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3 must-try tools if you want Windows-like desktop widgets on Ubuntu

Using KDE Plasma Widgets is another fantastic way to display desktop widgets on your Ubuntu desktop. However, you need to ...
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Customize Ubuntu 9.10's Grub Boot Screen

Grub2, the new boot menu installed by default with Ubuntu 9.10, can still look pretty old-school ugly if your tastes don't run with white terminal text on black. You can, however, customize its ...
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Ubuntu Eee 8.04: Custom Ubuntu distro for the Eee PC

While anyone can install Ubuntu Linux on an Eee PC, you need to do a little tweaking to get the WiFi working. And if you want the Fn keys to let you adjust the volume and screen brightness, that’s a ...
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Custom Ubuntu 10.04 installer with support for Intel GMA 500 graphics

Ubuntu Linux includes support for most netbook hardware out of the box. But if you happen to have a computer with Intel GMA 500 graphics, you may run into problems using the latest version of Ubuntu, ...