Google Gadgets

Google just released the new Google Gadgets for Linux. And now, I will give you some tutorials to install the Google Gadgets. Google Gadgets is a cool software, just like the dashboard of the Mac OS X. The Linux Gadgets features is pretty good although I think the windows gadgets might be better. But with the help of the compiz fusion, things are getting better and better.

OK, now here is the tutorial (ubuntu):

1. Go to System->Administration->Software Sources, and select the Third-Party Software tab.Click the add button or you can go by type in terminal: "sudo gedit /etc/apt/sources.list and paste in this repository code:
" deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/googlegadgets/ubuntu hardy main "
Close the software sources and reload those software repositories, you can type
" sudo apt-get update "

2. For the installation, after the software repositories reload, (for ubuntu users or if you in ubuntu right now) just click this . Or you just can type " sudo apt-get install google-gadgets " in terminal.

3. Run the Google Gadgets, press alt+f2 and type: " ggl-gtk "
if you're not like the sidebar you can type this by pressing alt+f2 again type: " ggl-gtk -ns "

Installation2 (other linux): just download the source code here . And compile it.

If you want the google gadgets start automaticly when you're restarting the computer go to System->Preferences->Sessions. Click Add and create a new item for Google Gadgets with the command ggl-gtk or ggl-gtk -ns if you don't want the sidebar.

You also can use the Compiz widget layer plugin to get the effects that similiar just like Mac OS X dashboard. You need to install the compiz-config-manager to do that.

Launch System->Preferences->Advanced Desktop Effects Settings. Enable the Widget Layer plugin, and enter its preferences screen. Select the Behavior tab, and type the following into the Widget Windows text box:
class=Ggl-gtk

Your gadgets should now be hidden. Press F9 to toggle the widget layer to show and hide them.

That's all for today tutorial...

Please leave some comments, I really appreciate that. thx..

some information I got from code.google.com and tombuntu.com .