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Install TouchEgg from source here.
- It is important that you build from source because the latest version in the Ubuntu repositories does not support gestures from the desktop or overview.
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Checkout this repo and make the files executable:
git clone https://github.com/justindriggers/gnome-shell-gestures.git ~/.config/touchegg cd ~/.config/touchegg chmod +x *.sh
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Setup keyboard shortcuts that touchegg will recognize:
- Settings > Keyboard > Shortcuts (tab) > Custom Shortcuts
- Shift+Ctrl+Alt+U should run show_overview.sh
- Shift+Ctrl+Alt+I should run hide_overview.sh
- Shift+Ctrl+Alt+O should run show_applications.sh
- Shift+Ctrl+Alt+P should run hide_applications.sh
- LaunchA (F3) should run toggle_overview.sh
- LaunchB (F4) should run toggle_applications.sh
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Make sure TouchEgg starts on startup:
echo "touchegg &" >> ~/.xprofile
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Restart gdm, or reboot:
sudo systemctl restart gdm
Last tested using GNOME Shell 3.14.4 and TouchEgg commit f38d2045813661f8082baeb46af54f518e897983