With the launch of Windows 11, a few PC makers have raised their hands to call attention to new PCs that will be shipping with Microsoft's latest OS out of the
If you're one of the few who can't get enough of Bixby and want to be able to use Samsung's voice assistant anywhere, you're in luck. In a blog post detailing the Windows 11 for the Galaxy Book line of laptops, Samsung confirmed that Bixby on Windows is coming soon. In order to activate Bixby, you'll have a couple of different options. With the microphone enabled, you can just say "Hi Bixby" and then start making voice commands. But keyboard shortcut warriors are able to use a combination of either CTRL + Shift + B, or the FN and B keys at the same time to wake Bixby up. From there, you can issue "simple voice commands", and Samsung gives a few examples of what Bixby can handle: Search for files Open apps Control devices with your SmartThings-registered device ecosystem. Thankfully, this isn't something that is baked into the Windows 11 on Samsung Galaxy Book laptops. Samsung is at least giving you the option to use Bixby if you want, y
Install python3 (If needed)
sudo apt update
sudo apt install python3
Run the script, press 1 or 2 keys and you are done.
./setup.py
Troubleshoot
If the wizard does not appear then either type in kinto.sh in your application overview search bar or run this following command.
~/.config/kinto/gui/kinto-gui.py
Issues with Numpad?
Try toggling numlock on & off (clear key on official mac keyboards). If it still does not work then restart the Kinto service and try toggling the numlock/clear key again, it will likely work after that. #369
Uninstall Kinto
Other tips
If you want a global menu app similar to what mac users have then I strongly recommend Ubuntu Budgie as it has the Vala Appmenu built in and ready for activation. Short of that Vala-AppMenu can be installed in various distros, mileage will vary. If you try to activate it in the latest 20.xx releases with XFCE then you may need to run the following commands.