Objective
The objective is to install Gnome Tweak Tool on Ubuntu 18.04 Bionic Beaver Linux
Operating System and Software Versions
- Operating System: – Ubuntu 18.04 Bionic Beaver Linux
Requirements
Privileged access to your Ubuntu System as root or via sudo command is required.
Conventions
- # – requires given linux commands to be executed with root privileges either directly as a root user or by use of
sudocommand - $ – requires given linux commands to be executed as a regular non-privileged user
Other Versions of this Tutorial
Instructions
This guide applies to the focal fossa release and similar Ubuntu versions.
Ubuntu Tweak Tool Installation
The following linux command will install Tweak Tool for your Ubuntu 18.04 Gnome desktop. For newer versions, you can check our guide on ubuntu tweak. Open up terminal and enter:
$ sudo add-apt-repository universe $ sudo apt install gnome-tweak-tool
First, enable the Universe repository using sudo add-apt-repository universe.
Launch Ubuntu Tweak Tool
You can start the Ubuntu Tweak tool by executing the following linux command:
$ gnome-tweaks
Alternatively, search your activities menu:

