in Brand New Ubuntu 11.10 www.techdrivein.com How to install freetuxtv on ubuntu 11.10 using PPA www.ubuntugeek.com System Load Indicator- Display CPU, RAM, Network, and HardDisk Usage To install System Load Indicator, Ubuntu 11.04 and 11.10 user run following command in a terminal window to add the ppa:indicator-multiload/stable-daily sudo add-apt-repository ppa:indicator-multiload/stable-daily sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install indicator-multiload ubuntuguide.net Users Want a Better Unity in Ubuntu 12.04 LTS news.softpedia.com Ubuntu 12.04 Daily Builds Available cdimage.ubuntu.com KDE 4.7.3 Is Here WIth More Fixes www.phoronix.com www.kubuntu.org Rhythmbox to Return As Ubuntu 12.04 Default Music App www.webupd8.org AwOken Icon Theme 2.3 Released With Full Unity Support, Improved GNOME Shell Integration Open Terminal and paste these commands: sudo apt-get install gnome tweak tool sudo add-apt-repository ppa:alecive/antigone sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install awoken-icon-theme awoken-icon-theme-customization Details Here: www.webupd8.org Ubuntu 11.04 Makes PCWorld ‘Best of 2011′ List at Number 82 www.pcworld.com Edubuntu WebLive …
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Ubuntu OS is the most used distro of Linux with more than 12 million desktop users throughout the globe.  Ubuntu Linux is also the most used open source OS for desktops and is based on Debian Linux distro. The initial release of Ubuntu was on 20 October 2004 and since then fresh versions of Ubuntu OS have been distributed approximately bi-annually. Ubuntu is supported by the UK based organizationi Canonical Ltd. owned by South African billionaire Mark Shuttleworth. Ubuntu Linux OS is released to public as a free Operating System and the latest release of Ubuntu OS was Natty Narwhal which was distributed on 28th of April, 2010. The latest release concentrated on making the interface quite easy for users of the Windows Operating System and it has gained several reactions around the world. One of the problems of Ubuntu is that the backgrounds inbuilt into the OS are not that great and there are not many awesome backgrounds available either. So, in this guide we will provide details on how to set up high quality background themes on your Gnome Linux Operating System where the HQ backgrounds change at regular periods of time.

At the beginning you need to download the Ubuntu OS Background Theme from a Gnome Art background site. HD Ubuntu Linux OS Gnome Themes are regularly released at UbuntuTheme.net and you can also check out Gnome Themes from there. The Gnome Themes do not need any severe alteration to the File System and are pretty safe to be set up. In addition to Ubuntu OS, the Ubuntu Background Themes should work on any Linux distribution that supports Gnome Art backgrounds.

After you have downloaded the Ubuntu Linux Background Theme to your personal computer, decompress it to extract the theme folder. After that you would need to move the theme folder to /usr/share/backgrounds in your Ubuntu Operating System. But for that you would need root privileges. So, open the terminal in your Ubuntu OS and type:

sudo cp -R /home/YOURUSERNAME/PathToYourThemeFolder /usr/share/backgrounds

Replace YOURUSERNAME and PathToYourThemeFolder with the ones that are right for Ubuntu installation on your desktop. If you are not certain about the positioning of the folder then you can right-click with your mouse and see properties to get an idea regarding the same. When you transfer the theme folder you may be prompted for the root password and you can type it and press enter. Thereafter you need to browse to the /usr/share/backgrounds folder in your Ubuntu Linux OS where you should the new Background Theme Folder if you have relocated it properly. If you see a cross sign on the theme folder or the backgrounds inside it and if permission is denied then please type the following command on your Ubuntu Linux OS terminal:

sudo chmod 777 -R /usr/share/backgrounds/ThemeFolder

Replace ThemeFolder with the name of the extracted theme folder as you did previously.

Now go to System > Preferences > Appearance and click on Appearance to open the Appearance dialogue window. You can also open Appearance Preference by right-clicking on your Ubuntu Linux computer screen and then selecting “Change Desktop Background” from the right-click menu.  You would then require to choose the Background tab in that box if it is not selected already. Now click on “Add” near the bottom right side of that tab to add the new ubuntu theme. A new dialogue box named “Add Wallpaper” would appear where you require to browse to the “/usr/share/backgrounds/ThemeFolder/” and choose the themefile.xml inside the ThemeFolder. You might need to alter the file type at the bottom right of the “Add Wallpaper” dialogue box from “images” to “all files” {to be able|in order to see the xml file.Replace ThemeFolder and themefile.xml name with the actual theme folder name and theme file name. You will now view the new background on your Ubuntu Linux PC and it will change every 15 minutes. The Ubuntu Linux OS Gnome Theme installation is finished now and once you get the hang of it, you shall be able to set up new Ubuntu background themes in less than 30 seconds.

GNOME 3’s default theme is a pale, elegant affair. Granted the window controls are a bit on the, shall we say beefier side, but it’s still a great theme that is very easy on the eye.

If you like the theme and want to use it in Ubuntu, but don’t want the hassle that comes with it adding the GNOME 3 PPA, you now can thanks to a GTK2 port of the theme dubbed …

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