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A dock is an application manager that sits on one side of the screen. The Unity Launcher is called the Dock in the default GNOME desktop environment in Ubuntu 17.10 and later.

A dock is an application manager that sits on one side of the screen. The Unity Launcher is called the Dock in the default GNOME desktop environment in Ubuntu 17.10 and later. Other well-known docks include Docky/Plank, Cairo Dock, and AWN.

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What are the advantages and disadvantages of different docks?

For example: Avant Window Navigator, Docky, DockBarX and Cairo dock.
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Only show current workspace applications in Avant Window Navigator

In AWN is it possible to only show applications that are on the current workspace? I know its possible in Docky, but can't find any config for AWN.
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Dustbin in Dash or Dock, How?

How can I get a dustbin in the Dash, Dock or Tray, whatever you call it? To be specific: Not on the desktop. I do know that already but is not what I mean. I'm using 14.04 Gnome. Thanks in advance.
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Dock with launcher

I was wondering if there is any dock such as AWN that has an available plug-in for an OS X Launchpad-style application launcher? I tried searching online, but not much came up in terms of what I was looking for For reference:…
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Desktop is empty from Dock and icons and everythng

I just installed Ubuntu 20.04.01 L.T.S and after restarting it, Dock and all the desktop icons are disappeared and desktop is empty! but i can reach Dock by clicking on Activities on front left of the screen but it doesn't still bring my desktop…
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Changing a dock's icon image

I'm having difficulty changing a program's dock icon. I was following the instructions here, and I think the problem rests with my program.desktop's pathing. This program isn't "installed" and it rests in my documents folder. Here's the file I have…
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Ubuntu 22: Windows Moving Under Dock

Windows have been moving underneath the dock (see attached photo). I can consistently reproduce the effect by having a maximized window open, locking the screen, and then unlocking it. Example of the dock overlapping with firefox after locking and…
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Why can't I make this app a favorite, in the dock?

I'm trying to make Waterfox (a Firefox fork) a favorite in the dock, but the option isn't there. I can't do it by dragging the icon to a different position, either. It worked fine until Waterfox updated recently. What gives?
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"Ubuntu 20.04 LTS amd64" drive persistently showing up in dock

Recently, a disk called "Ubuntu 20.04 LTS amd64" has been showing up on my dock every time I activate my machine: Even if I eject this disk, it reappears after I restart Ubuntu. I think my machine may have turned off during an update, and since…
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Dock is crashing 20.04

sometimes during the workday my dock crashes and i can't use it anymore, needed to reboot or logout. Is it possible to fix it without reboot\logout the ubuntu? Thanks very much.
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my dock is not showing

For some reason my dock doesn't show anything, if I have added favorites, I just let them know how to do it, they might help me. PS: I don't speak english, I'm using a translator, sorry. can you see?
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How to Enable or Show Ubuntu or Mac style Dock Bar in Ubuntu?

I want to know How to Enable/Disable Dock bar in Ubuntu. i.e: How to Disable when we dont need it and how to re-enable it, in Ubuntu?
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What dock I can easily configure to have these controls?

I was trying out docky, and I liked it but i was kinda underwhelmed. The network connections docklet didn't work, there wasn't a volume control and i couldn't change my keyboard input. What docks i can easily configure to have these things and works…
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How do I get a search button on dock applications?

I've used Docky and GLX-Dock (because i want a dock on the bottom, not the side) but I can't figure out how to add the search button to either of them. I'd like either suggestions for dock apps that will enable bottom docks as well as the search app…
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Dock icons settings lost after reboot

I have installed 12.04 on my desktop machine, everything works fine except for a few annoyances. All modifications I do to my dock (I add/remove icons) are lost upon reboot/logout. If it helps, I've done a clean system install but I have been…
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