Ubuntu Tweak 0.5.0 is released. With this tool it's possible to tweak various settings of the popular Ubuntu Linux distribution.

This release features a redesign of the sidebar and titlebar and all native icons are used in the UI. Besides UI changes this release also features a lot of new features and bugfixes.

Overview changes:

• Drop the support of Ubuntu 9.04 and before
• Use all native icon in UI
• Migrate from policykit to policykit-1, no C code any more
• Support dynamic-module, only load module what desktop supports
• Redesign the sidebar and titlebar

New features:

• Application Center: improve from Add/Remove, supports online data sync
• Source Center: improve from Third-Party Source, supports online data sync
• Update Manager: a simple but more human-readable update manager
• Improve the computer page, add "Change Hostname" feature (LP:
• Add indicator-session dialog control
• Add the menu and button icon options to gnomesettings
• Add the show desktop icon again
• Add the option to disable user list in gdm

Bugs fixed:

• LP: #464270 Migrate to policykit-1
• LP: #449370 Error message on "Security" menu with dbus error
• LP: #449857 Some repositories must be renewed
• LP: #464309 "Hibernation" and "Suspend" options in PowerManagement doesn't work
• LP: #502095 "Manage Templates" and "Security Related" aren't working on Mint 8
• LP: #447966 Ubuntu tweak doesn't recognize the desktop environment
• LP: #449428 file type manager cannot change width
• LP: #449435 thumbnails limited is useless?
• LP: #449964 autostart module is crashing
• LP: #467674 feature request: icons for menu & buttons
• LP: #467692 feature request: option update
• LP: #482423 Linux Mint 8: def get_supported_ubuntu(cls) & is_karmic(cls) Updates
• LP: #485399 feature request: 60 seconds for shutdown?
• LP: #486488 feature request: change name computer
• LP: #488693 "change the menu logo" does not work on Ubuntu 9.10
• LP: #490321 OpenShot PPA is out of date and breaks gstreamer
• LP: #495606 feature request: disable user list in gdm
• LP: #498218 Hard Coded Colors in UI
• LP: #499127 error during module loading
• LP: #501787 Skype repo shouldn't be in conflict with Medibuntu anymore
• LP: #502063 error message on clicking "manage scripts"
• LP: #502207 Error on switching to "session control" tab.
• LP: #504119 Manage Template module crashed on loading
• LP: #505305 third-party software sources not loading
• LP: #452152 Add Viewnior to Ubuntu Tweak
• LP: #463919 Typos in package summary: "Qucik install common usded applications"
• LP: #467454 ubuntu tweek cant gain sudo/root without gksu

You can download Ubuntu Tweak 0.5.0 here.