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Cairo Dock 3.2 Released With Improved Multi-Screen And GNOME Shell Support, More

<div style="text-align: justify;"><b><a href="http://Cairo Dock">Cairo Dock</a> (Glx Dock) is a launcher / task manager that comes with a huge list of applets and configuration options. </b><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-55i8vco7xOU/UVBKNF76BEI/AAAAAAAAOqg/pBFl8kaacZ8/s1600/cairo-dock.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="cairo dock" border="0" height="116" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-55i8vco7xOU/UVBKNF76BEI/AAAAAAAAOqg/pBFl8kaacZ8/s320/cairo-dock.png" title="cairo dock" width="320" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />It can be used with any desktop environment / shell, so it works with GNOME Shell, Unity, Xfce, KDE and so on. There's also a stand-alone Cairo Dock session - select "Cairo Dock" from the login menu to use it.<br /><br /><a name='more'></a><div style="text-align: justify;">Among the applets included by default with Cairo Dock are: applications menu,  appindicators, keyboard indicator, Ubuntu Messaging Menu, session  control, mail, quick file browser, notification area, screen luminosity,  screenshot, sound control, stacks, system monitor, desktop switcher,  terminal, weather, weblets and more. </div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-h0rNHUwgH_Y/UVBKTE8hl0I/AAAAAAAAOqo/3RLZ8Un3f2w/s1600/cairo-dock-gnome-shell.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="cairo dock" border="0" height="180" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-h0rNHUwgH_Y/UVBKTE8hl0I/AAAAAAAAOqo/3RLZ8Un3f2w/s320/cairo-dock-gnome-shell.png" title="cairo dock" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Multiple Cairo Dock instances (left, bottom) in GNOME Shell</td></tr></tbody></table></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Cairo Dock 3.2 has been released recently and it includes many changes:</b></div><ul style="text-align: justify;"><li>improved multi-screen support: you can now choose the screen for each dock (or all screens), support for desktop names, more;</li><li>new applets: Screenshot and Indicator-Generic (a plugin to display all the available Ubuntu indicators into the dock; you can define a blacklist if you don't want some indicators to show up);</li><li>new Sound Effects plugin which adds sounds to some actions on the icons;</li><li>better GNOME Shell support (for instance, all windows with the same class are displayed);</li><li>GDM user switching support;</li><li>the note taking applet can now work without Tomboy or Gnote;</li><li>Systemd support (Arch Linux, Fedora, etc.) for session management;</li><li>icons and overlays should be less blurry;</li><li>improved most plugins/applets: Application Menu, Clock, Gvfs integration (you can now mount encrypted volumes that require a password, various fixes), Keyboard Indicator, etc.;</li><li>more!</li></ul><br />For the official release notes, see <a href="http://glx-dock.org/bg_topic.php?t=6792">THIS</a> page.<br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">If you want to see Cairo Dock in action before installing it, here's a video with version 3.1 (so it's not the latest Cairo Dock 3.2, but you should still get an idea on most of its features):</div><br /><center><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/2isiqVEcaio" width="560"></iframe><br />(<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2isiqVEcaio">direct video link</a>)</center><br /><br /><br /><h2>Install Cairo Dock</h2><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Ubuntu users can install the latest stable Cairo Dock using the following commands:</b></div><pre class="linux-code"><code>sudo add-apt-repository ppa:cairo-dock-team/ppa<br />sudo apt-get update<br />sudo apt-get install cairo-dock cairo-dock-plug-ins</code></pre><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Debian</b> users can install the latest Cairo Dock from the official Cairo Dock Debian repository - installation instructions <a href="http://glx-dock.org/ww_page.php?p=From%20the%20repository&lang=en#3-Debian">HERE</a>.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">In Arch Linux, Cairo Dock can be installed via <a href="https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/cairo-dock/">AUR</a>.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">For other Linux distributions you can grab the Cairo Dock source from <a href="https://launchpad.net/cairo-dock-core">Launchpad</a>.</div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: right;"><i>seen on <a href="http://www.lffl.org/2013/03/cairo-dock-32-migliora-il-supporto-per.html">lffl.org</a></i></div>

