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Once before we deliver to install Ubuntu on a flash disk 11:10 , this time we invite you to optimize the use of the Ubuntu user interface 11:10. As we know, Ubuntu comes with Gnome 3 11:10 by Unity interface shell and it has been a problem for Ubuntu users who are accustomed to using the classic gnome. Unity comes in response to the dissatisfaction of developing Canonical Gnome 3. With a unique appearance, with the Unity desktop shell has pendekan like desktop Mac OS X.Just look at the global use of the Unity menu on the panel, that is the hallmark of which is owned by Mac OS X. Only, the application launcher Unity dash and was quite annoying for users in part.

Luckily Cairo Dock now has its own session. By setting a much more flexible and quite charming appearance, use Unity instead of Cairo Dock launcher into an alternative option for anyone who does not like Unity or Gnome shell. Light enough to run with the ability to work with OpenGL sessions make Cairo Dock is the answer for those who prefer the use of 3D effects without Unity.

However, Unity Ubuntu without losing its identity as 11:10. Users will also be missing some important functionality that is usually accessible via the indicator applet. Aware of this while maintaining a beautiful desktop concept, easy to manage as well as mild to run our offer with the incorporation of Cairo Dock Panel as Unity 2D interface. Why Unity 2d? Ubuntu is not that lightweight sessions without the 3D effect?. True, it is a Ubuntu session without effect, but the use of Unity 2d panel (panel only just) with Cairo Dock will be a different story. You will still have the Unity Panel complete with 3D effects but without the dash and the launcher. enough to simply describe an idea, now is the time we submit panael how to integrate Unity with Caro 2d Dock necessarily just for you who are interested just ... ^ _ ^ After successfully installing Ubuntu 11:10 make sure you have connected to the internet to install Cairo Dock packages. As has been past, we still recommend you to attach the Synaptic package, GDebi and CompizConfig Settings Manager for ease of package management and 3D effects in Ubuntu 11:10 (tutorial can be found in this artkel ) and Ubuntu Tweak 0.6 before installing Cairo Dock. Continue to install the package cairo-dock through a terminal (Ctrl + Alt + t) by giving the following command ... sudo apt-get install cairo-dock ... or the easy way to install it using Synaptic so that all packages installed Cairo Dock as shown in the following picture .. .














Please logout from current session, the login screen LightDM select session "Cairo-Dock (with Gnome end effects) "by clicking the gear icon to run the session Cairo Dock ...


Run Synaptic, type filter " unity "in the search box and then uninstall all Unity related packages (including package 2d existing unity) except for three packages of " unity-greeter, libunity6 and Yelp "that must be fixed because if you hold one of those too also removed, it will cause damage to the system and you will not be able to log back in to normal ...


Reinstall the package Unity 2d only the components needed to be, in this case is "unity-2d-panel" and its dependencies. Run a terminal and type the following command ... sudo apt-get install - no-install-recommends unity-unity-2d-2d panel




Unity ... 2d packages should be installed as shown below appears when viewed with Synaptic ...


Now it's time to add unity-2d-panel session in Cairo Dock. Run a terminal and type the following command ... sudo gedit / usr / share / gnome-session / sessions / cairo-dock.session ... gedit will start shortly, change the contents of cairo-dock.session it like this ... [ GNOME Session] Name = Cairo-Dock
















... Save your changes and close the gedit window. Type the following command in terminal again ... sudo gedit / usr / share / gnome-session / sessions / cairo-dock-fallback.session ... gedit will soon be run, change the contents of cairo -dock-fallback.session it like this ... [GNOME Session] Name = Cairo-Dock Session fallback (Safe

















... Save your changes and close the gedit window. Please logout from current session, the login screen LightDM select session " Cairo-Dock (with Gnome end effects) "by clicking the gear icon to run the session with a panel Unity Cairo Dock 2d. If successful then the desktop will appear at the bottom of Cairo Dock and 2d panel at the top of the Unity, the following picture is an example of a desktop display that we use ...




Well, Cairo Dock integration with Unity 2D panel has been completed. With a concept similar to the desktop Mac OS X, the next tutorial will be reported using the theme-XII Macbuntu gtk3 that we're prepared to look 11:10 Ubuntu is becoming more similar to the desktop Mac OS X Lion. The following figures are for the next tutorial ... ^ _ ^


Good luck ... Note: For those of you who still want to maintain the Unity installation, simply add the install Cairo Dock and follow the steps to add unity-2d-session panel in Cairo Dock