Installing the new 0.5 release of Gnome Do
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Gnome Do is if you don't know already is a launcher program for Linux. It is very similar to popular Quicksilver on the Mac. Using a keyboard shortcut you can quickly access basically anything you need. With the addition of plug-ins, Gnome Do is a powerful machine!
These are just the official plug-ins.
With the new version of Gnome-Do, the main improvement is the addition of the preferences menu. It makes enabling and disabling features a breeze.
Installation
First you need to edit the /etc/apt/sources.list file. Open a Terminal and type;
sudo gedit /etc/apt/sources.list
When the text editor opens scroll to the bottom of it and add these lines to the document.
deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/do-core/ubuntu hardy main
deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/do-core/ubuntu hardy main
Save and Exit the sources.list file. Now we must update the list. We can do by going back to the Terminal, type these commands.
sudo aptitude update
Now install Gnome-Do
sudo aptitude install gnome-do
When finished you will have gnome-do in your gnome menu under Accessories >GNOME Do
I also suggest to add gnome-do to you startup list. The default key to open Gnome Do is Super+Space Bar or Windows Key+Space Bar. Right click on the upper right corner of the gnome do GUI and click Preferences. Check the option to Start Gnome Do at login. The other theme "glass frame" looks nice too. Check out the development website at
http://do.davebsd.com/
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