I Love Gnome Do
Posted by geetarista March 25, 2008
I previously wrote about an alternative to Quicksilver in Linux, but I think I have finally found what I’ve been looking for: Gnome Do. I previously saw Gnome Do when it was in its infancy and haven’t really taken a look at it since then. However, Gnome Do has greatly improved its functionality and consequently many plug-ins have been created. It still has quite a way to go to until it has the full capabilities of Quicksilver, but this beautiful app is definitely on its way.
To install in Ubuntu, just add the following two lines to your sources.list:
deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/do-core/ubuntu gutsy main deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/do-core/ubuntu gutsy main
Then just run:
sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install gnome-do gnome-do-plugins
And you’re set! Just add gnome-do to your session and it will start up every time you log in. To use it, just hit Super (Win) + Space and start searching! Then head over to the plug-ins page to add additional plug-ins that meet your needs.
