Pimp my Ubuntu!

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My dear wife is "open to using Linux"...mostly because Windows just commited suicide, and she was lucky enough to already have Ubuntu Jaunty (9.04) already on her machine. She likes the way mine looks, so the first thing she wants is some cool backgrounds and themes. The best I have found are from François Vogelweith.



Unfortunately, beyond the instructions being in French, for a complete newbie they are not the easiest thing to follow. So here is a way to install all the themes anyone should be able to follow:

1. Add the repository
a. System > Administration > Software Sources
b. Click on the "Third Party Software" tab
c. To add the repository, Click "Add" and copy:

deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/bisigi/ppa/ubuntu jaunty main

d. Click "Add Source"
e. Open Applications > Accessories > Terminal
f. To enter the key, copy (Ctrl+C) & paste in Terminal (Ctrl+Shift+V)

sudo apt-key adv --recv-keys --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com 0x1781bd45c4c3275a34bb6aec6e871c4a881574de

g. Go back to the "Software Sources" window and click "Close" and then "Reload" in the pop-up

2. Install the Themes
a. To update the source list, in the Terminal window type

sudo aptitude update

b. The install the themes by typing

sudo aptitude install zgegblog-themes

To check out your new stuff, just right-click on your desktop and click "Change Desktop Background", you now should have 10 new themes and backgrounds to choose from!