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Dock in Ubuntu MATE (*not* GNOME 3) hides behind full-screen apps

cn flag

MATE is a gnome 2.0 derivative, so none of the solutions I've read that involve running a shell-extension such as "dash-to-dock" will work on MATE. MATE Tweaks has but one checkbox "Enable dock" under panel. How to make it pop up when I move mouse cursor to bottom of screen? Looks like its only two behaviors are: 1) hidden when an app is full-screen in foreground; and 2) displayed otherwise. I have used docks in other desktops (gnome 3) and the "popup" behavior is one I'd like to see in MATE, which I overall prefer to the gnome 3 and KDE approaches.

guiverc avatar
cn flag
FYI: MATE may have started as a GNOME 2.0 derivative; but it's not been that for *many* years ! It's GTK3 and had ported to GTK3 prior to Ubuntu-MATE 16.04 with little of the original code remaining. It's an *actively* developed desktop so it's origins are little more than history now.
AlMo320 avatar
cn flag
Ah, good info, I was misled by a recent article that apparently was also misinformed. Plank support may assist me further with this issue, interesting that changing desktop *theme* in MATE will cause all the dock settings to be reset. Thanks @guiverc for the update!
AlMo320 avatar
cn flag
seems like this author should be apprised of this information, too: https://itsfoss.com/best-linux-desktop-environments/ See MATE review.
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cn flag

Install plank and the option to enable dock will be activated.

  1. Open terminal and run sudo apt install plank.

  2. Then open mate-tweak and go to the panel section.

  3. Select Enable dock. And you will get a Mac OS like dock.

To customize plank, open terminal and run plank --preferences

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