Changes

One of the key advantages of Linux desktops in general is the fact that they can be customized to meet any particular preferences. In this chapter of Ubuntu Essentials we will look at changing the theme used by the Ubuntu 10.10 GNOME desktop environment.

In addition to selecting a theme it is also possible to customize themes. For example, it is possible to change the colors and borders of the theme. To try this, select the Clearlooks theme from the main screen of the Theme Preferences dialog and click on the ''Customize'' button:

[[Image:ubuntu_10.10_customize_theme.jpg|Ubuntu 10.10 customize theme window]]

In this chapter we have looked in detail at selecting, installing and customizing Ubuntu desktop themes. In the next chapter we will look at configuring Ubuntu desktop fonts

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