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Unity Dash Button mods for Ubuntu 12.04LTS

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This is a Unity Dash Button mod pack made by using assets/resources from Ubuntu 14.04LTS "Trusty Tahr"'s Unity 7.2, Ubuntu 12.04LTS "Precise Pangolin"'s Unity 5, Aerilius's Ubuntu Touch mod for Unity 6 and Ubuntu Touch SDK. These Unity Dash Button mods are compatible with Ubuntu 12.04LTS "Precise Pangolin"'s Unity 5 and Unity2D.

HOW THIS WORKS
You can change the Dash Button logo by using files from your mod of choice to replace the following files in `/usr/share/unity/5`:

    launcher_bfb.png
    squircle_base_54.png
    squircle_base_selected_54.png
    squircle_edge_54.png
    squircle_glow_62.png
    squircle_shadow_62.png
    squircle_shine_54.png

If you're unable to change the Dash Button by replacing these images, it's highly likely that your Ubuntu is running Unity2D desktop instead of Unity. Unity2D is an alternate desktop used in Ubuntu 12.04LTS for low-end systems that cannot run the real Unity. Unfortunately, Unity2D doesn't use assets from `/usr/share/unity`, except for the BFB Logo. To mod Unity2D, replace `/usr/share/unity/launcher_bfb.png` (for changing BFB Logo/Dash Button Logo) along with these files in `/usr/share/unity-2d/shell/launcher/artwork`:

   squircle_base_54.png
   squircle_base_selected_54.png
   squircle_glow_54.png
   squircle_shine_54.png

HOW TO APPLY THIS MOD
  • Step 1: Open the `mods` folder in this mod pack, open the folder containing mod of your choice and select all files in it.
  • Step 2: Press Alt+F2 and in the run field, copy and paste this command:

    gksudo nautilus /usr/share/unity/5/

    Now drag and drop all the previously selected files into the window that appears.
  • Step 3: To see the changes you have to restart Unity, for which it's recommended to logout and log back in. But for those who dare to take the risk, Unity can be restarted with the following command:

    unity --replace && setsid unity
FOR Unity2D
  • Step 0: Do Step 1 and Step 2 from the steps listed above.
  • Step 3: Open the `for Unity2D` folder in this mod pack, open the folder containing the mod of your choice and select all files in it.
  • Step 4: Press Alt+F2 and in the run field, copy and paste this command:

           gksudo nautilus /usr/share/unity-2d/shell/launcher/artwork/

    Now drag and drop all the previously selected files into the window that appears.
  • Step 5: To see the changes logout and log back in or restart Unity2D by running this command:

           killall unity-2d-shell
TO REVERT CHANGES
I've included the default Dash Button assets of Ubuntu 12.04LTS's Unity 5 and Unity2D, so that they could be used to revert the Dash Button to its default state. Or you can reinstall Unity and Unity2D with this command:

       sudo apt-get install --reinstall unity-common unity-2d-shell

CHANGELOG
v0.6    2014-08-17  Added Unity2D support and improved Clear mod - added
           shadow to logo
v0.5    2014-08-10  Initial public release
v0.4    2014-08-02  Packaged the mods
           - Added necessary documentation like CHANGELOG, AUTHORS and README
           - Added preview image from akhilkay
v0.3    2014-07-27    Finalised mods and did testing
v0.2    2014-07-20 Created Ubuntu Touch mod using assets from
           Aerilius' mod and Ubuntu Touch SDK
v0.1    2014-07-13 Created Clear, Default and Trusty mods using resources
           collected from Ubuntu 12.04LTS's Unity 5 and 14.04LTS's Unity 7.2

CREDITS
Unity Dash Button mod pack is not an original creation for the most part. I just collected and repackaged some resources from Unity 7.2, Unity 5, Aerilius's Ubuntu Touch mod for Unity 6 and Ubuntu Touch SDK. The only mods on which I had to do some modifications are Ubuntu Touch and Clear.

Unity Dash Button mod pack created by HEXcube 

Thanks to the following artists and projects for letting me use their work:

Aerilius for his Ubuntu Touch mod for Unity 6
My friend akhilkay for the wonderful preview pic
Canonical for the awesome Ubuntu OS and Unity desktop

For more info on the source, creator and license of each individual asset, refer to the CREDITS.md file included inside this mod pack. All assets included in this mod pack are distributed under the same licenses with which they were released by their respective original artists.
Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 License
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dadanopan
thank you for this!