Questions tagged [plank]
The Plank is the default dock used by elementary OS. It is Docky's successor.
54
questions
0
votes
2answers
58 views
Ubuntu 18.04 black screen after Plank install
My ubuntu installation was working perceftly just until now. I installed plank and added it to my startup applications. I rebooted to make sure plank was working properly and thats when problems ...
0
votes
0answers
77 views
Help with Plank Dock!
I am a bit new to Linux and Ubuntu and have installed Plank Dock on Lubuntu 16.04.
The problem is that it does not zoom the icons when I hover the Cursor over neither it shows the transparent panel ...
3
votes
1answer
223 views
How can I add the Android Emulator to Plank dock in 19.04?
I'm using the Plank dock (v.0.11.4) for my apps in Ubuntu 19.04. The Android Emulator (opened from Android Studio) does not appear next to the other open applications.
Is it possible to show it in ...
0
votes
0answers
62 views
When opening minimized windows on 19.04 the animation starts from top left corner and not the dock. Fix?
I have plank installed at the bottom. Whenever I minimize a window and re-open it the animation bringing the window up is not the same as when it is minimizing. It doesn't slide down to the dock, but ...
0
votes
1answer
140 views
How do i get the app launcher icon in plank?
Im using plank and i was wondering how to get the app launcher icon from ubuntu in plank?
0
votes
0answers
47 views
Don't hide Plank in activities overview
I use Plank as my default dock. When I press WinKey, I get activities overview, but Plank disappears, is there a way to add Plank to exceptions to minimise in activities overview?
0
votes
1answer
567 views
Plank icon zoom not available in Ubuntu 19.04?
After installing plank on Ubuntu 19.04 and the plank settings app, there is no setting to allow icon zoom. Is there a fix for this? or am I missing something?
0
votes
0answers
97 views
Prevent dock/plank and top bar from showing up when terminal or system app is opened
Is there any way to prevent dock (plank) and top bar from showing up while terminal or any system app is opened? Whem I use google chrome or some spotify or VS Code dock and top bar is hidden but when ...
1
vote
1answer
2k views
No plank configuration file
I want to manually customize my plank dock, but when I go to the plank directory looking for the settings file, I find only only the launchers directory, and not what I'm looking for.
I already ...
1
vote
0answers
30 views
Hide Plank on KDE startup, but keep on Gnome? [duplicate]
I'm trying out new desktop environments, and just downloaded KDE. I like having Plank on Gnome, but would like to disable it on startup for KDE. How do you start Plank on one desktop environment, but ...
0
votes
1answer
628 views
How do I create a shortcut key to show/hide the Plank dock?
How to create a shortcut, like Ctrl+Alt+P, to show/hide the Plank dock?
1
vote
0answers
22 views
How to show automatically plank in ubuntu 16.04 LTS? [duplicate]
After I installed Plank and I clicked it, the plank show up. but if I restart or turn on the laptop. The Plank not automatically opened (show). How can I show automatically show Plank after reboot or ...
1
vote
0answers
870 views
Add Show Applications Shortcut in Plank [duplicate]
I just installed plank and I would like to add a "Show Applications" shortcut on it and also disable the default Ubuntu dock. How do I go on about doing this?
2
votes
3answers
2k views
Create a '.desktop' shortcut for 'Show Applications' - Ubuntu 18.04
I need to create a '.desktop' shortcut for 'Show Applications', so that I can pin it to Plank to view all applications and search.
0
votes
1answer
1k views
How to configure plank(dock) on Lubuntu 18.04.1 LTS
I just installed the plank dock app on Lubuntu 18.04.1 LTS and i have no idea where to find settings for it. Any ideas? Thanks
1
vote
1answer
89 views
How can I launch portable firefox app as a separate application?
I like to compartmentalize my internet browsing. I use one browser for work related stuff, one browser personal banking and bills, and another browser for general social related stuff like online ...
0
votes
3answers
4k views
18.04 Ubuntu Budgie: How do I add a link to the Applications menu in plank?
Just trying to simulate my workflow on my main laptop (running OSX) on my spare laptop.
