Tuning the Desktop Environment
With the operating system installed on our computer and the least necessary configuration completed, we can continue with the customization of our workstation, looking to optimize the processes. But at this point, it is very important to feel comfortable with the experience as users of our desktop environment. In this chapter, we will look, step by step, at how to have a customized desktop environment; you can omit or add any component to your liking, based on your personal taste. The desktop environment we are going to use is GNOME, but most of the customizations, except the GNOME plugins, could be done in any desktop environment.
The following customization components are covered in the chapter:
- Initial system tuning
- Customizing the panel and taskbar
- Making tasks easy with widgets
- Handy applications with docks
