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[SOLVED] Can't see installed programs in applications menu

#1 electrovalent

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Posted 01 May 2011 - 12:30 AM

I have install qiv and evince but i can't open them from the applications menu.Is there any way to have installed programs automatically added to the menu?
Thanks in advance!

#2 ylee

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Posted 01 May 2011 - 12:50 AM

electrovalent, on 01 May 2011 - 12:30 AM, said:

I have install qiv and evince but i can't open them from the applications menu.Is there any way to have installed programs automatically added to the menu?
Thanks in advance!

There is a short guide in the wiki, see Add applications to the menu

Tho I usually create a .desktop file and store it .local/share/applications in my home directory.

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#3 Jeff

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Posted 01 May 2011 - 01:36 PM

95 percent of applications will do this on their own. These are two that fall into that 5 percent due to poor packaging on Ubuntu's part.

Will try to remember to repackage these myself to fix their .desktop issue.

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#4 electrovalent

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Posted 01 May 2011 - 08:06 PM

Thank you ylee and jeff! :rolleyes:

#5 electrovalent

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Posted 03 May 2011 - 08:09 PM

I would like to add something i notice and its not on the wiki.
At the "edit icon" option i choose the last tab which is "Options" and i check the box next to "Show in Menus".
That also worked!

#6 ChipDoc

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Posted 04 May 2011 - 11:56 AM

Excellent! The more people contribute to the Wiki, the better it gets. Thanks a lot for adding these things whenever you discover them, electrovalent. Don't feel as if you shouldn't just because you're new here. I wish we didn't have to have separate logins for the Wikis, but it's really a small price to pay for the amazing resource that thing is growing to become!

-Chip