Ubuntu Tweak 0.5.0 released
In silence for two months, officially released new version of Ubuntu Tweak–0.5.0. This version brings a lot of updates: support network synchronization features and improvements to the old functionality, while also attracting a whole new interface. First look at several General updates:
Stopped support for Ubuntu 9.04 and past versions the default interface using system default theme and icons and migrate from PolicyKit to PolicyKit-1 redesigned the interface layout and have no Python code, package consolidated into 1 again for dynamic module loading, only mount features suitable for current desktop: for example used under KDE or Xfce Ubuntu Tweak,GNOME related settings will not see
Below some screenshots of Ubuntu Tweak 0.5.0 improvement.
This is a running Ubuntu Tweak under the Elementary theme screenshots, you can see the Ubuntu Tweak and this perfectly, especially icon on the left, is the system default style.
Ubuntu Tweak 0.5 maximum improvement from the support network synchronization “Software Center” and “software sources”. What is network synchronization do?
Previous Ubuntu Tweak if you want to add some new software installed, then had to be by updating itself came to an end. Now, all software, data are obtained from the network, and automatically synchronize reminders. From here, you will be able to make it easier to try the latest, coolest Ubuntu Software.
Yes it worth mentioning the network port: UTCOM (http://Ubuntu-tweak.com/), is one that can be submitted by the user (currently require moderation) software and the source data of the user-oriented sites, which themselves are continuously improved. There will be more sharing features.
When you first run the Ubuntu Tweak 0.5, you will be prompted to “software of the new data is available”, select “Yes”, will be coming from the UTCOM synchronize up-to-date software information.
Get online data quickly, basically a few seconds can handle that.
After the synchronization is complete, the “Software Center” there will be a lot of software can enjoy fresh, of course, some of which require you first enable a source, the software can be installed.
Similarly, the “software sources Center” is also similar. Through which to share a large number of excellent third-party sources to enhance your Ubuntu.
Such as the following figure, you can see the first one is the “Adobe Flash PPA (x86-64)”, by the source, you can easily install on your computer the latest 64-bit version of the Flash plug-in.
Addition Ubuntu Tweak 0.5 introduces a simple Update Manager.
Its best feature is easy to read way to display the update, such as when there are updates, it does not show a lot of software that is not easy to read and update. It will take precedence over display with icons and introduction of software updates.
Session control also has been enhanced in this version. Joined the advanced user can control with the session component to function.
For example here, you can change the system default “file manager”, “Panel” or “window manager”, busy Nautilus too slow? Installation PCmanFM, where fill “pcmanfm” can be. Similarly can you replace other components, free to controlling your desktop.
In addition, a “disabled in the GDM user list” option is added, if the security or privacy conscious, you can enable it.
GNOME’s set to join the two control about the icon, you can, like previous versions of GNOME 2.28, and restored icons and buttons of the menu! Enable “Show menu icon” and “button to display the icon”.
For other reasons in the 0.4 release removed “show desktop icons” feature is added again, now you can check out of it, to get a clean, no icons of the desktop.
Under user request in this version optimized the “computer details” shows that and joining a “change host name” function. Intended to be used without Terminal experience of a friend.
In the “advanced power management settings”, designed for laptop users added to the two options, control power of the different circumstances of LCD screen brightness.
If you don’t like in battery mode automatically dimming the screen, here to increase the brightness to 100 then.
These are the major update of Ubuntu Tweak 0.5, of course, not just here, others for you to discover.
Other than surface innovation, Ubuntu Tweak the source code also had a major significance of the changes. Immediately following will be Ubuntu Tweak 0.6, it will be based on the 0.5 code to continue to improve, will support a flexible plug-in functionality, system tuning with more and more interesting to you, you just need to select the feature you want.
Download and install
If you are to be updated by means of a source, then this is the latest version. Haven’t, are convenient, run this in Terminal command:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:tualatrix/ppa
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install ubuntu-tweak
If you don’t like using the command line, you can also download individual deb package to install:
http://launchpad.net/ubuntu-tweak/0.5.x/0.5.0/+download/ubuntu-tweak_0.5.0-1~karmic1_all.deb
Enjoy！