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Jan 10, 2014 - This page only describes how to install Cairo-Dock and some basic usage instructions. If you want to know more about configuration. Contribute to Cairo-Dock/cairo-dock-core development by creating an. Data Fixed Cairo-Dock on Ubuntu Vivid with GTK 3.14, Jan 3, 2015. To install a session that is desktop agnostic and uses Cairo-Dock as a Shell (the main interface). Sudo add-apt-repository ppa:cairo-dock-team/ppa sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install cairo-dock cairo-dock-plug-ins # or if the dock is already installed => # sudo apt-get dist-upgrade Repository Note that a mirror is also available on Tuxfamily servers (for Ubuntu only!).
Cairo-Dock (also known as GLX-Dock) is an open source and free dock-like application for your GNU/Linux desktop environment and operating system. It comes with many applets, uses the Cairo and OpenGL libraries to render nice graphics with hardware acceleration, it is highly customizable and it comes with a lot of ready-to-use themes.
Features can be added via plugins
A dock can be used on any Linux kernel-based operating system to modernize the desktop environment, make it more attractive and usable, in the style of the interface of the Mac OS X operating system.
Cairo-Dock is a sophisticated software powered by a state-of-the-art plugin architecture, which allows users to add functionality and customize it as they see fit. Its looks can also be customized via themes, which can be created by users or downloaded from the Internet.
Supported standards and protocols
Cairo-Dock implements a vast amount of standards and protocols, including Desktop Entry Specification, Desktop Menu Specification, Startup Notification, Window manager specification (X11 EWMH and ICCCM), as well as the system tray protocol.
Additionally, the desktop base directory spec, Ubuntu's indicators, Ubuntu's Launcher API, Ubuntu's Global Menu, StatusNotifierIcon, MPRIS 1&2 and RSS protocol are also implemented in Cairo-Dock.
Supported interfaces
Cairo-Dock supports a wide range of interfaces, including Compiz, GNOME-Shell, Zeitgeist, KWin, Cinnamon, DisplayManager, ConsoleKit, logind, systemd, desktop notifications, accounts, UPower, kernel stats from /proc and screensaver.
Supported operating systems and desktop environments
At the moment, the project is compatible and has been successfully tested with several open-source desktop environment, among which we can mention GNOME Classic (GNOME 2), MATE, LXDE, Xfce, Cinnamon, as well as various window managers, such as Openbox, Enlightenment and Fluxbox.
It is compatible with many distributions of Linux, from which the user can easily install the latest version of the Cairo-Dock using the default software repositories. Both 32-bit and 64-bit hardware platforms are supported at this time.
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Cairo-Dock is a pretty, light and convenient interface to your desktop, able to replace advantageously your system panel! It features multi-docks, taskbar, launchers and a lot of useful applets. Applets can be detached from the dock to act as desktop widgets. Numerous ready-to-use themes are available in 1 click, and can be easily customized at your convenience. It can use hardware acceleration to be very fast and low on CPU.
Other screenshots are available at Glx-Dock.org.
This project is split in 3 parts:
The Cairo-Dock-Session project aims to provide an easy way to install a session that is desktop agnostic and uses Cairo-Dock as a Shell (the main interface).
Installation
Please see our Wiki at Glx-Dock.org for an excellent installation guide.
Tarballs of the sources are available at: https://launchpad.net/cairo-dock-core and https://launchpad.net/cairo-dock-plug-ins
A stable PPA is available here : https://launchpad.net/~cairo-dock-team/+archive/ppa
Need some help?
See our wiki! http://www.glx-dock.org/ww_page.php
You can find: how to launch the dock at startup, how to customise it, how to resolve some recurrent problems (black background, messages at startup, etc.), how to help us, who we are, etc.A useful tutorial is also available to help you customize your dock: http://www.glx-dock.org/ww_page.php?p=Tutorial-Customisation&lang=en
If you have other questions not solved on our wiki you can post them on our forum (in English or French): http://www.glx-dock.org/bg_forumlist.php
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Bug reportsDownload Cairo Dock For Ubuntu 10
You can report bugs in Launchpad under the 'Bugs' section. If possible:
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