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fester225
May 6th, 2012, 07:59 PM
Under Lucid things were going well, with the exception of the bleedware which wasn't working correctly. Now I have Precise, and have progressed through the learning curve for a while.

I do all sorts of things on my machine, and in the past have relied on the menu bars to help me find the apps I rarely use. Under Precise, how do I find apps which I rarely use, and thus don't remember the names of?

mywai
May 6th, 2012, 08:13 PM
Come across this

http://www.ubuntugeek.com/how-to-install-classic-gnome-desktop-in-ubuntu-12-04-precise.html

arpanaut
May 6th, 2012, 08:19 PM
On keyboard hit super(win) key +a this takes you to the apps section of the dash
From there at Installed tick "see more results" and browse
You can also use "Filter results" at top right corner to get more specific results.

fester225
May 6th, 2012, 08:21 PM
Come across this

http://www.ubuntugeek.com/how-to-install-classic-gnome-desktop-in-ubuntu-12-04-precise.html

Thank you for the reply.

My experience has been that I hate whatever the new system is until I become accustomed to it. Thus, going back to Gnome probably wouldn't be helping me grow. It seems like there must be a solution to this problem already in place, I just don't know what it is yet.

ubuntu27
May 6th, 2012, 08:25 PM
You can filter the Application Lens with categories such as "games", "accessories", "graphics" etc.

Or you could just browse the whole installed apps without filtering.


Super+A to open the Application Lens in Dash

fester225
May 6th, 2012, 08:31 PM
On keyboard hit super(win) key +a this takes you to the apps section of the dash
From there at Installed tick "see more results" and browse
You can also use "Filter results" at top right corner to get more specific results.

Nice idea, assuming I remember the work-around in six months when I need it next. I tried it, and it doesn't list everything.

fester225
May 6th, 2012, 08:39 PM
You can filter the Application Lens with categories such as "games", "accessories", "graphics" etc.

Or you could just browse the whole installed apps without filtering.


Super+A to open the Application Lens in Dash



This is a BIG help. I just wish it displayed K3B when I typed VIDEO. This work-around won't be of much help if I don't think of the correct keyword for each app.

ubuntu27
May 7th, 2012, 12:45 AM
This is a BIG help. I just wish it displayed K3B when I typed VIDEO. This work-around won't be of much help if I don't think of the correct keyword for each app.

No, I mean..
You don't need to type a category to filter it (thought that helps), you just have to go to the right hand corner of Dash, and click on Filter Result.

Ubuntu 12.04 LTS released and reviewed (http://iloveubuntu.net/ubuntu-1204-lts-released-and-reviewed)

The easy guide to Ubuntu 12.04's Unity lenses (http://iloveubuntu.net/easy-guide-ubuntu-1204s-unity-lenses)

grahammechanical
May 7th, 2012, 03:33 AM
Just press and hold down the super key.

What do you see?

Or just tap the super key and when the Dash opens type Help in the search bar and click on the icon for the Ubuntu Desktop guide and read up on it.

When you launch the guide an icon for it will appear in the launcher. Right click that icon and select Lock to Launcher and then the Desktop guide will be available whenever you need it or until you are fed up with seeing it.

And you have learnt how to open the Dash (it is not the only way). How to find an application (it is not the only way) and how to fix an application icon to the launcher (it is not the only way).

Regards.

oboedad55
May 7th, 2012, 05:02 AM
Under Lucid things were going well, with the exception of the bleedware which wasn't working correctly. Now I have Precise, and have progressed through the learning curve for a while.

I do all sorts of things on my machine, and in the past have relied on the menu bars to help me find the apps I rarely use. Under Precise, how do I find apps which I rarely use, and thus don't remember the names of?

Have a look here: http://askubuntu.com/questions/30334/what-application-indicators-are-available
I use the one called "ClassicMenu Indicator" It adds a little Ubuntu icon on the top panel with a drop-down list with all your apps.