Dock any application to the system tray
Wouldn't it be nice if you could dock any application, and not just those that support the docking feature, into the system tray? A simple point-and-click operation is all it takes, thanks to a couple of helpful applications called KDocker and Alltray.
KDocker
Don't be misled by the name -- KDocker works equally well in GNOME and KDE. I installed it to my Ubuntu desktop with apt-get, but you might need to grab the source package from the SourceForge page. Once installed, KDocker is available under Applications -> Accessories. When you launch KDocker, an xkill-like cursor appears, and clicking on any application sends it to the system tray. Removing an application from the system tray is just as easy -- right-click on its icon and select Undock.
Alltray
Like KDocker, Alltray works in KDE, GNOME, Fluxbox, and other environments. Again, there is no limit on the number of applications that can be docked. The downloads page lists several packages available as .rpm and .deb packages. To use apt-get under Ubuntu, you need to add this repository to your sources.list file.
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