Gnome-Pie is a circular application launcher for Linux. It is made of several pies, each consisting of multiple slices. The user presses a key stroke which opens the desired pie. By activating one of its slices, applications may be launched, key presses may be simulated or files can be opened.
What's new in 0.5.5 Release:
- Statistics are not tracked anymore and new users wont be questioned to send the statistics file. I got files by more than 150 users and was able to write a successful Bachelor thesis.
- A Bulgarian translation has been added.
- A Chinese translation has been added.
- It’s now possible to bind Pies to hot keys containing the Super-key (normally referred to as the Windows-key)
- It’s now possible to drag and drop Slices between Pies in the configuration window.
- A possible segmentation fault on start-up has been fixed.
To install Gnome-Pie in Ubuntu/Linux Mint open terminal (Press Ctrl+Alt+T) and copy the following commands in the Terminal:
Terminal Commands:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:simonschneegans/testing
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install gnome-pie
After installation open Gnome-pie from menu and press Ctrl+Alt+A to check Application menu, You can add or delete apps from preferences.
>> For other versions you can install from source:
For Gtk3 enter following command:
Terminal Command:
sudo apt-get install git build-essential libgtk-3-dev libcairo2-dev libappindicator3-dev libgee-dev libxml2-dev libxtst-dev libgnome-menu-3-dev valac cmake libunique-3.0-dev libbamf3-dev libwnck-3-dev bamfdaemon
For Gtk2 enter following command:
Terminal Command:
sudo apt-get install git build-essential libgtk2.0-dev libcairo2-dev libappindicator-dev libgee-dev libxml2-dev libxtst-dev libgnome-menu-dev valac cmake libunique-dev libbamf-dev libwnck-dev bamfdaemon
After above relevant command, Enter following commands in Terminal:
Terminal Commands:
git clone git://github.com/Simmesimme/Gnome-Pie.git
cd Gnome-Pie && ./make.sh
cd build && sudo make install
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Source: Gnome-Pie
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