Sabtu, Maret 27, 2010

Install Cairo dock on Ubuntu Lucid Lynx

Cairo-Dock is an animated application launch bar for the desktop, comparable to the dock in Mac OS X or Rocket Dock (for Windows). Now, you can use Cairo-Dock with OpenGL.

In previus version we have to add another repository to install Cairo-Dock, but with Ubuntu Lucid Lynx we just go simple install.
First we check the availability Cairo-Dock with this command : apt-cache search cairo-dock, an the result like this :
lucid@lucid-laptop:~$ apt-cache search cairo-dock
cairo-dock - A light and eye-candy dock to launch your programs (metapackage)
cairo-dock-core - A light and eye-candy dock to launch your programs (core package)
cairo-dock-data - A light and eye-candy dock to launch your programs (common files)
cairo-dock-dev - A light and eye-candy dock to launch your programs (dev package)
cairo-dock-plug-ins - A set of plug-ins for cairo-dock
cairo-dock-plug-ins-data - Common files for cairo-dock-plug-ins
cairo-dock-plug-ins-integration - Two plug-ins for cairo-dock for a better integration in GNOME or Xfce
docky - Elegant, powerful, clean dock
python-docky - Elegant, powerful, clean dock - Python support library,

Thereis cairo-dock appear, next just run : aptitude install cairo-dock, the Cairo Dock will be installed on your ubuntu with it depedencies. After finished we can run this application with choose : Application --Accessories--GLX-Dock. To make Cairo Dock Auto run on startup, just go to System--Preferences--Startup Application, then add launcher for Cairo Dock.

For more information you can see the video from youtube.

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