Cairo Dock 3.2 Released With Improved Multi-Screen And GNOME Shell Support, More

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Fuduntu 2013.1 Released With Netflix, Steam And E17 Support, New Default Dock

<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://img.netupd8.com/fuduntu-2013.1_1.png" title="Fuduntu 2013.1: Nautilus elementary, Cairo Dock and Jockey (back)"><img alt="Fuduntu 2013.1" src="http://img.netupd8.com/fuduntu-2013.1_1_thumb.png" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><a href="http://www.fuduntu.org/">Fuduntu</a> 2013.1 has been <a href="http://www.fuduntu.org/blog/2013/01/07/fuduntu-2013-1-release/">released</a> today, bringing <a href="http://www.webupd8.org/2012/11/how-to-use-netflix-in-ubuntu-through.html" title="How To Use Netflix In Ubuntu Through Wine (PPA Available)">Netflix</a>, <a href="http://www.webupd8.org/2012/12/steam-for-linux-now-available-to-all.html">Steam</a> and E17 stable support, along with Jockey for proprietary video driver installation and other changes and updates.</b></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><i>Fuduntu is a Linux distribution forked from Fedora that uses GNOME 2 by default, which provides rolling updated for non-GNOME2 packages so you get the latest updates for applications such as VLC, Chromium, Firefox and so on while using a stable desktop.</i></div><br /><a name='more'></a><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://img.netupd8.com/fuduntu-steam.png" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Fuduntu Steam" src="http://img.netupd8.com/fuduntu-steam_thumb.png" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Steam for Linux running in Fuduntu<u><br /></u></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">The latest Fuduntu 2013.1 features support for Netflix (it's the <a href="http://www.webupd8.org/2012/11/how-to-use-netflix-in-ubuntu-through.html">Netflix Desktop</a> app that uses Wine, about which we've talked about a while back), Steam beta (but obviously, this isn't supported by the Steam developers) and E17 so to install them, simple use yum and install "steam", "netflix-desktop" or "fuduntu-enlightenment" packages.</div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://img.netupd8.com/fuduntu-cairo-dock.png" title="Cairo Dock"><img alt="Fuduntu Cairo Dock" src="http://img.netupd8.com/fuduntu-cairo-dock_thumb.png" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Another change in Fuduntu 2013.1 is the replacement of the default task switcher / dock:<b> instead of Avant Window Navigator</b> (which is no longer maintained and doesn't build with the latest glib), <b>Fuduntu now uses Cairo Dock</b>, with a beautiful theme that looks pretty much the same as the AWN theme used previously. Cairo Dock is highly configurable and comes with many applets and themes by default.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Those who upgrade to the latest Fuduntu instead of a fresh install, will get Cairo Dock but it will not be enabled by default - to enable it, go to <i>System > Preferences > Bottom Panel Chooser</i> and select <i>Dock</i>.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The new version also features <b>Jockey</b> for installing proprietary video drivers and <a href="http://duckduckgo.com/">DuckDuckGo.com</a> is now used as the default search engine in Fuduntu. Also, Jupiter, the once popular power management applet, has been removed from the default installation because, as you probably know, its development <a href="http://www.fewt.com/2012/12/an-important-announcement-about-jupiter.html">stopped</a> and most of its features are now available in the Linux Kernel anyway..</div><br /><b>Other updates included in Fuduntu 2013.1:</b><br /><ul><li>Kernel 3.6.9</li><li>Gimp 2.8.2</li><li>Thunderbird 17.0</li><li>Firefox 17.0 (not installed by default)</li><li>Chromium 23.0.1271.97</li><li>VLC 2.0.5</li><li>Xorg 1.12</li><li>WINE 1.5.18 (not installed by default)</li><li>QEMU 1.0.1 (not installed by default)</li></ul><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.fuduntu.org/get.php">Download Fuduntu</a></div>

