How to Change My Keyboard Settings & Desktop Wallpaper in Ubuntu
Ubuntu is a Linux operating system distribution that is free to download and share. Much like Windows and Mac operating systems, you can change the keyboard settings and desktop wallpaper to customize your computer. Unlike Windows or Mac, Ubuntu utilizes open-source code to create a graphical user desktop environment. Change the desktop wallpaper and keyboard layout settings quickly from the Ubuntu "System" menu, located at the top left-hand corner of your screen.
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Instructions
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How to Change Your Keyboard Settings With Ubuntu
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Click "System"->"Preferences"->"Keyboard". A window will appear. Click on the "Layouts" tab.
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Click "Add," and choose your desired keyboard layout by country or by language.
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Look at the virtual keyboard layout and make sure it matches the physical layout of your keyboard. Once you have found the desired layout, click "Add".
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From the Keyboard Preferences window, click "Layout Options".
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Click on the "Key(s) to change layout" sub-menu and choose the key combination would you like to use to quickly switch between layouts.
How to Change Your Desktop Wallpaper With Ubuntu
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Click on "System"->"Preferences"->"Appearance". A window will appear. Click on the "Backgrounds" tab.
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Click the "Add" button.
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Select an image file (jpg, bmp, etc.) from your computer, and click "Open" to add the image to the wallpaper list.
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Click on the Style selection box to choose your desired wallpaper fit: "Fill Screen", "Tiled", "Scaled" or "Centered".
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Tips & Warnings
When you are choosing from the "Key(s) to change layout" sub-menu, you might try "Alt"-"Shift" as a possible layout switch key combination.
An alternate method of selecting a new desktop wallpaper is simply to right-click on any image file on your computer, and choose "Set as desktop background".
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