Ubuntu 13.04 Tweak: Show Username on Unity Panel, near the Clock

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Because Ubuntu 13.04 Raring Ringtail has been just released, the Ubuntu 13.04 tweaks are very popular this time:

By default, displaying your username in the Unity Panel is disabled in Ubuntu 13.04.

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To add your username on the Unity Panel, do this:

$ gsettings set com.canonical.indicator.session show-real-name-on-panel true

To remove your username from the panel, do this

$ gsettings set com.canonical.indicator.session show-real-name-on-panel false

This tricks works also for Ubuntu 12.10 and Ubuntu 12.04.

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