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Installing fonts in Ubuntu 7.10 (Gutsy Gibbon) can be done in a number of ways. Personally I like the following method, it's quick,simple and it works. Installing some common fonts. There are a number of very common fonts, which you can install through APT/Synaptic, including the Microsoft TrueType core fonts (e.g. Arial Black, Times New Roman). Before installing, make sure you enable the extra repositories, (If your not sure how to do this please see: Repositories/Ubuntu ). Install the fonts: # sudo apt-get install msttcorefonts texlive-fonts-extra Installing Other fonts You can also use many other fonts, like those downloaded from dafont.com . There are two options when installing: one to install them for a Single User , this means that only this user can use them, or installing them for System Wide use, so that every user on the system can use the fonts. Single User: Once you have downloaded and unpacked your font files (.ttf, .TTF) , you will need to create a ~/.fonts if it d...

There are many different looks you can give to your boot screen by adding more themes to usplash, the program which displays the splash image at boot time . You can install a number of them using Synaptic by doing a search for usplash . You can also download different themes online ( see below ). Installing StartUp-Manager Before playing with Usplash themes we need a way to easily switch between themes, enter StartUp-Manager , this program lets us control many aspects of Ubuntu's start-up including Usplash. You can install startupmanager via Synaptic or apt using the following line: # sudo apt-get install startupmanager Download Uspash theme When I searched Gnome-look for Usplash I found a number of very nice themes: Usplash Themes at Gnome-Look . I quite like the Black Chrome theme . Once you have chosen one or two that you like, download them, and extract them from there archive: Right click on the archive .tar.gz and select Extract Here : Installing Usplash Themes Now we wi...

I find looking at a white background and black text a little daunting in Gedit, however in Ubuntu 7.10 (Gutsy Gibbon), you can easily change colour schemes and save your eyes. To change schemes: In Gedit Go to Edit --> Preferences . In the Preferences dialogue click on the Font & Colours Tab. Then choose a scheme to suit you.