Install ScreenLets 0.1.6 on Ubuntu 11.10/12.04/Linux Mint

Install ScreenLets 0.1.6 on Ubuntu 11.10/12.04/Linux Mint

Screenlets are mini-applications (widgets) you can use on your desktop to "improve the usability and eye-candy of the modern composited Linux-desktop". The "Screenlets" application is used to run and display these widgets on your desktop.

The goal of the Screenlets base-classes is to simplify the creation of fully themeable mini-apps that each solve basic desktop-work-related needs and generally improve the usability and eye-candy of the modern composited Linux-desktop.

Features:

• Easy to use, easy to develop
• Hundreds of Screenlets available
• Install and run Superkaramba themes
• install google gadgets youminis widgets spring widgets with the widget converter
• Load web apps just like prism
• Full compositing support
• Non composite support (metacity etc)
• Works with any composited X desktop (compiz, xfce4, ...)
• Included themeing-abilities (SVG, PNG or mixed)
• Fully scalable when using SVGs
• Embedded drag&drop-support
• Automated storing of options (using ini or gconf)
• Controllable through customizable DBus-service
• Can be used together with compiz' widget-plugin to create a Dashboard-like feature as seen on OS X
• Free, open-source and released under the GPL
• Uses cairo and GTK2 for drawing and windowing

To install Screenlets on Ubuntu/Linux Mint open Terminal (Press Ctrl+Alt+T) and copy the following commands in the Terminal:

• sudo add-apt-repository ppa:screenlets/ppa
• sudo apt-get update
• sudo apt-get install screenlets

If you want to enjoy some more screenlets, you should enter the following command in Terminal:

• sudo apt-get install screenlets-pack-all

Here is HomePage of ScreenLets. That's it