Precise Tweak is the new name of Ubuntu Tweak, a popular application for customizing Ubuntu Desktop. It’s a very popular tool among the desktop users because it allows them to configure/customize their desktop without any hassle (from a simple and easy to use graphical interface).

It provides a lot of options to customize a lot of things. Now, the project has moved to Launchpad (open source project hosting platform, very popular for debian and Ubuntu related projects). So a stable PPA is available for Precise Tweak app. Some of the most important features include – theme options, admin options (for managing packages/applications), Janitor (for removing unwanted packages), login page, etc.

ubuntu-tweak-overview

Installing Precise Tweak (a.k.a Ubuntu Tweak) in Ubuntu 12.04 LTS

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:tualatrix/ppa
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install ubuntu-tweak

Here are few more snapshots exploring various features of Precise Tweak –

ubuntu-tweak-options

Customizing Themes –

ubuntu-tweak-themes

That’s All. Enjoy 🙂

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