Chapter 5. Customizing the Desktop

After having taken the first steps into the Linux world, you are proba-bly thinking it is pretty easy and wondering what the fuss was all about. For what it's worth, I'm thinking the very same thing. Now that the fear of dealing with a new operating system is gone, it's time to get really comfortable.

In this chapter, I'm going to show you how to make your system truly your own—how to change your background, your colors, your fonts, and anything else you'll need to create a desktop as individual as you are. Would you like some icons on your desktop? Perhaps some short-cuts to programs you use on a regular basis? No problem. I'll cover all of those things, too.

I Am Sovereign of All I Survey

As I've already mentioned, ...

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