Who like the dock in MacOS and other operating systems also would like, which at least for Gnome-based Linux distributions offer a solution.
The program launcher gnome-do with the Docky theme brings the Dock of MacOs on the Gnome desktop. It is particularly easy to install in Ubuntu.
Gnome-do is already included in the repositories and can:
sudo apt-get install gnome-do be installed. The currently included in the repositories is version 0.61. Whoever wants to be on the last level should be to integrate the suite of the project.
intrepid main deb intrepid main http://ppa.launchpad.net/do-core/ppa/ubuntu intrepid main intrepid main deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/do-core/ppa/ubuntu
What one has to bear in mind is possible in the installation instructions read.
The dock Docky is a subject of gnome-do. It must be under " Preferences -> Appearance "must be activated. Docky appears, however, only in this selection, if either the desktop effects are enabled ( System -> Einstellungen -> Erscheinungsbild -> visuelle Effekte ) or the effects of Metacity was enabled.
The latter may be using on the command line:
bool \ gconftool-2-s - type bool \ metacity / general / compositing_manager true / Apps / metacity / general / compositing_manager true
. switch It should be noted that only the desktop effects or the effects Metacity should be used because they interfere with each other.
Conclusion: Gnome-do Docky and will launch applications not only simple but also beautiful. I like KDE, even a trailer, like me.
Resources:
gnome-do - wiki
gnome-do - docky
ubuntuusers.de - gnome-do in ubuntu
aptgetupdate.de - Docky
aptgetupdate.de - gnome-do 0.8