Fuduntu 2013.1 Released With Netflix, Steam And E17 Support, New Default Dock

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Cairo Dock 3.1 Implements More Of Unity's Functionality

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-w2eTHgVtRgo/UIUyH6oPsUI/AAAAAAAALK0/kkT5UUnUJKQ/s1600/cairo-dock_3.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="cairo dock screenshot" border="0" height="100" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-w2eTHgVtRgo/UIUyH6oPsUI/AAAAAAAALK0/kkT5UUnUJKQ/s320/cairo-dock_3.png" title="cairo dock screenshot" width="320" /></a></div><a href="http://glx-dock.org/"><br /></a> <br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://glx-dock.org/">Cairo Dock</a> is a tool that can be used as a complete panel/launcher replacement thanks to its huge list of features: besides the fancy launcher / application switcher, it comes with applets like menu, Messaging Menu, systray, trash, weather and many others.</div><br /><a name='more'></a><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-0MrMEQ1O4s4/UIUyMkYjncI/AAAAAAAALK8/yYg6gDiRwOM/s1600/cairo-dock.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="cairo dock screenshot" border="0" height="180" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-0MrMEQ1O4s4/UIUyMkYjncI/AAAAAAAALK8/yYg6gDiRwOM/s320/cairo-dock.png" title="cairo dock screenshot" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cairo Dock using the Unity-1 theme</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-908JBPKB7w8/UIUyOVpISGI/AAAAAAAALLE/8FBn-FmZfaY/s1600/cairo-dock_2.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="cairo dock screenshot" border="0" height="180" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-908JBPKB7w8/UIUyOVpISGI/AAAAAAAALLE/8FBn-FmZfaY/s320/cairo-dock_2.png" title="cairo dock screenshot" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Default-panel theme</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Cairo Dock 3.1</b> has been released recently, the new version featuring <b>better Unity integration: </b>support for the Launcher API, so Cairo Dock can now display badges or progress bars for the icons on the dock, just like Unity (Unity Quicklists are also supported since version 2.4), as well as a re-written Messaging Indicator for Ubuntu 12.10. <b>Other changes:</b></div><ul><li>progress bar added to several applets</li><li>the Music Player applet can control players in the systray</li><li>icons in the taskbar can be separated</li><li>2 new indicator applets have been added: for printers and the new Sync Menu available in Ubuntu 12.10</li><li>the dock now supports XRandr which should replace Xinerama and help the dock to manage multi-monitors</li><li>3 new themes</li><li>the advanced mode of the configuration panel has been improved </li><li>Recent Events applet can now display recently used applications as well</li></ul>There are many other minor improvements in the latest Cairo Dock 3.1 - check out the official <a href="http://glx-dock.org/bg_topic.php?t=6520">release notes</a> for more info.<br /><br /><br />Below you can watch a Cairo Dock 3.1 demo recorded by Matthieu Baerts, one of its developers:<br /><br /><center><iframe allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/2isiqVEcaio" width="560"></iframe><br />(<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2isiqVEcaio">direct video link</a>)</center><br /><br /><br /><h2>Install Cairo Dock in Ubuntu</h2><br /><b>Ubuntu users can install the latest Cairo Dock by using the following commands:</b><br /><pre class="linux-code"><code>sudo add-apt-repository ppa:cairo-dock-team/ppa<br />sudo apt-get update<br />sudo apt-get install cairo-dock cairo-dock-plug-ins</code></pre><br />For other Linux distributions, see the Cairo Dock <a href="http://glx-dock.org/ww_page.php?p=Accueil&lang=en#0-Installation">installation page</a>.<br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: right;"><i>Thanks to Matthieu for the tip!</i></div>

Cairo Dock 3.1 Implements More Of Unity's Functionality

Cairo Dock is a tool that can be used as a complete panel/launcher replacement thanks to its huge list of features: besides the fancy laun...

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