Reviewglitz.com » cairo-dock http://reviewglitz.com Updates for software freaks Wed, 16 Nov 2011 02:38:44 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Create Mac dock in ubuntu using cairo-dock http://reviewglitz.com/2009/12/create-mac-dock-in-ubuntu-using-cairo-dock/ http://reviewglitz.com/2009/12/create-mac-dock-in-ubuntu-using-cairo-dock/#comments Fri, 25 Dec 2009 02:19:26 +0000 admin http://reviewglitz.com/?p=1095 Continue reading →]]> Cairo-Dock is an  application launch bar for your ubuntu, comparable to the dock in Mac OS X or Rocket Dock (for Windows).it is compatible with Beryl, Compiz, Metacity+xcompmgr and kwin.Even though there are applications like Simdock  and AWN in ubuntu for dock stimulation ,I think this one faster and eye candy.Cairo-Dock can work with  GNOME, KDE and XFCE desktop environments.

cairo dock at the top and bottom

Installation

From Repository( for ubuntu 8.04 to 9.10 only )

1.Open the sources.list file to add your Cairo-dock repository

gksudo gedit /etc/apt/sources.list

2.Add the appropriate repository to the end of the file according to your version of Ubuntu

deb http://repository.cairo-dock.org/ubuntu karmic cairo-dock // For Ubuntu 9.10



deb http://repository.cairo-dock.org/ubuntu jaunty cairo-dock  // For Ubuntu 9.04




deb http://repository.cairo-dock.org/ubuntu intrepid cairo-dock  // For Ubuntu 8.10




deb http://repository.cairo-dock.org/ubuntu hardy cairo-dock  // For ubuntu 8.04


3.Type in


wget -q http://repository.cairo-dock.org/cairo-dock.gpg -O- | sudo apt-key add -




4.Finally to install cairo-dock give this command in Terminal




sudo apt-get update


sudo apt-get install cairo-dock cairo-dock-plug-ins






You are done.Enjoy the dock customising it further.


keywords linux dock cairo dock gnome ubuntu 9.10 compiz beryl kwin


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