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Installation
The stable version of Cairo-Dock is available as a package in many popular Linux distributions. The easiest way to install it is probably using your package manager. E.g. on Debian / Ubuntu, you can install it by running from a terminal:
sudo apt install cairo-dock
On Fedora, you can run:
sudo yum install cairo-dock
The latest stable version is 3.5.1. Most distributions still ship 3.4.1 -- the differences are minimal though (and distribution packages often include additional bug fixes), so it is fine to use this version unless you experience problems. For Ubuntu 22.04 and 24.04, the latest stable version is available in our PPA:
https://launchpad.net/~cairo-dock-team/+archive/ubuntu/ppa
The latest beta version is 3.5.99 which is available by compiling from source, from our PPA (for Ubuntu 22.04 and 24.04) and already among the unstable / experimental packages in some distributions (e.g. Fedora or Arch AUR). The beta version could have new bugs, but also includes additional bugfixes, so it can be worth trying if you experience problems with the stable version.
Cairo-Dock currently runs on Linux under a variety of desktop environments. On X11, it requires a composite manager, which is nowadays incorporated in most window managers. For certain lightweight WMs, running a standalone compositor is recommended, such as xcompmgr or picom.
Running Cairo-Dock on Wayland is currently only supported in the beta version (3.5.99) and only on environments / compositors that support the wlr-layer-shell protocol (see also here and here for possible candidates).
Cairo-Dock can use OpenGL to improve performance and some effects. Typically any GPU (including integrated ones) should work that has decent Linux drivers, including most Intel, AMD and NVIDIA ones.