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Add Places Menu Indicator to Ubuntu Unity Panel

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http://ubuntuguide.net – This brief tutorial will show you how to display Places menu on Ubuntu Unity panel and make this menu indicator starts at log-in. First download the indicator: download indicator-places It’s .tar.gz or .zip file. Extract and go into new created folder, and click to run indicator-places.py To start this indicator at login, launch Startup Applications from the dash home. Click Add: Name: Places Menu Indicator Command: python ~/Downloads/shamil-indicator-places-5509fae/indicator-places.py ## python path/to/file.py Comment: Display places menu on Unity panel (HowTos)

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