Has anyone managed to install Pantheon on Ubuntu 16.04? The dock shows up for me but not the applications menu or indicators. Thanks!
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Note: For me, Dock, app menu and indicators show up, but I can't type to search in the app menu.– user423626Jun 1, 2016 at 14:29
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@BharadwajRaju You could make that an answer. There's a bounty to be had. You can mention which flavor you installed it on and which version.– FiksdalJun 3, 2016 at 14:32
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@Fiksdal Ah, didn't consider the bounty aspect. Posting.– user423626Jun 3, 2016 at 14:33
3 Answers
Edit: I installed Pantheon on Ubuntu 16.04 a week ago and it has been working fine so far. Though it does freeze up sometimes for a second or two right after I log-in. (Then again, Pantheon wasn't designed and isn't technically compatible for Ubuntu). But other than that, it is working just fine. This is how I installed it:
To install the Panteon desktop on Ubuntu go to the terminal and type, (These are packages from daily and testing PPAs):
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:elementary-os/daily
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:elementary-os/os-patches
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:elementary-os/testing
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:mpstark/elementary-tweaks-daily
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get dist-upgrade
sudo apt-get install elementary-theme elementary-icon-theme elementary-default-settings elementary-desktop
To install the latest elementary-tweaks:
sudo apt-get install libgconf2-dev libpolkit-gobject-1-dev
git clone https://github.com/elementary-tweaks/elementary-tweaks
cd elementary-tweaks
mkdir build
cd build
cmake -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Debug -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=/usr ../
make
sudo make install
// run
switchboard
To install Pantheon desktop on Ubuntu from the official Elementary OS PPA, type:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:elementary-os/stable
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install elementary-desktop
There you go! Reboot and select Pantheon as your desktop on the login screen!
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1This question isn't about how to install Pantheon, it is whether anyone has tried it and how well it works.– FiksdalJun 3, 2016 at 9:52
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Sorry about that. Though I did try Pantheon on a Ubuntu 16.04 PC about a week ago and it's working just fine. I just added that to my answer.– user517663Jun 3, 2016 at 15:31
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Cool, I've changed my downvote to an upvote. So, you didn't have a single problem? Please add more details if you can.– FiksdalJun 3, 2016 at 15:33
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Not really. Though it does freeze up sometimes right after I log-in. (Then again, Pantheon wasn't designed and isn't technically compatible for Ubuntu). But other than that, it is working just fine.– user517663Jun 3, 2016 at 15:35
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1About a second or two.– user517663Jun 3, 2016 at 15:49
System: Xubuntu 16.04
DE: Xfce (GNOME is also installed)
Installed: pantheon
package from ppa:elementaryos/daily
Results: Nearly fine, but
Icons in top bar look too big
Menus in top bar have widgets that look too big
Cannot type to search in app menu (Slingshot)
Some icons are themed with the icon theme selected in GNOME (Numix circle) but rest are unthemed.
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1@Fiksdal Most likely because @TheChosenOne99: 1) installed the full
elementary-desktop
package (I just installedpantheon
) and 2) enabled theelementary-os/os-patches
repo.– user423626Jun 6, 2016 at 17:32 -
The other 2 answers left me hanging. Here are the only installation commands you need to run:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:elementary-os/daily
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt install pantheon-files
Then the only way that I could actually find the app was to go into the Applications overlay and search for Files. Note that I also have Nautilus installed (which I was using before) and it also shows up as Files. I had to figure out which was which and add the one corresponding to Pantheon Files to my favorites. Now I don't need to look for it anymore!
I got the commands from: https://codeyarns.com/2013/06/03/how-to-install-pantheon-files-on-ubuntu/