Ubuntu 8.04.1 [hardy heron] config for awesome results!

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In this blog, try my best to make one's ubuntu look like mine! To see what my Ubuntu [currently hardy heron 8.04.1] please be sure to visit my youtube video here! If you didn't like the video, please be sure to tell me why. If you loved my video, be sure to digg/stumble upon/facebook/rate/twitter the video. Any questions and/or comments can go in the comments page there.

Now for the good stuff!

Backgrounds!!!

1. To get a sweet background like this, go here and here. To get the wallpaper I have, go here!
2. Now on the top toolbar System>Preference>Appearance Click on the Themes tab and click Install... [navigate to where you downloaded the wallpapers and install! Simple!

GDMs aka [Login Windows]

1. GDM is what greats you when you log in! Get great GDMs here and here. I strongly recommend getting 4 or more GDMs and to carefully read the comments for bugs.
   
2. Once you download the GDMs go to the top toolbar System>Administrator>Login Window. Enter your password! Then click the Local Tab and click on Add...
   
3. Navigate to your GDM and load them up!
   
4. Make Theme: Random form selected [this is in the drop down menu that orriginally says Selected only]
5. This will make the GDMs random, a nice touch! [Now you can quit out of that]

Customize That Toolbar!!!


NOTE: My toolbar is not expanded [saves room] and has a cool bar.

1. First, to get a nice and easy bar to use, open a terminal [Accessories>Terminal] and then type one at a time:
2. sudo apt-get update
3. sudo apt-get install gimmie
4. Next, go to your top toolbar and right click on the open space. Click on Add to Panel and search for gimmie. Add it and you have a much better search bar now.
   
5. To make your Panel take less space and/or to make it change color, Right click the open space on the dock, This time select Preferences and uncheck expand! <Background Tab to see the color options.

Now for the AWN

1. Awn is a awesome mac dock that works perfectly!Get awn from the terminal [Accessories>Terminal]

2. sudo apt-get update

3. sudo apt-get install awn-manager avant-window-navigator

4. Run AWN by pressing and typing avant-window-navigator
5. To make AWN run every time the computer starts, Open System>Prefrence>Sessions and add this command avant-window-navigator

Finally Gnome do makes everything easy!

Follow these instructions!!!
Where ever you see a $ that means open a terminal and type that command!

"If you are upgrading from an old installation of Do, please be sure to completely remove your old version.

$ sudo aptitude purge gnome-do gnome-do-plugins gnome-do-plugin-rhythmbox

and remove the Do plugins configuration directory

$ rm -rf ~/.local/share/gnome-do/plugins/

Once you have removed your old installation, or if this is your first time, follow these instructions.

Add the Gnome Do PPA Repository to your sources list. (See Repositories/Ubuntu).

deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/do-core/ubuntu hardy main
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deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/do-core/ubuntu hardy main

In Synaptic Package Manager, search 'gnome do' or install from the terminal:

$ sudo aptitude update && sudo aptitude install gnome-do

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YOU ARE DONE!!!
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