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With the following setup changes you can now manually turn your desktop into an Ubuntu netbook, alternatively you can use the ubuntu-netbook-default-settings package from the following PPA: <URL here> to do that for you automatically. == Auttomatically turn on the netbook apps ==

Using the following package you can turn your desktop automatically into a netbook desktop. If you prefer to do this manually see "The manual way" below.

== The manual way ==
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== The result ==

This HowTo describes the procedure to turn a fresh ubuntu-umpc install into an ubuntu netbook install with some easy steps.

The instructions below assume you have not made any changes to the default settings after a fresh install. First remove the apps specific for the touchscreen centric Ubuntu umpc image including it's desktop settings

Replacing the packages

sudo apt-get remove --purge devilspie cellwriter xautomation midbrowser ubuntu-mobile-default-settings

Now install the apps that make up an Ubuntu netbook desktop 

sudo apt-get install firefox go-home-applet maximus window-picker-applet

Delete your users ~/.gconf directory that holds the desktop settings to make sure all umpc settings are gone.

Log out of the desktop

Auttomatically turn on the netbook apps

Using the following package you can turn your desktop automatically into a netbook desktop. If you prefer to do this manually see "The manual way" below.

The manual way

  • Go to Settings->Preferences->Apearance

    • Switch off the Desktop Effects completely, else the netbook laucher app won't work properly
  • Delete the bottom Panel

  • Go to System->Preferences-Sessions

    • Add a new launcher for the netbook-launcher app

      • launcher-autostart.png

    • Add a new launcher for the maximus window maximizer app

      • maximus-autostart.png

  • Remove the menu from the panel (Right click -> remove from panel)

  • Remove the logout/switch-user applet from the panel (Right click -> remove from panel)

  • Remove the Separator between the notification area and logout/switch-user from the panel (Right click -> remove from panel)

  • Remove the Browser Launcher and Help item from the panel (Right click -> remove from panel)

  • Right click on the panel and select "Add to Panel" to open the add dialog.
    • Scroll to "Go Home" and click on "Add", the applet will be added to the panel, move it to the very left, Ricght click on it and check "Lock to panel"

      • add-gohome.png

    • Scroll to "Window Picker" move it next to the "Go Home" applet and lock it as well.

      • add-windowpicker.png

The result

That's it, you successfully turned your umpc desktop into a netbook desktop using the Ubuntu netbook applications, your final Desktop should look like below:

netbook-desktop.png

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