Ubuntu – Alternative/Indicator to Dash search bar

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Is there any Alternative/Indicator to Dash search for searching and opening applications & files?

How to install it in Ubuntu 14.04?

Best Answer

Indicator-Synapse is spotlight-like search bar.

You can install by following command in terminal:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:noobslab/apps
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install indicator-synapse

After installation logout and login back to see indicator in panel: screen

You can use Alt+F10 and use arrow keys to move to indicator-synapse.

If you want classical navigation type indicator then install Classic Menu Indicator:

sudo apt-get install classicmenu-indicator

classical

Hope this helps.

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