In this chapter from the ExtremeTech book Hacking Ubuntu: Serious Hacks Mods and Customizations you'll learn how to set up the operating system to your taste with things like changing the startup music, the background, fonts, icons, and colors, and navigating the Nautilus file manager—on both PCs and Macs.
The basic install of Ubuntu provides a usable system. But usable is not the same as optimal. When you first log into the system, there are some things that you will definitely want to change, like the colors (nobody likes brown—seriously, what can brown do for you?). This chapter discusses options for making the desktop and workspace environment more usable.
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