How to install cairo-dock in Ubuntu 9.10 (Karmic)
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This metapackage provides the components necessary for running Cairo-Dock. It provides the Cairo-Dock core, a set of standard plugins and the files necessary to integrate Cairo-Dock with your desktop environment.
Install Cairo-dock in ubuntu karmic
Use the following comamnd to install cairo-dock in ubuntu 9.10
sudo apt-get install cairo-dock cairo-dock-plug-ins
This will install all the required packages.
Using Cairo-dock
You can open cairo-dock from Applications--->Accessories--->Cairo-dock
Once it opens you should see similar to the following screen with welcome message
One more cairo-dock view
Cairo-dock shortcuts screen
If you want to Configure cario-dock right click on dock select configure--->Cairo-dock
Once it opens you should see similar to the following screen
Manage cairo-dock themes from manage themes--->Cairo-dock
Once it opens you should see similar to the following screen here you can select your theme click on apply
After selecting New theme in the above screen
One more screenshot
If you want to add a sub-dock right click on the dock select Add a sub-dock
Once it opens you should see similar to the following screen
You need to select Name of the view used for the sub-dock option click ok
would you like to explain this a bit for jaunty also. i run jaunty as my karmic instalation freezes. :/ sadness. Karmic is quite unstable. :/
i cant find above packages in jaunty. Help !
@ celldweller: Pls try to be more specific about your karmic freezes, so ppl can help you. Some intel graphic card will freeze in karmic, so try to run your compiz in indirec-rendering mode. sudo compiz –replace –indirect-rendering
Just installed on Linux Mint 8 32bit following your unstructions and I have only one theme to choose from, default. Says version 2.0.9karmic1 installed.
speaking of carmic, i can’t get my carmic to work. just moving a window is laggy and there is nothing worng with the computer :/
Hi
I have installed the complete cairo-dock package via synaptics (plugins etc) but I have the same issue as MrD. Only the main theme is available.
Thanks
Cairo-dock.org, which cairo dock relies on to download themes and clock faces and whathaveyou, is currently down. This is why only the main theme is available. Bit of bad timing, that.
Cairo-dock.org is not accessible at the moment. This affects the forum, the wiki, the repository, and the themes. For more information, go to
http://cairo-dock.vef.fr/
From whence one can obtain themes and such, apparently, using the -S option:
cairo-dock -S themes.cairo-dock.vef.fr
I have unfortunately now uninstalled Cairo-Dock. There was some overall desktop slowdown that started to get annoying (only a very basic celeron 1.86ghz, 1gig ram, onboard graphics laptop here, therefore I leave effects off in Compiz) and a more major issue, Videolan would not work once Cairo-Dock had run during a new session.
I messed with this for hours, got Cairo-dock running and ran into issues with themes because their domain was (maybe still is) down. I found a mirror site to add themes and ran into lots of issues connecting icon paths and virtualbox not seeing the guest OS even when I inserted the path. I think this program looks great, but I have had much better luck in Karmic 64X running Openbox. I had Openbox running and customized to my liking in less than 15 minutes.
Thanks Rich_Roast
It works .-)
export XLIB_SKIP_ARGB_VISUALS=1 && vlc
to get VLC running correctly.
This is a bug in Qt (VLC uses a Qt widget)
Same for Skype, Smplayer, etc
I installed Cairo Dock but wondered why I had so few themes. Found I needed an update, so loaded update, Lots more themes but loads of problems, such as covering a quarter of my screen. So it has to go. Docky is simpler but leaves little room for customisation, so I guess it is back to AWM.
Ooops, I put openbox in my previous post for some reason. I meant to put Avant/Awn. Awn #1 in my book until Cairo works out their domain/dock issues.
Does Cairo Dock work in UNR (Ubuntu Netbook Remix)?
“covering a quarter of my screen”
did you know you can configure it ?
moreover quite simply, in the visibility module choose “stay below windows” or “auto-hide”
yes it works on any netbook, and with the OpenGL ! (and of course any distribution)
Does it work on Linux mint?
Yes, it works on Linux Mint. Using it now, myself. It’s quite nice.
It will help if you already have compositing (compiz) enabled.
I have installed it on my ubuntu 9.10, but it is not opening what I should do?
–Thank You
@Praj -install awn or compiz
Thanks! It worked!
its ok its very easy to use thanks guys