Today we made a tutorial, in a small and easy way,
to show how to install "Plank" dock bar,
for Ubuntu and Arch based systems
For those that are unfamiliar to Plank, it's a dock bar to enabling applications and manage windows, and was created and developed with intent to be used on eOS Luna (elementary OS).
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eOS Luna desktop |
However it can be installed and used on several distros of Ubuntu and Arch based.
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Ubuntu 14.04Lts desktop |
New 2015 set of Plank themes
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Plank 2015 Themes - 2nd Set -:- by +Alfredo F. |
How to install...
Open the terminal, and insert this command line
For a flawless installation, press Ctrl + Alt + T on your keyboard to open the terminal.
Then copy (Ctrl + C) command lines given below one by one, and then paste (Ctrl + V) into terminal. (Give the order of execution by pressing the enter key)
- sudo apt-add-repository ppa:ricotz/docky
- sudo apt-get update
- sudo apt-get install plank
Open the terminal, and insert this command line
For a flawless installation, press Ctrl + Alt + T on your keyboard to open the terminal.
Then copy (Ctrl + C) command lines given below one by one, and then paste (Ctrl + V) into terminal. (Give the order of execution by pressing the enter key)
- yaourt -S plank
This post has a multimedia support video in our Youtube channel.
In only 60 seconds, we show how to install "Plank dock".
Feel free to watch, and to subscribe.
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Source: Plank Website |
- Maintainer
- “Docky Core” team
- Development status
- Active
- Supported Operating Systems
- Ubuntu based systems
14.04 / 13.10 / 13.04 / 12.10 / 12.04 - Arch based systems
- Latest Release
- Ubuntu based systems
- 0.6.1, on July 27, 2014
- Arch based systems
- 0.6.1, on July 27, 2014
- Cost
- Free
- "Plank" Official Website
If you install/add this theme(s), you are installing/adding at your own risk.
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