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<screenshot src="images/panel_system-menu_open.png" style="float:right;"/>Ubuntu allows you to manage your desktop easily through the System Menu. Here, you can personalize, customize, and modify system settings to suit your computing needs.
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The System Menu is categorized into the following:
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<li>Preferences - The items under this category allows you to personalize your desktop. Here, you can modify the appearance of your desktop, assign keyboard shortcuts, manage network connections, change your screen resolution, and so much more. The Ubuntu Tour will orient you on some of the most common customization tasks for your Ubuntu desktop. </li>
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<li>Administration - The items under this category are the tools and utilities you can use to manage your system and ensure that it is running smoothly. Through these menu items, you can easily perform Ubuntu administration tasks such as changing the time and date of your computer, accessing the Update Manager to easily update installed packages, setting up printing, viewing log files, managing computer users and groups, and many others.</li>
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The System Menu also gives easy access to Ubuntu Help and Support documentation as well as information about the GNOME desktop and Ubuntu. Simply click on the links to know more about these items.
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