1
vote
1answer
1k views
How to change Ubuntu Budgie's Plank launcher command line parameters?
I would like to run Tilix with param --session=~/my-tilix-config.json with mouse clicking Plank's launcher. I found that references to launchers visible in Plank are kept in ~/.config/plank/dock1/...
1
vote
0answers
167 views
Desktop icons and dock panel not showing
I'm running Ubuntu 18.04. I recently encountered a problem that desktop icons and dock panel(I use Plank) not showing after my PC start-up. I found when this problem happens also night light doesn't ...
1
vote
1answer
919 views
How do I get rid of the “opened application” indicator on Plank? (Ubuntu 18.04, Cinnamon)
There is a blue light icon below any open programs on Plank. I have disabled the function to have icons on plank that are not pinned to it, but the blue light persists on icons that are pinned. I ...
0
votes
0answers
1k views
Can I add an application button to Plank?
Applications button in the Plank Docklets doesn't work on Ubuntu 18.04.
How can I add an application button to Plank? (performs same as Win+A)
1
vote
0answers
54 views
Error occured after installing plank in ubuntu
when I open an app, it's icon gets displayed twice on the taskbar. I want to hide anyone of them. The screenshot would explain my question:
0
votes
1answer
2k views
Any way to make plank work in Ubuntu 17.10?
I installed plank from the stable ppa;
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:docky-core/stable
But it doesn't open, I tried to open it using the terminal, here is the output:
$plank
[WARN 19:35:57.039545] [...
0
votes
0answers
1k views
Ubuntu 17.10 how to replace default dock with Plank or Cairo
I was wondering how I can replace the default dock with an alternative like plank or cairo? I installed plank and launched it but that does nothing. How do I actually switch to the newly installed ...
3
votes
2answers
16k views
How to remove a dock from Plank?
I wanted to move the launcher to the bottom and have it aligned in the center, so I downloaded Plank. I didn't like it so I uninstalled it but the dock still appears when I move the cursor to the ...
0
votes
1answer
257 views
I cant add Slingscold to plank1
i add Slingscold but i cant see add it. Slingscold.dockitem delete always automatically. how fix it?
4
votes
1answer
247 views
Nautilus isn't minimizing but opening a new session every time the icon is clicked
To clarify, when I click an icon in plank it opens a window of the respective app. If I click that icon again it gets minimized like it should. But when I do the same with Nautilus it opens up a new ...
-1
votes
1answer
2k views
Plank dock in Lubuntu?
Is it possible to use the Plank dock in Lubuntu?
Will it get in the way of the taskbar?
0
votes
0answers
801 views
Can't remove “plasma” icon from Plank
I recently moved to Kubuntu 17.04 from Ubuntu Gnome 17.04, and installed plank on Kubuntu
This icon does nothing can't be closed or can't be un-pinned
what can I do to remove it?
0
votes
1answer
6k views
Plank isn't showing up in Gnome Wayland session
After installing and setting up 17.04 Ubuntu Gnome, I tried Wayland session of Gnome, everything seemed to be little improved but Plank dock wasn't working at all. even after launching it from the app ...
0
votes
1answer
4k views
How to disable Plank application on Ubuntu startup
I have installed Plank program on my Ubuntu Mate 16.04.
Plank logo
But after first run it always run on system startup.
I don't want to uninstall it, but I want to disable startup run.
And there is ...
1
vote
2answers
3k views
Plank issues: not showing active programs nor reopen minimized windows
I am running Ubuntu 16.04 with Unity and Plank 0.11.3, with the GTK theme. Plank won't show the active apps -even the pinned ones- and, if I switch to a different window/program, instead of reopening ...
0
votes
1answer
681 views
Grey bar appears when installed plank dock
I installed Ubuntu 16.04 and installed XFCE desktop environment right away. And then installed numix theme and icon pack. Then I installed plank. After installation a grey bar appears. When plank is ...
3
votes
0answers
1k views
Run .desktop file at startup (and follow its Icon= specification)
I want to run a script at startup that would use a custom icon that should appear in Plank dock.
