Re: [Trisquel-users] Install and use Unity
Yes, I see the error: Stop using this punctuation sign: ' just type in the terminal without quotes.
Re: [Trisquel-users] Install and use Unity
Thank you! That was apparently the issue! So I always pulled the file onto the terminal and hit enter. But I didn't know what the . meant. So I didn't type the dot and it finally worked!
Re: [Trisquel-users] Install and use Unity
Thanks to all! It works now (see #13)! Case closed.
Re: [Trisquel-users] Install and use Unity
I also notice you looked for ./home/amilopowers/Downloads/unity.sh_0' while you were in /home/amilopowers. . represents the current working directory, so what you typed is equivalent to /hmoe/amilopowers/home/amilopowers/Downloads/unity.sh_0'. Note: that greater-than sign you're seeing is the shell asking you to finish typing your command, because you typed something that causes Enter to not finish it (in this case, you started a string with the ' character, and the shell was waiting for you to close it with another ').
Re: [Trisquel-users] Install and use Unity
First of all, I've been studying that picture of your terminal and I realized you are writing all the path to the file, if that is the case, I don't know why did you put a point at the start of the path (./home/amilopowers/Downloads/unity.sh_0). If you placed that point because I've written that character in the manual, you have to know that I put that point because a single dot means that I'm referring to the directory wherein I am. which means that if someone is writing the entire path like you do, you don't need to place that dot. Please, try it once more. If you want to know how to create the entry without the script: 1- Create a simple text file with the name ubuntu.desktop (without the quotation marks) on /usr/share/xsessions/ with the following content (use the text editor you like: nano, gedit for instance): [Desktop Entry] Name=Ubuntu Comment=This session logs you into Unity Exec=gnome-session --session=ubuntu TryExec=unity Icon= Type=Application X-LightDM-DesktopName=Unity X-Ubuntu-Gettext-Domain=gnome-session-3.0 2- Create another simple text file with the name ubuntu.session (without the quotation marks) on /usr/share/gnome-session/sessions/ with the following content (again, use the text editor you prefer): [GNOME Session] Name=Ubuntu RequiredComponents=unity-settings-daemon;compiz; DesktopName=Unity 3- Restart and select ubuntu from the the list that will appear after clicking on the little Trisquel icon placed on the litle box where you introduce your user and password. I'm going to update the wiki page to make clearer how to use the script. ¿Could someone else try the script to see if it works? I've tested it multiple times and it works. Thank you
Re: [Trisquel-users] Install and use Unity
I've reviewed the script and I must say that it worked for me flawlessly on a fresh trisquel installation. The session's name is Ubuntu and not unity, I tried to change its name to Unity but the globalmenu stopped working after doing so. I've modified the script to send a massage after it is correctly executed. Please, be sure to install unity before running the script: $ sudo apt-get install unity
Re: [Trisquel-users] Install and use Unity
i found this page which may help you: https://trisquel.info/en/wiki/how-install-unity-desktop-environment-and-create-session-entry-trisquel-70
Re: [Trisquel-users] Install and use Unity
i am also having trouble installing another desktop environment i have asked the person who made the script why it is not working on this post: https://trisquel.info/en/forum/help-putting-bash-script-wiki-page#comment-64149
Re: [Trisquel-users] Install and use Unity
By the way, I should note that Trisquel is not the normal GNOME desktop, but rather GNOME Flashback. The normal GNOME desktop can be used by installing the gnome-session and gnome-shell packages. (I don't know whether or not you would like GNOME Shell as much as Unity, but I just wanted to point this out. It may be something to try, at any rate.)
Re: [Trisquel-users] Install and use Unity
Amilo said: I am coming from a Mac and do like OS X for it's usability. Then I once tried Ubuntu with Unity but I quickly figured out that it isn't as free as thought. You may want to consider modifying the gnome setup so you only have one panel at the top (task bar etc...)and add cairo-dock to the bottom. It can be easily modified to look just like Mac. http://packages.trisquel.info/search?keywords=cairo+docksearchon=namessuite=belenossection=all I did it a few years ago with XFCE, but it is the same process no matter what DE you use. Even heard of some people doing it with LXDE.
Re: [Trisquel-users] Install and use Unity
Sorry, I'm the author, I'm going to check it now.