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Chapter 6. Customising the Desktop and Applications‌

Objectives


The Ubuntu desktop comes completely clean and free of pre-determined icons and buttons. Customising your desktop allows you to add icons to suit your work style.


In this lesson, you will learn about various ways to set up your Ubuntu desktop to suit your requirements. You will also learn how to install and uninstall various software applications.


In this lesson, you will learn how to:


• Customise the look and feel of the Ubuntu desktop


• Work with the Nautilus file manager


• Add and remove applications


• Identify the types of single package files and their use


• Install and uninstall Debian packages


• Identify the categories of software repositories


• Add extra repositories


 

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