Some More Tweaks for Ubuntu 12.04 Precise Pangolin

Previous Shared Important Tweaks to do after install of Ubuntu 12.04

1: Enable Dodge Windows in Ubuntu 12.04 Precise Pangolin
Dodge Windows option is not available in Ubuntu 12.04, Only you can autohide launcher.
Here is easy tweak for dodge windows or dodge active windows.

To Enable Dodge Windows in Ubuntu 12.04 open Terminal (Press Ctrl+Alt+T) and copy the following commands in the Terminal:

• sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ikarosdev/unity-revamped
• sudo apt-get update
• sudo apt-get dist-upgrade

To revert changes back enter following commands:

• sudo apt-get install ppa-purge
• sudo ppa-purge ppa:ikarosdev/unity-revamped

2: Save Screen Brightness of Laptop in Ubuntu
Ubuntu doesn't save screen brightness due to hardware compatibility, At every login you have to change brightness. So here is tweak to save screen brightness in Ubuntu.

To Save Screen Brightness in Ubuntu open Terminal (Press Ctrl+Alt+T) and copy the following commands in the Terminal:

• sudo gedit /etc/rc.local

Add this before the last line "exit 0":

echo 4 > /sys/class/backlight/acpi_video0/brightness

3: Add other Media Player to Ubuntu Sound Menu
To Add BeatBox in sound menu open Terminal (Press Ctrl+Alt+T) and copy the following commands in the Terminal:

• sudo apt-get install dconf-tools

Go to Dash and open "Dconf-Editor"

Type your Interested Player in (interested-media-player) and you can remove any media player by writing name in (blacklisted-media-players). See following picture

4: Enable Global Menu for LibreOffice in Ubuntu 12.04
By default LibreOffice doesn't support global menu, So you can enable Global Menu easily.

To enable Global Menu for LibreOffice open Terminal (Press Ctrl+Alt+T) and copy the following commands in the Terminal:

• sudo apt-get install lo-menubar

5: Open as Administrator in Ubuntu 12.04 Precise Pangolin
If you want to open files and folders "Open as Administrator". You can do easily.
To add "Open as Aministrator" entry open Terminal (Press Ctrl+Alt+T) and copy the following commands in the Terminal:

• wget http://dl.dropbox.com/u/53319850/NoobsLab.com/libnautilus-gksu.so
• sudo cp libnautilus-gksu.so /usr/lib/nautilus/extensions-3.0/

After that Restart Ubuntu.

That's it, Enjoy