How can I tell what workspace I am in with Unity?
13.04
This functionality is now inbuilt within 13.04 and later - the launcher workspace icon shows which workspace you are currently on:
12.10 and previous
10.04/10.10/11.04/11.10
To do this, first install the PPA:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:geod/ppa-geod
Update and install:
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install indicator-workspaces
12.04 onwards
The PPA author does not have a preprepared package for 12.04 and later. However, you can download the same deb-package used in 11.10 and install that.
Download the v0.6.2.2 deb package
Install the prerequisite:
sudo apt-get install python-wnck
how to start
Finally add indicator-workspaces
to your startup-applications (search in Dash for this) if the installation hasn't already added this:
Ubunutu 14.10 (Based off of fossfreedom's answer, sorry I need more rep to comment)
sudo apt-get install python-wnck
sudo apt-get install python-appindicator
wget http://ppa.launchpad.net/geod/ppa-geod/ubuntu/pool/main/i/indicator-workspaces/indicator-workspaces_0.6.2.2_all.deb
sudo dpkg -i ./indicator-workspaces_0.6.2.2_all.deb
indicator-workspaces & disown
- (Add to startup as fossfreedom mentions above)
If you do download the latest version from http://ppa.launchpad.net/geod/ppa-geod/ubuntu/pool/main/i/indicator-workspaces/ make sure you grab the required wnck libs/bindings in synaptic or the software center. Otherwise this indicator will not work.