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    Avant Window Navigator Ubuntu 8.04

    Discussion in 'Linux Compatibility and Software' started by cactoos, Jun 13, 2008.

  1. cactoos

    cactoos Notebook Enthusiast

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    I tried installing Avant Window Navigator dock with this tutorial

    http://news.softpedia.com/news/Install-AWN-on-Hardy-Heron-82611.shtml

    for my Ubuntu 8.04...but when I click on the applications menu => avant windows navigator, it just opens up a box for a quarter of a second on the top left of the screen, it doesn't open up a dock or anything. I don't know what I did wrong. I followed the tutorials instructions step by step.

    Any ideas?

    Thanks for the hellp
     
    cactoos, Jun 13, 2008
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  2. Thomas

    Thomas McLovin

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    Why didnt you just do this.
    Go to a terminal and type:
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    sudo apt-get install avant-window-navigator
     
    Thomas, Jun 13, 2008
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  3. Ayle

    Ayle Trailblazer

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    Isn't awn already in the repository?
     
    Ayle, Jun 14, 2008
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  4. Gintoki

    Gintoki Notebook Prophet

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    Yes it is....
     
    Gintoki, Jun 15, 2008
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  5. zephyrus17

    zephyrus17 Notebook Deity

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    works fine with me.. Though some applets are still buggy and not functioning. Not as configurable, I feel, than Cairo-Dock, but much more stable.
     
    zephyrus17, Jun 16, 2008
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  6. cactoos

    cactoos Notebook Enthusiast

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    I got it figured out, all I had to do was apply desktop effects, then it showed up.

    Thanks for the help guys.
     
    cactoos, Jun 16, 2008
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  7. Gintoki

    Gintoki Notebook Prophet

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    That's right, AWN needs desktop composition to work. I had assumed you had it on already, I'll make note of this.
     
    Gintoki, Jun 16, 2008
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