Install BlankOn Panel On Ubuntu

By Umair Monday, February 13, 2012




Blankon is one of popular ubuntu based distribution that developed by Indonesian Linux Mover Foundation and BlankOn developer team. In their latest release, Blankon (Blankon 7 code name Pattimura) bring something difference that called BlankOn panel. You can install BlankOn Panel on Ubuntu 12.04 Precise Pangolin/Ubuntu 11.10 Oneiric Ocelot.

BlankOn panel is a default application launcher in BlankOn, unlike some alternative menu launcher (MGSE, Mate, Cinnamon, etc) which concentrate its appearance so closed to Gnome 2 look, BlankOn panel give a completely different looks

blankon panel


Now installation of BlankOn Panel:
- First of all add Repositories to your "sources.lst"

Go to Dash and Search for "Software Sources" open it, Than go to Other Software Tab and add the following lines:

Ubuntu Software
When you move to "Other Software" tab Click on Add button and Add the following lines one by one:

deb http://kambing.ui.ac.id/blankon pattimura main restricted extras extras-restricted

deb-src http://kambing.ui.ac.id/blankon pattimura main restricted extras extras-restricted

deb http://kambing.ui.ac.id/blankon pattimura-security main restricted extras extras-restricted

deb-src http://kambing.ui.ac.id/blankon pattimura-security main restricted extras extras-restricted

deb http://kambing.ui.ac.id/blankon pattimura-updates main restricted extras extras-restricted

deb-src http://kambing.ui.ac.id/blankon pattimura-updates main restricted extras extras-restricted

Now close software software and open Terminal to enter following commands:
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install blankon-panel

If you want this panel to make it looks more tidy, you can remove the Global Menu from following commands:
sudo apt-get remove appmenu-gtk3 appmenu-gtk appmenu-qt
Logout and login back or Reboot.

If you want to install Global Menu Back than enter following commands:
sudo apt-get install appmenu-gtk3 appmenu-gtk appmenu-qt
Logout and login back or Reboot.

Now Add BlankOn Panel to Start-up Applications
Go to Dash and Search for Startup Application and do as following picture:

Ubuntu Startup application
Enjoy


Umair

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