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How To Install Plank On Ubuntu

To Install Plank on Ubuntu

Plank is the default dock app on Elementary OS used for launching applications. It is easy to edit and rearrange the applications present on it without the need to edit its configuration file. It can be easily installed on other Ubuntu based systems. This article will guide you through the installation of Plank on Ubuntu.

To install Plank

Start the Plank installation by adding the repository to the system by invoking the following command. 

root@localhost:/home/user1# add-apt-repository ppa:ricotz/docky
 Docky/Plank testing packages
More info: https://launchpad.net/~ricotz/+archive/ubuntu/docky
Press [ENTER] to continue or ctrl-c to cancel adding it
gpg: keyring `/tmp/tmps50z94sg/secring.gpg'  created
gpg: keyring `/tmp/tmps50z94sg/pubring.gpg'  created
gpg: requesting key 9E5DB0C8 from hkp server keyserver.ubuntu.com
gpg: /tmp/tmps50z94sg/trustdb.gpg: trustdb created
gpg: key 9E5DB0C8: public key " Launchpad PPA for Rico"  imported
gpg: Total number processed: 1
gpg:               imported: 1  (RSA: 1)
OK

Once it is done, update the local repository index by executing the apt-get update command.

root@localhost:/home/user1# apt-get update
Get:1 http://ppa.launchpad.net trusty InRelease [15.5 kB]
Ign http://in.archive.ubuntu.com trusty InRelease                              
Ign http://extras.ubuntu.com trusty InRelease                                  
Get:2 http://in.archive.ubuntu.com trusty-updates InRelease [65.9 kB]    
&hellip 
&hellip 
&hellip 
Ign http://in.archive.ubuntu.com trusty/restricted Translation-en_IN           
Ign http://in.archive.ubuntu.com trusty/universe Translation-en_IN             
Fetched 33.9 MB in 3min 24s (166 kB/s)                                         
Reading package lists... Done

Now is the time to install Plank. Use the following command for the same purpose. 

root@localhost:/home/user1# apt-get install plank
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
&hellip 
&hellip 
..
Setting up libplank-common (0.11.3+bzr1586-0ubuntu1~14.04~ricotz1) ...
Setting up libplank1:amd64 (0.11.3+bzr1586-0ubuntu1~14.04~ricotz1) ...
Setting up plank (0.11.3+bzr1586-0ubuntu1~14.04~ricotz1) ...
Processing triggers for libc-bin (2.19-0ubuntu6.6) ...

Plank is now installed, launch the Plank dock by triggering the following command. 

root@localhost:/home/user1# plank

The Plank dock application looks as follows.

Tag : Plank
FAQ
Q
Will update the Plank on Ubuntu?
A
Yes, executing the apt-get update command:
# apt-get update
Q
How to Installing Plank with Mint 17 Linux?
A
Open the terminal and add command:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ricotz/docky
Q
What is Plank On Ubuntu?
A
Plank is the default dock app on Elementary OS used for launching applications. It is easy to edit and rearrange the applications present on it without the need to edit its configuration file. It can be easily installed on other Ubuntu based systems.
Q
How to install Plank on Ubuntu?
A
Use the following command:
# apt-get install plank
Q
How to Install plank with Fedora 23?
A
Installing plank with Fedora is quite simply, can be installed with a single command. Update system.
# yum update -y
Install plank
# yum install yum