Hello Linux Geeksters. As you may know, Pantheon is a lightweight desktop environment similar to Gnome Shell, used by default on Elementary OS, probably the most beautiful Ubuntu derivative system. In this article I will show you how to install Pantheon on Ubuntu and Linux Mint.
Because it is not available via the default repositories of Ubuntu and Linux Mint, we have to add the Elementary OS PPA, update the local repository index and install the elementary-desktop package. Like this:
$ sudo add-apt-repository -y ppa:elementary-os/stable
$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get install elementary-desktop
To get over the wallpaper bug, open a terminal and paste the below oneliner:
$ gsettings set org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.background active true
Also, if you want a closer look to Elementary OS, you should install plank, from ricotz PPA:
$ sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ricotz/docky
$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get install plank
Next, install the Elementary Tweaks tool in order to tweak your system:
$ sudo add-apt-repository ppa:versable/elementary-update
$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get install elementary-tweaks
I just thought you’d like to know you have an error in the Elementary Tweaks PPA. You’ve got a few extra spaces in there that makes it so the respsitory cannot be added.
Instead of reading: “sudo add-apt-repository ppa: versable / elementary-update”
It should read: “sudo apt-add-repository ppa:versable/elementary-update” without the spaces around ” / “
yes, you are right. i have fixed it. thanks.
I see that you are installing it from the stable repo. But still, is there any chance this could break my system?? TIA!
normally, it shouldn’t, but who knows?
Thank You! But how to install this desktop environment on Fedora? Google can’t give any info about it 🙁
it can’t be installed on Fedora, for now it is available only for Debian/Ubuntu and derivatives.
I found https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Changes/PantheonDesktop?rd=Features/pantheon
Look’s like Fedora 22 Pantheon will be awailable to. (I think) Until this Phanteon packages be awailable trought others (unoffical’s) repo’s. So only I can do is wait or test elementary OS…
When updating the packages, it says ” ppa:elementary-os/stable 404 not found”. Is it offline?
no, it is not offline:
https://launchpad.net/~elementary-os/+archive/ubuntu/stable
I am guesing this would work for Linux Mint Debian Edition as well?
most likely, it wouldn’t work on lmde
Does it work in Linux Mint Xfce, does anyone had a successful installation?
Hi
i can’t install in on debian:-/
when i type this:
$ sudo add-apt-repository -y ppa:elementary-os/stable
i have a err:
sudo: apt-add-repository: command not found
??????????
so what should i do???
debian does not have support for Ubuntu PPAs. you cannot install the DE on debian that way.