ElementaryOS Latest - w/ Global Menu via Mate

eOS-GlobalMenu.sh

#!/bin/bash

# Suspend and screensavers may be broken with this current implementation

# Not really a shell file, but mostly notes and scribbles for how to get this going.

# Sane double click to open file or folder default
gsettings set io.elementary.files.preferences single-click false

# HiDPI
gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.interface scaling-factor 2
# https://www.reddit.com/r/elementaryos/comments/53gkr1/elementary_os_loki_hidpi_experience_and_tips/

# Install Global Menu via Mate
sudo apt-get install mate-panel mate-tweak mate-core gtk2-engines-pixbuf mate-indicator-applet appmenu-gtk2-module appmenu-gtk3-module indicator-appmenu indicator-sound-gtk2 indicator-application indicator-datetime indicator-session mate-applet-brisk-menu mate-applet-appmenu
gsettings get io.elementary.desktop.cerbere monitored-processes
['wingpanel', 'plank']
gsettings set io.elementary.desktop.cerbere monitored-processes "['mate-panel','plank']"

# reboot
# apply cupertino layout
mate-tweak --layout eleven

# https://sajith.me/blog/blog/2013/09/29/mate-panel-with-luna/

# Xenial 16.04 Only
# sudo add-apt-repository ppa:enso-os/stable
# sudo apt-get update
# sudo apt install panther-launcher
# 
# Does not appear to compile - WIP
# https://github.com/rbreaves/launchy

# Panther Launcher Install
sudo apt install pkg-config build-essential libgtk-3-dev libgee-0.8* libjson-glib-dev libgnome-menu-3-dev libsoup2.4-dev libpanel-applet-dev libmatepanelapplet-dev valac
# Following instructions on how to compile
# https://parasurv.neocities.org/slingshot-fork-panther-launcher-ubuntu-mate.html


sudo apt install mate-tweak

# disable icon animation
gsettings set org.mate.panel enable-animations false
gesettings set org.mate.panel highlight-launchers-on-mouseover false

# https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/MATE

# bring in missing mate panel options
# doesn't really seem to work though
# need to use wingpanel to do shutdown/logoff
sudo apt install indicator-applet-complete gnome-panel

# Fix shutdown/logoff - Method does not work
# some of these services are still useful though
systemctl --user start indicator-power.service
systemctl --user start indicator-keyboard.service
systemctl --user start indicator-sound.service
systemctl --user start indicator-datetime.service
systemctl --user start indicator-session.service
# https://askubuntu.com/questions/1097737/gnome-panel-applet-indicator-applet-complete-is-missing-icons

# Fix shutdown/logoff - Method 2

wingpanel

dbus-send --print-reply --dest="org.gnome.Shell" /org/gnome/SessionManager/EndSessionDialog org.gnome.SessionManager.EndSessionDialog.Open uint32:2 uint32:0 uint32:60 array:objpath:/org/gnome/SessionManager/EndSessionDialog
# Use xprop or wmctrl to monitor wingpanel & this disappearing _NET_WM_WINDOW_TYPE(ATOM) = _NET_WM_WINDOW_TYPE_DIALOG
# Once it disappears then kill the wingpanel service, otherwise it glitches mate-panel by showing wingpanel stuff in it
# Could also just set a 10 second timer and kill wingpanel regardless.. simple.


# Shutdown directly:

dbus-send --system --print-reply --dest=org.freedesktop.login1 /org/freedesktop/login1 "org.freedesktop.login1.Manager.PowerOff" boolean:true

# Reboot directly:

dbus-send --system --print-reply --dest=org.freedesktop.login1 /org/freedesktop/login1 "org.freedesktop.login1.Manager.Reboot" boolean:true

# Sleep directly:

dbus-send --system --print-reply --dest=org.freedesktop.login1 /org/freedesktop/login1 "org.freedesktop.login1.Manager.Suspend" boolean:true

https://elementaryos.stackexchange.com/questions/7825/what-is-the-command-for-the-shutdown-dialogue-in-loki

# Logout
# Only works for non-scripted usage?
loginctl kill-session $XDG_SESSION_ID;loginctl terminate-session $XDG_SESSION_ID

# this logout method failed
# dbus-send --system --print-reply --dest=org.freedesktop.login1 \
# /org/freedesktop/login1 'org.freedesktop.login1.Manager.TerminateSession' \
# string:c2

# list sessions
loginctl

https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/291922/universal-way-to-logout-from-terminal-via-dbus

# Lock user session
dm-tool lock

# If looking to recompile gala then these are your dependencies to install
sudo apt install libbamf3-dev libplank-dev libgranite-dev libgnome-desktop-3-dev gnome-settings-daemon-dev libmutter-2-dev libcanberra-dev libcanberra-gtk3-dev