Tweak-tool
Can anyone suggest me a tweak-tool for dagda so that I can customize it easily.
Like
_Change login window
_Change boot logo
_Cuxtomize theme
If you are using the full version of Trisquel (not mini), to customise your theme:
- Right click on the desktop
- Choose "Change Desktop Background"
- Click the "Theme" tab
- Click "Customize"
OR you can go to your Applications Menu > System > Preferences > Appearance.
Alternatively you can install "lxappearance", but that only changes the appearance of things inside a window, not the window decorations. For that you will have to use the first method I mentioned.
What do you mean with "boot logo"? The glowing Trisquel logo? You can change that on the command line. As far as GUI tools go, there is Plymouth Manager but I've never used it to actually change the logo. It comes with a bunch of Ubuntu splash screens. Just a warning, I read somewhere that the program messed up the configuration files for a user, so use at your own risk.
And what do you want to change about the login window? It's possible to change the background and (GTK) theme by editing a configuration file by hand. I'm not sure if there is a GUI tool for that.
Can you please tell me the commands required to customize login window and to change grub background?
And I think plymouth manager donot work with dagda. During booting it simply shows the image displayed as bg of grub menu.
I would try the procedures explained on this page: http://maketecheasier.com/change-login-and-boot-screen-in-ubuntu-lucid/2010/05/13
I just want to add two things:
If you want to use a custom Plymouth theme, run "sudo update-alternatives --install /lib/plymouth/themes/default.plymouth default.plymouth /lib/plymouth/themes/mytheme/mytheme.plymouth 100". Replacing "mytheme" with your theme's name.
To change your GRUB background make a .png image, save it as /usr/share/backgrounds/trisquel-grub-custom.png and then run
sudo update-grub
I couldn't get any of the methods mentioned at https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Grub2 to work properly.
One of my favorites is Ubuntu Tweak which you can get from:
http://www.getdeb.net/updates/Ubuntu/11.04/?q=ubuntu+tweak
OR
https://launchpad.net/~tualatrix/+archive/ppa?field.series_filter=natty
One has to be aware that Ubuntu Tweaks proposes the installation of proprietary applications (I can identify at least 8 such applications on this page: http://ubuntu-tweak.com/app/category/ ). That is why, to not "taint" one's Trisquel GNU/Linux system, it is better to stay away from Ubuntu Tweak.
I am a member!
I seriously doubt that the majority of people (if any) are using the Ubuntu tweak tool for installing software trough it.
Also, I don't think there are a lot of Trisquel users with sudo powers that are not careful when installing software from other sources than the Trisquel repositories.
On the other hand, I would suggest learning how to edit the configuration files for tweaking, instead of using an automated tool.
I have never installed software though Ubuntu Tweak because I usually get the majority though the repositories or external PPA I add manually. I do use it to purge PPAs though and it is great for that.
I also do not know how this "taints" the system if the program is GPL and installation of non-free software is by choice. It does not automatically install non-free software and I honestly think you are taking this too seriously.
If you want a great program to easily manage stuff in Ubuntu, then use it. If you want to self mutilate and edit .conf files and/or stick to the command line for everything, then more power to you. Because the state of Linux documentation pretty much forces people to rely on messageboards for help, I welcome Ubuntu Tweak with open arms.
I am a translator!
It taints the system by recommending non-free software for installation. One cannot expect that people read the license for every program they install through Ubuntu tweak to verify it's free software.
This should not prevent usage though, it just does not belong in the Trisquel repositories, that's all.
I can be a recovering alcoholic (or generally dislike alcohol) and go to a party where they are serving alcohol and choose not to drink. The option is there but I choose not to ingest it and "taint" my system even though the alternative option exists.
There may be temptations to taste the forbidden fruit (like proprietary software) but it is personal choice to not touch it even though popular opinion may try to sway me and I cannot remove it from existence no matter how hard I try.
By saying no to Ubuntu Tweak, you are saying goodbye to the total package and generalizing it totally as "bad" when it is not. Like my analogy above, I may have some cheese or mini sausages and it is foolish to avoid going to that party altogether seeing that it may make me happy from social interaction. Heck. I may get some pussy out of it too.
I am a translator!
I'm not saying Ubuntu tweak is bad and I'm also not saying no to it (well, not exactly, always was able to do the "tweaks" that I wished to without any utilities and never felt the need for one). Ubuntu tweak is fine, it just shouldn't be recommended to new users, they'll certainly manage to install some non-free stuff and then you'll be stuck explaining to them why you recommended Ubuntu Tweak in the first place, etc. bla-bla.
What I'm saying is, it makes perfect sense why it is not in the repository, it would effectively delete Trisquel from the FSFs list of recommended distributions.
I do not see it in the official Ubuntu repositories either so a user will have to go out of their way to add a non official repository or PPA. Since the Trisquel repos mirror the official ones and take out the non-free software on the fly, you guys are still very much safe on that regard.