Indicator-Workspaces – Simple switching between workspaces
This application allows simple switching between workspaces from the panel, negating the need for the stock GNOME workspaces-switcher applet.
Install Indicator-Workspaces in ubuntu 10.10/10.04
Open the terminal and run the following commands
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:geod/ppa-geod
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install indicator-workspaces
After completing the installation you may have to create menu entry by default it doesn't provide one.You can create using the following procedure
Go to ‘System > Preferences > Main Menu’ select ‘Accessories’ in the left hand side list
Now Click on the ‘New Item’ button and enter a name and in the command field enter ‘indicator-workspaces’ (Without quotes) and click on add
Or you can run the following command to start indicator-workspaces
indicator-workspaces &
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Via Ubuntulife
thank you but i’ll stick to the default.i believe in the principal ‘if its not broken dont fix it’.nice trick though
I agree. It’s always nice to see more ways to do everything, but I don’t know why I’d want this. Why would I replace one single click with a pull-down menu?
How to get the workspace indicator on Oneiric:
sudo aptitude install cdbs bzr
bzr branch lp:indicator-workspaces
cd indicator-workspaces
./make-deb
cd build
sudo dpkg -i indicator-workspaces_0.6.2.2_all.deb
indicator-workspaces &
And you’re done!
be good to have a script for this for precise 12.04 – tried this and hit snags….
THANKS SO MUCH Joern
Your Jan 4 posting is the only is the only easy recipe that worked for me.
indicator-workspace BUILD FROM SOURCE
WORKS FOR Ubuntu 12.04 PRECISE PANGOLIN
Some Notes If Anyone “hit snags”
# I don’t know why you ubuntu guys don’t
# work from a root prompt but I do.
sudo su –
# Of course you need to install aptitude
# if you don’t have it.
apt-get install aptitude
# There are some “wnck” dependencies
# you might need to install
aptitude install python-wnck
# The name of the “deb” file may change.
# ls *.deb to see what it is after building
# I DID NOT need to run indicator workspaces.
# I DID NOT need to add it to startup.
aptitude install cdbs bzr
bzr branch lp:indicator-workspaces
cd indicator-workspaces
./make-deb
cd build
dpkg -i indicator-workspaces_0.6.4_all.deb
# REBOOT HERE
Unfortunately, the workspace indicator installed with hsuclarklarry (see above) doesn’t work correctly with precise 12.04.
No matter which workspace you are on it always reads “1”.