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How to customize the installation background color?

How do I customize the background color during the installation? I know the boot screen is to modify the plymouth, but I don't know where to customize the background color during the text-based ...
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How to Customize a ubuntu install CD and (not a liveCD) create a new ISO for PXE boot?

My requirement is as below. I would first install ubuntu 12.04 on a rack server using an ISO image. Install certain packages like kvm, openvswitch etc:-. I should be able to repackage everything to ...
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Ubiquity Crash when installing from LiveCD [closed]

I have made a custom Ubuntu 12.10 using this guide: LiveCDCustomization When I go to Install Ubuntu, Ubiquity crashes with the following error: "ubiquity crashed with ValueError in install_size(): ...
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Restricted access on ubuntu

I'm new to Ubuntu! Is there a way to limit the access users to a preset set browser, thunderbird and a soft phone only? I'm planning to run Ubuntu on the Odroid X2. I would like to restrict because ...
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Can a custom sub-folder be added to every new user's home directory? (like Video, Documents, etc.)

I was asking myself if it's possible to have a custom folder on every new user account. I'm asking this because I started to study the possibility of develop applications for my area of expertise: ...
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How to get Ubuntu Server installed from Ubuntu Minimal?

Once I install Ubuntu minimal, then I have option to customize it the way I want. I can either use it as such with the terminal mode, Make it ubuntu desktop by apt-get install ubuntu-desktop Make it ...
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Is there a way to hide the Messaging Tray in GNOME Shell?

I find the Messaging Tray (the bottom bar) in GNOME Shell rather inconvenient. I'm looking for a way to disable it. KRSNA 2 ZED seems to have written an extension for doing just that, but I don't know ...
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How To Convert A Configured Ubuntu System To An Unlimited ISO? [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: How do I make my own customized Ubuntu version? How to customize live Ubuntu CD? Can I build a Ubuntu ISO from a manifest? Preface: My initial thought ...
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How do I create a customized CD that doesn't display any installation screens?

I would like to create customized Ubuntu installation CD. Here is what I want a customized Ubuntu Installation CD to do: Do not display any Installation Screens of Ubuntu. Manually, set default ...
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Installing ubuntu desktop without all the bloat

I am thinking of installing Ubuntu Server then from there install a desktop environment. Then I think ubuntu-desktop will not just include the desktop but other bloat too? How can I just get the GUI, ...
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Creating an install of Ubuntu to clone

I work on a team with several other developers. We all have similar hardware and we all run at least the same base development software. We are wishing to upgrade from 10.04 to 10.10 doing a clean ...