Tag Archives: App Launcher

Circular App Launcher ‘Gnome-Pie’ 0.7.1 Adds Initial Wayland Support

Gnome Pie App Launcher

Gnome-Pie, a circular application launcher for Linux desktop, has reached the 0.7.1 release. The new release features initial Wayland support though it is very limited for now. Due to the current Wayland state and security concerns, Gnome-Pie in Wayland has following limitations: No key bindings. No delayed activation. No turbo activation. No mouse pointer warping. Only centered Pies. Transparent fullscreen ...

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[Quick Tip] Move Left Launcher to Bottom in Ubuntu 16.10 Unity

Since Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, Canonical offers the ability to move the position of Unity’s Left Launcher, though it can be only moved to the bottom of screen. And this quick tutorial is going to show you how to move the Left Launcher to bottom in Ubuntu 16.10 Yakkety. 1. Open Ubuntu Software, search for and install Unity Tweak Tool, a ...

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Install Gnome Pie 0.6.9 (Visual App Launcher) in Ubuntu 16.04

Gnome Pie App Launcher

Gnome Pie, a radial visual application launcher, got an update recently with some improvements and fixes. Here’s how to install it in Ubuntu 16.04 LTS via PPA. Gnome Pie is an application inspired by a World of Warcraft addon called OPie, offers a cool new way to launch applications in Gnome. While Ubuntu 16.04 offers the 0.6.8 release, Gnome-Pie 0.6.9 ...

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