How do I add classical categories in Unity's Dash?

I want to use the classical GNOME categories (Accessories, Education, Games, Office, Sound and Video) in the Dash menu instead of the current Media Apps | Internet Apps | More Apps


Solution 1:

Old school dash

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PPA - ppa:shnatsel/unity (How to use PPAs)

Solution 2:

This doesn't change the dash itself, but it does present you with a categorized view of installed applications. You can access it directly by using super+a, or you can just open the dash and tap tab to switch to it -- or click the App lens icon at the bottom of the dash. Anyway, it'll look like this:

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Solution 3:

You could try taking a look at the Unity Bliss Lens, which puts applications into category folders in the dash.

Screenshot of Unity Bliss Lens

Instructions for installation:

  1. Download the package from https://launchpad.net/unity-lens-bliss by clicking the green button on the right side of the page.
  2. Extract the package into your home folder.
  3. Run the following in a terminal:

    cd unity-lens-bliss-0.1.3
    ./configure –prefix=/usr –sysconfdir=/etc
    make
    sudo make install
    

Log out and back in to see it in the Dash.

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