Stack docklet like docky in Ubuntu 12.04 Unity

Question

I remember that Ubuntu with GNOME 2.3 had an awesome app called docky.

I much prefer the Unity desktop, so I'm just asking if there's any way to make a stack docklet like this in this screenshot.

Answer 1

You can try using Cairo Dock 3.0 in your system. It works fine and is comfortable to use.

You can install it using the following commands:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:cairo-dock-team/ppa
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install cairo-dock cairo-dock-plug-ins

It maintains the naturalism of Unity along with the convenience of a proper dock.

Answer 2

You can use avant-window-navigator. It has a stack plugin in the applet window. The terminal command is:

sudo apt-get install avant-window-navigator

Here is a good tutorial about using avant-window-navigator.

Here is a picture of stack applet

After you added the applet, right click on the stack applet icon, and select "Preferences". In the "Stack layout" tab, select curged-gui option.

For adding anything on the stack, Press CTRL+ALT+SHIFT after selecting the item and drag and drop it in the stack.

Answer 3

Cairo-Dock's Stack applet lets you stack files, folders and URL. Simply drop anything inside the dock and it will be automatically added to the Stack