{"id":14177,"date":"2023-05-11T18:38:42","date_gmt":"2023-05-11T18:38:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/webhostinggeeks.com\/howto\/?p=14177"},"modified":"2023-09-18T15:36:10","modified_gmt":"2023-09-18T15:36:10","slug":"how-to-install-plank-on-ubuntu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/webhostinggeeks.com\/howto\/how-to-install-plank-on-ubuntu\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Install Plank on Ubuntu"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Plank is a popular dock for <a href=\"https:\/\/webhostinggeeks.com\/blog\/what-is-ubuntu-beginners-guide-ubuntu-linux-distro\/\">Ubuntu Linux<\/a> that can be used to quickly launch applications and switch between them. In this guide, we will go through the steps to install Plank on Ubuntu.<\/p>\n<h2>Step 1: Update the Package Repository<\/h2>\n<p>Before installing Plank, you should update the package repository on your Ubuntu machine to ensure that you are installing the latest version of the software. You can do this by using the following command:<\/p>\n<pre>\r\nsudo apt update\r\n<\/pre>\n<h2>Step 2: Install Plank<\/h2>\n<p>Once the package repository is updated, you can proceed with the installation of Plank by using the following command:<\/p>\n<pre>\r\nsudo apt install plank\r\n<\/pre>\n<p>This will install Plank on your Ubuntu machine.<\/p>\n<h2>Step 3: Launch Plank<\/h2>\n<p>To launch Plank, you can use the following command:<\/p>\n<pre>\r\nplank\r\n<\/pre>\n<p>This will launch the Plank dock on your Ubuntu machine.<\/p>\n<h2>Step 4: Add Plank to Startup Applications<\/h2>\n<p>To ensure that Plank is launched automatically every time you start your Ubuntu machine, you can add it to the Startup Applications list. To do this, follow these steps:<\/p>\n<p>Click on the &#8220;Activities&#8221; button on the top left corner of your desktop and search for &#8220;Startup Applications&#8221;.<br \/>\nClick on the &#8220;Add&#8221; button to add a new entry to the list.<br \/>\nIn the &#8220;Name&#8221; field, enter &#8220;Plank&#8221;.<br \/>\nIn the &#8220;Command&#8221; field, enter &#8220;plank&#8221;.<br \/>\nClick on the &#8220;Add&#8221; button to save the new entry.<br \/>\nPlank will now launch automatically every time you start your Ubuntu machine.<\/p>\n<h2>Commands Mentioned:<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><span class=\"fw-bold\">sudo<\/span> &#8211; a command that allows users to run programs with the security privileges of another user, typically the superuser.<\/li>\n<li><span class=\"fw-bold\">apt<\/span> &#8211; a package manager for Ubuntu.<\/li>\n<li><span class=\"fw-bold\">plank<\/span> &#8211; a dock for Ubuntu Linux that can be used to quickly launch applications and switch between them.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Conclusion:<\/h2>\n<p>In this guide, we have outlined the steps to install Plank on Ubuntu. By following these steps, you can now use Plank to quickly launch applications and switch between them on your Ubuntu machine. If you have any questions or suggestions, feel free to comment below.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Plank is a popular dock for Ubuntu Linux that can be used to quickly launch applications and switch between them. In this guide, we will go through the steps to&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"wds_primary_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[996,1073],"tags":[1975,2050,1856],"class_list":["post-14177","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-linux","category-ubuntu","tag-install","tag-plank","tag-ubuntu"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/webhostinggeeks.com\/howto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14177","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/webhostinggeeks.com\/howto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/webhostinggeeks.com\/howto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/webhostinggeeks.com\/howto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/webhostinggeeks.com\/howto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14177"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/webhostinggeeks.com\/howto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14177\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/webhostinggeeks.com\/howto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14177"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/webhostinggeeks.com\/howto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14177"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/webhostinggeeks.com\/howto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14177"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}