How to make your GNOME Desktop even cooler

This is my first Instructable so please be kind.
GNOME is already very cool and has great features but it is possible to add a few more cool more or less usefull features. I want to show you how you can:
1. Use Nautilus Actions to add actions like "Open as Root" to your context menu (The menu that appears at right click.
2. How to configure whether to show or to hide the Icons for "Computer", "Trash", "Network" and "Home"
3. Show several things when you start a Terminal
4. Get an alternative menu
5. Get another menu

Step 1 Nautilus Actions

To use Nautilus Actions you must install it first. The package is called "nautilus-actions" install it with Synaptic or by typing "sudo apt-get install nautilus-actions" in your terminal. Go to "System/Preferences/Nautilus Actions Configuration" and something like Image 2 will appear. Now you can add Actions. You can either write your own actions or download some. Here is a tutorial how to write actions: > click <. To download actions go to: > click <.
For example we will create an action to open a terminal with the current directory as working directory.
Fill in the values as shown in picture 3 and 4. Now it should look like image 5. To import simply download an action like "config_4899e396-b50a-42c0-a6d7-976a2bb1c59b.schemas". Now click "Import/Export", click the button "..." and browse to your *.scheme file. Now it should look like the last image.

Comments

[chrisha7]

tried what you said - "sudo apt-get install gimmie" does not exist in synaptic or apt-get, any ides?

Great Tutorial, the cowthink was fun to play with.

[homunkoloss]

Hey,

unfortunately this tutorial is pretty obsolete now. Gimmie doesn't seem to be maintained or developed any more. I hope you can enjoy the other things which still work.

[hintss]

you need to add installing compiz to this list.

[legendaryfrog]

Nice tutorial! I like the rounded menu. My ubaunto looks so pimp. Yet sadly I prefer vista

[homunkoloss]

What do you need in Vista ? English is not my native language but I guess:
My ubaunto looks so pimp. = My Ubuntu looks bad ?
The cool thing about Ubuntu (Or Linux) is that you can change nearly everything. If you tell me your problem more exactly I could probably find a solution.
greetz Daniel

[x z i t]

 hey, if you can help me, that would be awesome. i am very new to linux

[homunkoloss]

If you could specify your problem(s) I would be able to help you. What are you trying to do ? Where do you run into trouble ? If doesnt fit to this instructable please send you problem to me via PM.

mfg Daniel

[nicknack171]

hate to revive an old post but pimp usually means cool or awsome. and for his second thing you cant game in ubuntu =(

[random green dude]

 Yes you can, There are many good games made for linux
And you can just use Wine for windows games

[mygiantrobot]

some windows games do in fact run on linux.... get WINE. google winehq

[KenGriffin]

Hey! I started a Ubuntu Group, and I would love if you joined. Thanks! -Ken

[tabgilbert]

thanks