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Ubuntu Tweak 0.5.4 was released today. It doesn't come with new major features except an option to customize the GDM (login screen), which you can use to change the login screen background, logo, disable the user list, disable the login sound and disable showing the restart buttons:

ubuntu tweak 0.5.4



A new minor but interesting feature is that it can re-enable all the disable repositories from an upgrade from Ubuntu Karmic to Lucid.


And finally, Ubuntu Tweak 0.5.4 now supports Linux Mint 9.



Install Ubuntu Tweak 0.5.4


You can either add the Ubuntu Tweak PPA or simply download the .DEB file:

1. Using a PPA:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:tualatrix/ppa
sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install ubuntu-tweak


2. Download Ubuntu Tweak 0.5.4 DEB