Getting rid of Crystal Dock and/or getting Plank back

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If you want to disable Crystal Dock, it couldn’t be easier.

Open the terminal (Ctrl+Alt+T), copy and paste this line, then log out and log back in:

sudo mv /etc/xdg/autostart/crystal-dock-autostart.desktop /etc/xdg/autostart/crystal-dock-autostart.desktop.backup


To restore the dock — only fools never change their minds: :face_with_hand_over_mouth:

sudo mv /etc/xdg/autostart/crystal-dock-autostart.desktop.backup /etc/xdg/autostart/crystal-dock-autostart.desktop

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After that, you can also install Plank, which stays closer to the KISS principle.
It works — here’s the proof —, but it’s a bit of a weird idea to run apps in an X11 environment on Wayland… :woozy_face:


Crystal Dock vs Plank
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Crystal Dock on the left and Plank on the right in UB 26.04.

That’s why I’ll only explain how to do it if someone asks.