How to install Pantheon Desktop in Ubuntu
To install Pantheon Desktop in Ubuntu
Pantheon Desktop is a Default Desktop Environment for Debian based distributions. Ubuntu has Unity as its own Default Desktop Environment. Installation of Pantheon Desktop in Ubuntu is explained in this manual.
To install the repositories
Before installing pantheon, run the following command to add Pantheon Desktop.
root@linuxhelp:~# add-apt-repository ppa:elementary-os/daily ATTENTION! Do NOT install this PPA if you want a tested running system, this PPA contains the newest and most unstable development of elementary, it' s useful only if you are a developer and are not afraid to encounter CRITICAL BUGS. Also this PPA may overwrite already installed packages you don' t want it to! More info: https://launchpad.net/~elementary-os/+archive/ubuntu/daily Press [ENTER] to continue or ctrl-c to cancel adding it gpg: keyring `/tmp/tmpgsryg025/secring.gpg' created gpg: keyring `/tmp/tmpgsryg025/pubring.gpg' created gpg: requesting key 4E1F8A59 from hkp server keyserver.ubuntu.com gpg: /tmp/tmpgsryg025/trustdb.gpg: trustdb created gpg: key 4E1F8A59: public key " Launchpad PPA for elementary OS team" imported gpg: Total number processed: 1 gpg: imported: 1 (RSA: 1) OK
root@linuxhelp:~# add-apt-repository ppa:elementary-os/os-patches This PPA is essentially required by elementary OS More info: https://launchpad.net/~elementary-os/+archive/ubuntu/os-patches Press [ENTER] to continue or ctrl-c to cancel adding it gpg: keyring `/tmp/tmp5nn1c82t/secring.gpg' created gpg: keyring `/tmp/tmp5nn1c82t/pubring.gpg' created gpg: requesting key 4E1F8A59 from hkp server keyserver.ubuntu.com gpg: /tmp/tmp5nn1c82t/trustdb.gpg: trustdb created gpg: key 4E1F8A59: public key " Launchpad PPA for elementary OS team" imported gpg: Total number processed: 1 gpg: imported: 1 (RSA: 1) OK
root@linuxhelp:~# add-apt-repository ppa:elementary-os/testing More info: https://launchpad.net/~elementary-os/+archive/ubuntu/testing Press [ENTER] to continue or ctrl-c to cancel adding it gpg: keyring `/tmp/tmpsed95vbl/secring.gpg' created gpg: keyring `/tmp/tmpsed95vbl/pubring.gpg' created gpg: requesting key 4E1F8A59 from hkp server keyserver.ubuntu.com gpg: /tmp/tmpsed95vbl/trustdb.gpg: trustdb created gpg: key 4E1F8A59: public key " Launchpad PPA for elementary OS team" imported gpg: Total number processed: 1 gpg: imported: 1 (RSA: 1) OK
root@linuxhelp:~# add-apt-repository ppa:mpstark/elementary-tweaks-daily Daily build from Elementary Tweaks source. More info: https://launchpad.net/~mpstark/+archive/ubuntu/elementary-tweaks-daily Press [ENTER] to continue or ctrl-c to cancel adding it gpg: keyring `/tmp/tmpsxkmzzgz/secring.gpg' created gpg: keyring `/tmp/tmpsxkmzzgz/pubring.gpg' created gpg: requesting key BFF792D0 from hkp server keyserver.ubuntu.com gpg: /tmp/tmpsxkmzzgz/trustdb.gpg: trustdb created gpg: key BFF792D0: public key " Launchpad PPA for Michael P. Starkweather" imported gpg: Total number processed: 1 gpg: imported: 1 (RSA: 1) OK
Now update your repositories by using the following command.
root@linuxhelp:~# apt-get update
Hit:1 http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial InRelease
Get:2 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-security InRelease [94.5 kB]
Get:3 http://ppa.launchpad.net/elementary-os/daily/ubuntu xenial InRelease [17.5 kB]
Get:4 http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-updates InRelease [95.7 kB]
Get:5 http://ppa.launchpad.net/elementary-os/os-patches/ubuntu xenial InRelease [17.6 kB]
Ign:6 http://ppa.launchpad.net/elementary-os/testing/ubuntu xenial InRelease
Ign:7 http://ppa.launchpad.net/mpstark/elementary-tweaks-daily/ubuntu xenial InRelease
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Ign:35 http://ppa.launchpad.net/mpstark/elementary-tweaks-daily/ubuntu xenial/main i386 Packages
Ign:36 http://ppa.launchpad.net/mpstark/elementary-tweaks-daily/ubuntu xenial/main all Packages
Ign:37 http://ppa.launchpad.net/mpstark/elementary-tweaks-daily/ubuntu xenial/main Translation-en_IN
Ign:39 http://ppa.launchpad.net/mpstark/elementary-tweaks-daily/ubuntu xenial/main Translation-en
Ign:40 http://ppa.launchpad.net/mpstark/elementary-tweaks-daily/ubuntu xenial/main amd64 DEP-11 Metadata
Ign:42 http://ppa.launchpad.net/mpstark/elementary-tweaks-daily/ubuntu xenial/main DEP-11 64x64 Icons
Fetched 2,660 kB in 27s (96.6 kB/s)
Reading package lists... Done
To install Pantheon Desktop
Now install pantheon desktop with the help of following command.
root@linuxhelp:~# apt-get install elementary-theme elementary-icon-theme elementary-default-settings elementary-desktop
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required:
appstream-data-pantheon appstream-data-pantheon-icons gdebi-core libpango1.0-0 libpangox-1.0-0 packagekit-tools
Use ' sudo apt autoremove' to remove them.
The following additional packages will be installed:
apport-hooks-elementary audience capnet-assist cerbere contractor elementary-artwork elementary-dpms-helper elementary-os-prerelease elementary-printer-test-page
elementary-wallpapers elementaryos-report-problem-dockitem epiphany-browser epiphany-browser-data evolution-data-server-outlook
evolution-data-server-pantheon-online-accounts exuberant-ctags folks-common fonts-capture-it-elementary fonts-croscore fonts-croscore-config-elementary
fonts-daniel-elementary fonts-elementary-core fonts-elementary-extra fonts-hvd-bodedo-elementary fonts-jenna-sue-elementary fonts-limelight-elementary
fonts-lobster-elementary fonts-noto fonts-noto-hinted fonts-noto-mono fonts-noto-unhinted fonts-open-sans-elementary fonts-opendyslexic
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Setting up pantheon-shell (1.413+468~daily~ubuntu0.4.1) ...
Setting up pantheon-xsession-settings (0.5-0~75~daily~ubuntu0.4.1) ...
Processing triggers for libc-bin (2.23-0ubuntu3) ...
Processing triggers for dbus (1.10.6-1ubuntu3) ...
Processing triggers for systemd (229-4ubuntu6) ...
Processing triggers for ureadahead (0.100.0-19) ...
Processing triggers for initramfs-tools (0.122ubuntu8.1) ...
update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-4.4.0-28-generic
After installing the packages, logout from the current desktop environment and Login into the Pantheon Desktop.
Click Applications to see the various tools available in Pantheon Desktop.
To view the files, click Files.
To open the terminal, click Terminal.
To change the settings, click system settings.
To change a Desktop Wallpaper, click Desktop.
To know about System Info, click About.
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