Ubuntu 12.04 Tweak and Hack round up

Since switching from 11.04 to 12.04 (it's really that good that I would switch during beta) I've been applying numerous tweaks which make the experience better for me.

Allow Minimize/Maximize in Unity

A big annoyance of unity is the inability to minimize an application when clicking on the icon in the Unity Panel. This patch will allow you to do it. One thing to be aware of is that if there is an Unity update, you'll likely have to reapply the patch as it will be overwritten (at least it was for me).

"The Patch is only available for Ubuntu 12.04 users, and it’s not supported by Ubuntu.

• sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ojno/unity-minimize-on-click
• sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade

After installing you will need to log out and back in for the change to become effective."

For the full article, jump to OMG!Ubuntu

Switch Off the Global Menu

This has been a major annoyance for me. If I wanted a 'global menu' I'de buy a Mac.

In the next release of Ubuntu (12.10) this will be optional. In the meantime you can just uninstall it:

sudo apt-get remove indicator-appmenu