Bellow will show you how to install Cairo-Dock in Linux:
-1- Install Cairo-Dock
- In Ubuntu /LinuxMint /
To install the latest stable release of Cairo-Dock in Ubuntu / LinuxMint and Debian, you have to copy/past the commands bellow in your terminal and is done
sudo -v
echo "deb http://repository.cairo-dock.org/ubuntu $(lsb_release -sc) cairo-dock ## Cairo-Dock-Stable" | sudo tee -a /etc/apt/sources.list
wget -q http://repository.cairo-dock.org/cairo-dock.gpg -O- | sudo apt-key add -
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install cairo-dock cairo-dock-plug-ins
- For Debian :
su -s
echo "deb http://repository.cairo-dock.org/debian $cd_release cairo-dock ## Cairo-Dock-Stable" | tee -a /etc/apt/sources.list
wget -q http://repository.cairo-dock.org/cairo-dock.gpg -O- | apt-key add -
apt-get update
apt-get install cairo-dock cairo-dock-plug-ins
- In Fedora
To install Cairo Dock in fedora follow the steps bellow :
su -
Then type the command :
rpm -ivh http://download1.rpmfusion.org/free/fedora/rpmfusion-free-release-stable.noarch.rpm
Then install Cairo-Dock :
yum install cairo-dock\*
- Mandriva :
In mandriva you can simply use the command :
urpmi cairo-dock
2- Use of Cairo-Dock :
Go to Applications ---> System tools---> cairo-Dock you can shoose to launch With GPL or without GPL
You will got a menu like this :
If you want to add more icons you can simply take the icon from the menu to the cairo-dock launch-bar.
3- Change cairo dock themes :
You can simply change the theme by right click on the menu bar --> Cairo Duck-->Manage themes
Then select theme and click apply and quit.
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You have not given the correct information to install it on Debian.
It should be:
deb http://repository.cairo-dock.org/debian stable cairo-dock
That should be added to the apt sources.list file for stable Debian. Your post suggests that ubuntu version is fine to use and it isn't.