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Part 1 of 3 articles focusing on taking a stock Ubuntu installation and turning it into a visually pleasing and overall functional desktop has been written by Tuxme.com.

This first part focuses on the installation followed by some critical system updates and the first tweaks to the visual appearance of Ubunutu's Warty Warthog distribution. It talks about using the apt package manager, upgrading to the latest kernel, organizing your desktop, and installing version 1.0 of Firefox.

The following parts will focus on a suggested list of applications to provide maximum functionality and fill in some gaps in the standard complement of software provided by Ubuntu as well as some more advanced customization techniques.

Download Ubuntu Warty Warthog right now and start reading this article.

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