Ailurus is an application which aims at making Linux easier to use.

Features:

• Help users study some Linux skills
• Install/remove some applications which are not provided in the official repository
• Enable/disable some third party repositories
• Display information about BIOS, motherboard, CPU and battery
• Show/Hide Computer, Home folder, Trash icon and Network icon on desktop
• Configure Nautilus thumbnail cache
• Configure Nautilus context menu
• Configure Window behavior
• Configure GNOME auto-start applications
• Show/Hide GNOME splash screen

Ailurus can be used in:

Fedora 10 – 12
Ubuntu/KUbuntu/XUbuntu 8.04 – 9.10
Mint 5 – 8 More »

To add these icons on Your desktop is simple. Here's how to do it.

Open up the Run dialog box by pressing ALT and F2 keys, then type gconf-editor and click on the Run button (or hit Enter). If prompted, enter your password to proceed.

The Configuration Editor will open up. Navigate to Apps > Nautilus > Desktop from the left menu.

Then on the right hand side place a check against the icons you want to see displayed on the desktop. You can display the Computer, Home, Trash and Network icons from in here. More »

If you cannot empty your trash, then open terminal and use this command:

WARNING: this method will delete all the contents without prompt any warning!!!

rm -r ~/.local/share/Trash/files/*

To customise and set Ubuntu's clean installation, add some programs You can create simple script which can do for example:

• add favorite repositories and PPA
• uninstall unnecessary software
• install new programs
• add network drives in fstab
• run the VPN client
• attach drives from fstab
• do a few fix (umountcifs problem, turn off pc speaker and welcome sound)

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If you want to install newest Mozilla products in Ubuntu, you do so using Ubuntuzilla script. But there is a new and faster way to install and update your Firefox. You can use Ubuntuzilla repository and install updates using Synaptic following these steps: 1. First, existing users Ubuntuzilla should first remove Firefox, Thunderbird or Seamonkey using Ubuntuzilla

ubuntuzilla.py -a remove -p firefox
ubuntuzilla.py -a remove -p thunderbird
ubuntuzilla.py -a remove -p seamonkey

2. It is recommended, that you back up your Firefox user profile (located by default in /home/USERNAME/.mozilla/)

3. Add the GPG Key

sudo apt-key adv --recv-keys --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com C1289A29

4. Add repository for Ubuntuzilla Ubuntu Juanty (9.04), Ubuntu Karmic (9.10) and later

echo -e "\ndeb http://downloads.sourceforge.net/project/ubuntuzilla/mozilla/apt all main" | sudo tee -a /etc/apt/sources.list > /dev/null

Ubuntu Interpid (8.10), Ubuntu Hardy (8.04) and Earlier

echo -e "\ndeb http://switch.dl.sourceforge.net/project/ubuntuzilla/mozilla/apt all main" | sudo tee -a /etc/apt/sources.list > /dev/null

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