For that I have created a .desktop file in ~/.local/share/applications that runs the script (see all ...
6
votes
1answer
2k views
Plank icon to startup script
I want to run the script temp-throttle (https://github.com/Sepero/temp-throttle) at startup and show a custom Plank icon.
The script will throttle CPU frequency at 79 celsius if run like so
sudo ./...
0
votes
0answers
2k views
Plank dock in XFCE covers xfce-panels
I've installed the Plank dock in XFCE. It works OK except I use it vertically like to have the dock that the full height available.
When Plank is focused (ie: when you click on an app icon), Plank ...
1
vote
1answer
372 views
Can I make Plank take the full length available
I just installed Plank on my Xubuntu. I would like Plank to take the full-length available (even though I've only got a few icons).
I can't find a setting for this in the preferences. Is it something ...
1
vote
1answer
1k views
After installing plank shutdown logs me out
I know this is probably a duplicate, but the solution given in Shutdown button only logs out ubuntu 15.04 isn't working for me. So I am asking it again.
I am using Ubuntu 16.04
I did follow the ...
2
votes
2answers
10k views
How do I put slingscold icon on plank?
I installed slingscold and plank by typing the following in terminal:
sudo su
add-apt-repository ppa:noobslab/macbuntu
apt update
apt install slingscold
apt install plank
apt install macbuntu-os-...
2
votes
1answer
146 views
why is this line appearing after installing kubuntu-desktop?
I thought to give kubuntu-desktop a try on my xubuntu. So i installed it. On reboot, a white line appears on my screen. I removed all kubuntu-desktop that i previously installed but the line still ...
1
vote
1answer
1k views
All docks cause an unsightly line through the desktop
When the plank dock is active on my computer, it causes an unsightly line that pierces through the desktop, as shown here:
Problems with Plank dock
This line does not just go through the wallpaper, ...
0
votes
1answer
1k views
Unable to customise Plank on Xubuntu 16.04
folks!
I recently upgraded from Xubuntu 14.04 to 16.04 on my Asus 1015-CX. In my case, it's smoother than the previous version, but I am not able to customise Plank any more by rightclicking on the ...
2
votes
2answers
5k views
How to add trash can to Plank
I have been trying to add the trash can to Plank, but I cannot figure out how to do it (Ubuntu 15.10). I see instructions on how to do it for Elementary OS, but I have no knowledge of Elementary OS so ...
1
vote
1answer
1k views
Plank dock undesirable effect when using “Pressure Reveal”
I am using Plank as my dock for sometime now and it works magnificently. However, I'm experiencing problems when I enable "Pressure Reveal" in the settings. I'm using the "Autohide" settings so Plank ...
2
votes
1answer
813 views
Disable Plank Mouse Hover Tooltips
Is there any way to disable launcher mouse hover tooltips in Plank ? I would really like to achieve this. Adding the line gtk-enable-tooltips = 0 to my .gtkrc-2.0 file in my home folder doesn't ...
0
votes
1answer
703 views
Docky runs as regular plank. How can I get docky back?
I'm currently using docky as my primary app launcher. One day, docky just started running as regular plank. It just looks like regular plank, with regular plank settings window and options and no ...
0
votes
1answer
4k views
Add “Show Desktop” shortcut to plank
I am using Plank on Ubuntu 14.04, I want to add "show desktop" shortcut to plank so that whenever I click it I get to see the desktop directly instead of minimizing all the windows. How can I do it?
0
votes
1answer
4k views
Remove Plank from Alt+Tab switcher
My dock, Plank, is in the Alt+Tab switcher. It's very annoying and serves no purpose. How do I remove it?
0
votes
6answers
21k views
Unpinned Docky/Plank icon from Docky/Plank docks and can't pin it on again
The Docky/Plank icons on the homonym docks let the user edit the settings more quickly than modifying the configuration file, I unpinned them and now I don't know how to pin them on again.
2
votes
1answer
537 views
Plank Dock to use image instead of color?
I was wondering if it's possible to make the plank dock use an image as a background instead of a solid/transparent color? As far as I can see, the plank dock themes are composed of some kind of html/...
