I have just installed the final version of Ubuntu 20.04 LTS desktop system from ubuntu-20.04-desktop-amd64.iso.
After two days of testing I completely do not like its graphical interface - the GNOME Shell.
Even installation of GNOME Flashback does not help either.
So I want to completely remove the GNOME Shell with all its trails from my system without re-installation.
Just want to start from scratch like it was approximately if I have installed Ubuntu from minimal network boot ISO.
I just installed Ubuntu 12.04. I switched to Gnome classic from unity as I'm more comfortable with the former. However, I couldn't find where the panel setting are. Usually a drop down menu appears on right-clicking the top and bottom panels. But it doesn't happen now.
I need the panel settings so as to auto hide the panels (as my netbook screen is quite small!) as well as to add the "system monitor" applet to the panel which is really useful.
Where can I find the panel settings?
First the picture:
As you can see in the image, the colors used for the icons and the words Applications and Places (In spanish in this case) have a different background dark gray color than the rest of the panel. Also the icons look rather bigger in that panel. Now my questions are:
Can the background colors be customized so they look the same all the way through the panel.
Can the icons be somehow minimized a little so they don't look strange (bigger actually)
How to edit the way to add icons to the panel. I have to actually hold the ALT key and right click on it to show the context menu which shows me the option to add something. That extra key press is not friendly at all.
In this particular case I am trying to help an older man start in Ubuntu. Unity is too much for him but Gnome is friendlier for him (Learning curve is not the best for older people.. specially 68+ year old people).
Applets are small programs that you attach and start from the GNOME's toolbar. See picture: http://www.futuredesktop.com/audio-recorder/recorder-applet.ogv
My favourite applets are:
rec-applet: Smart audio recorder applet. You can get this from Launchpad.
clipart-finder: Find and download clipart to your computer. You can get this from the Launchpad.
1) Can I use these applets in UNITY as is?
2) What changes I have to make to applets' code (rec-applet and clipart-finder) to make them usable in Unity?
3) Where is the applet-specification for Unity?
How does one reset the gnome panel to the initial state?
During use, gnome panel applets move and get replaced with the ones users like. After some time the panel becomes so cluttered that it requires a cleanup. The easiest way would be to reset the panel to the original state that it was in after install. Is there an easy way of doing that?