Ubuntu – Executor/Launchy alternative for linux

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I am a new ubuntu user and I am looking for an alternative of Executor http://executor.dk/ , a keystroke launcher. I mentioned Launchy as most people know it. I have tried Gnome DO which is very similar to Launchy and it's good but there I still miss Executor.

The major difference between Launchy and Executor is the the emphasis on user defined keywords, which allow users to set keywords for launching any given application.In other words you can create your own commands/keystrokes.

I also don't like Gnome DO indexing all my programs,as I don't use all of them,instead I like to make my keywords/progs/folders paths.

Best Answer

Why no love for Synapse?

Just like GNOME Do and similar launchers Synapse is ‘called’ using the keyboard combination Ctrl + Space. If you have a different shortcut hardwired into your actual synapses you can change it to any combination you like via the settings menu.

Features:

The default set of plugins shipped with Synapse are as follows: -

  • Applications – searches your desktop files Banshee – allows you to play/enqueue music files in Banshee Commands – runs any command (ie. “sudo apt-get update”) Devhelp – search documentation using Devhelp Dictionary – find definitions of words Directory search – allows opening of commonly used directories Gnome session – log out, shut down, restart Hybrid search – complete Zeitgeist results by searching for similar files Rhytmbox – play/enqueue music files in Rhythmbox UPower – suspend & hibernate your computer Zeitgeist – search anything logged by Zeitgeist But thanks to the Zeitgeist integration pretty much any application can integrate with Synapse simply by integrating with Zeitgeist.

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Install:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:synapse-core/ppa
sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install synapse
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