Unpinned Docky/Plank icon from Docky/Plank docks and can't pin it on again

Question

The Docky/Plank icons on the homonym docks let the user edit the settings more quickly than modifying the configuration file, I unpinned them and now I don't know how to pin them on again.

Solution 1

In version 0.11.1 the solutions listed here no longer work because Plank has migrated to GSettings for storing its settings - at a long last. I've been nagging Rico to do that since forever.

To enable/disable the plank icon in 0.11.1 and later, open dconf-editor (if it's not installed, run sudo apt-get install dconf-editor) and navigate to net.launchpad.plank.docks.dock1. You will see a list of settings for the dock in there, including a show-dock-item checkbox. Check it to show the plank item in dock.

Solution 2

This is what I had to do,

• Navigate to /home/shashwat/.config/plank/dock1
• Open the file settings
• Find these lines,
  #Whether to show the item for the dock itself.
ShowDockItem=false
• Change ShowDockItem to true and save file.

Solution 3

Simply "Ctrl + Right Click" on the plank, it will open a context menu, there you can choose "Preferences". :)

OR

Simply type this in the Terminal (Ctrl+Alt+T),

plank --preferences

Both will do the trick, if you didn't find settings in /home/USERNAME/.config/plank/dock1

Solution 4

This is what I had to do,

• Navigate to ~/.config/plank/dock1
• Open the file settings
• Find these line: ShowDockItem=false
• Change ShowDockItem to true and save file.

works thanks.

Solution 5

In version 0.11.1 the solutions listed here no longer work because Plank has migrated to GSettings for storing its settings - at a long last. I've been nagging Rico to do that since forever.

To enable/disable the plank icon in 0.11.1 and later, open dconf-editor (if it's not installed, run sudo apt-get install dconf-editor) and navigate to net.launchpad.plank.docks.dock1. You will see a list of settings for the dock in there, including a show-dock-item checkbox. Check it to show the plank item in dock.

I do not understand what you mean by navigate to net.launchpad.plank.docks.dock1. I am using Ubuntu Mate

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Comments

[Sypnos]

Ok, I found the "solution" myself: I simply created the "docky.dockitem" and "plank.dockitem" files in ~/.config/plank/dock1/launchers again.

[SalahAdDin]

And no, doesn't works with the last version: 0.11.1-2 in Antergos. I can't drag the icons and change his order, any news for this?

[Shnatsel]

@SalahAdDin version 0.11.1 uses dconf to store settings, see askubuntu.com/a/772316/4770

[Martín Coll]

dconf write /net/launchpad/plank/docks/dock1/show-dock-item [true/false]