Install, Configure and Use Gnome Do – Docky on Fedora 12 Linux
What is Gnome Do?
GNOME Do (Do) is an intelligent launcher tool that allows users to use the keyboard to rapidly perform tasks such as launching applications, manipulating files and data, running scripts, or sending e-mail. It is similar to the applications GNOME Launch Box (Linux Gnome), KRunner (Linux KDE), Quicksilver (Mac OS X), LaunchBar (Mac OS X) and Butler (Mac OS X).
What is Gnome Do – Docky?
Gnome Do – Docky is a nice frontend for GNOME Do (Do) which introduces an entirely new way to use Gnome Do. Docky is a graphical user interface feature that provides the user with a way of launching and switching between applications.
Gnome Do Docky Launchers
Gnome Do Docky Search
Install Gnome Do and Docky on Fedora 12 Linux
Change to root User
su - ## OR ## sudo -i
Install gnome-do with yum
yum install gnome-do ... ============================================================================================================ Package Arch Version Repository Size ============================================================================================================ Installing: gnome-do i686 0.8.3.1-1.fc12 updates 551 k Installing for dependencies: gnome-desktop-sharp i686 2.26.0-5.fc12 fedora 160 k gnome-keyring-sharp i686 1.0.1-0.5.133722svn.fc12 fedora 20 k gnome-sharp i686 2.24.0-7.fc12 fedora 290 k gtk-sharp2 i686 2.12.9-1.fc12 fedora 596 k libgdiplus i686 2.4.2-3.fc12 fedora 144 k mono-addins i686 0.4-9.20091702svn127062.fc12 fedora 399 k mono-core i686 2.4.3.1-1.fc12 updates 9.2 M ndesk-dbus i686 0.6.1a-8.fc12 fedora 48 k ndesk-dbus-glib i686 0.4.1-8.fc12 fedora 11 k Transaction Summary ============================================================================================================ Install 10 Package(s) Upgrade 0 Package(s) ...
Start and Configure Gnome Do and Docky
Start Gnome Do
Find Gnome-Do on menu and simply click it or start it from command line using following command:
gnome-do &Enable Gnome Do Docky from Preferences > Appearence Menu
Note: Compositing must be enabled to use Gnome Do Docky.
Use Gnome Do and Docky
Gnome Do Usage
- Press Super+space to open Gnome Do search window.
- Write something what you want search, like “fir” to launch Firefox or “goo” to launch Google Chrome.
Gnome Do Docky Usage
- After selecting Docky appereance, Docky should be found on bottom or top like panel.
- Drag and drop applications to Docky, launch application and manage applications.
- Press Super+space to open Docky search window.
- Write something what you want search, like “fir” to launch Firefox or “goo” to launch Google Chrome.
I noticed “Zoom” was disabled, as it is on my install. Any hints on why?
Hi Jay,
Really good question.
I began to explore the issue and just checked gnome-do package changelog and on Fedora it looks following:
Listing all changelogs
==================== Available Packages ==================== – 0.8.3.1-1
gnome-do-0.8.3.1-1.fc12.i686 updates
* Mon Dec 21 14:00:00 2009 Juan Rodriguez
- Fixes the “Eating 100% CPU” bug.
- Updates to 0.8.3.1
- More info: https://launchpad.net/do/+announcement/4538
* Wed Nov 18 14:00:00 2009 Juan Rodriguez – 0.8.2-5
- Restored “Docky”, but removed Icon Zoom due to potential violation of patents.
* Tue Nov 10 14:00:00 2009 Tom “spot” Callaway – 0.8.2-4
- Remove “Docky” due to patent issues
* Mon Oct 26 14:00:00 2009 Dennis Gilmore – 0.8.2-3
- Exclude sparc64 no mono available
* Mon Aug 24 15:00:00 2009 Juan Rodriguez – 0.8.2-2
- Fixes gnome-do plugin permissions.
* Thu Aug 20 15:00:00 2009 Toshio Kuratomi – 0.8.1.3-7
- Rebuild for ppc64 as the previous build was obsoleted.
* Thu Aug 20 15:00:00 2009 Juan Rodriguez – 0.8.2-1
- Update to 0.8.2
* Fri Jul 24 15:00:00 2009 Fedora Release Engineering – 0.8.1.3-6
- Rebuilt for https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Fedora_12_Mass_Rebuild
* Sat May 30 15:00:00 2009 Xavier Lamien – 0.8.1.3-6
- Build arch ppc64.
So looks like that the Icon Zoom is removed from Fedora due to potential violation of patents.