Ubuntu Install Pantheon DE

Installed and tested under Ubuntu 14.04

Introduction

• Pantheon: Elementary OS's default desktop environment
• Slingshot Launcher: app launcher
• WingPanel: Indicator Panel
• Plank: Dock
• SwitchBoard: Setting

Install

sudo apt-add-repository ppa:elementary-os/testing
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get upgrade
sudo apt-add-repository ppa:elementary-os/daily
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install elementary-desktop
sudo apt-get install pantheon-shell     # for lightdm to trigger
sudo apt-get install switchboard-plug-pantheon-shell  # setting for pantheon
sudo apt-get install pantheon-files # pantheon's default file manager

Settings

Set lightdm to use pantheon greeter

cd /usr/share/lightdm/lightdm.conf.d/
sudo mv 40-pantheon-greeter.conf 60-pantheon-greeter.conf

Fix slingshot launcher bug when typing

sudo apt-get remove overlay-scrollbar

Using dconf-editor to change terminal font size

DConf is a low-level key/value database designed for storing desktop environment settings.

sudo apt-get install dconf-editor

In dconf-editor org->pantheon->terminal->font set to Droid Sans Mono 14 ([Font Name] [Property] [Size])