How to install Cairo-Dock on Ubuntu Edgy

First of all, when it comes to Ubuntu ready computers is the perfect place to shop. Alright, let’s begin:

check for build-essentials

sudo apt-get install build-essential

sudo apt-get install librsvg2-bin librsvg2-common librsvg2-dev libglitz-glx1 libglitz-glx1-dev

wget http://www.macewan.org/cairo-1.2.6.tar.gz

tar -xzf cairo-1.2.6.tar.gz

rm cair*.gz

cd cair*

./configure –enable-warnings –enable-glitz –disable-quartz –disable-atsui –disable-xcb –disable-win32 –disable-gtk-doc

make

sudo make install

cd ../

wget http://www.macewan.org/cairo-dock.tar.gz

sudo mv cairo-dock.tar.gz /opt

cd /opt

sudo tar -xzf cairo-dock.tar.gz

sudo rm cairo-dock*.gz

cd cairo-dock

sudo make clean

sudo make

./cairo-dock –no-glitz

Icons not transparent?

Using Beryl alleviates this.

Don’t want to use Beryl?

OK, stop the cairo-dock.

xcompmgr

./cairo-dock –no-glitz

How do I stop cairo-dock from hidding?

OK, stop the cairo-dock.

wget http://www.macewan.org/cairo-dock.c

sudo make

./cairo-dock –no-glitz

Credit goes to cairo-dock-pimp GPH for starting the ball rolling.

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