Unity – Application Launchers Available for Ubuntu

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What are some alternative launchers that can be used to launch programs in Ubuntu's default Unity desktop?

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Docky is a great app, you can install it with:

sudo apt-get install docky

GNOME Pie is another great one that can be installed with:

sudo apt-get install gnome-pie

(Launch with CTRL + ALT + A - this hot key is customizable.)

Cairo-Dock is also good, and can be installed with:

sudo apt-get install cairo-dock

Plank is another good one that can be installed with:

sudo apt-get install plank

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Copy 'Home Folder' launcher file to your home directory:

mkdir ~/.local/share/applications
cp /usr/share/applications/nautilus-home.desktop ~/.local/share/applications

Open the file for editing in gedit:

gedit ~/.local/share/applications/nautilus-home.desktop

Delete the following line from the file:
```
OnlyShowIn=GNOME;
```

Add this text to the bottom of the file, then close and save:

X-Ayatana-Desktop-Shortcuts=Videos;Documents;Music;Pictures;Downloads
[Videos Shortcut Group]
Name=Videos
Exec=nautilus Videos
TargetEnvironment=Unity

[Documents Shortcut Group]
Name=Documents
Exec=nautilus Documents
TargetEnvironment=Unity

[Music Shortcut Group]
Name=Music
Exec=nautilus Music
TargetEnvironment=Unity

[Pictures Shortcut Group]
Name=Pictures
Exec=nautilus Pictures
TargetEnvironment=Unity

[Downloads Shortcut Group]
Name=Downloads
Exec=nautilus Downloads
TargetEnvironment=Unity

Log out and log in again to see the changes.

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In Gedit or a text editor create the file below and save it to your desktop with a name like "chrome-file-access.desktop" Then drag the icon onto the launcher. Change the icon image to something unique.

[Desktop Entry]
Version=1.0
Type=Application
Terminal=false
Name=Chrome File Access
Exec=/opt/google/chrome/chrome --allow-file-access-from-files
Icon=/home/Pictures/my_icon_here.png

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