Re: Remove undesired entries in MATE "Applications" sub-menus

[Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net>]

On 07/05/2020 01:52 AM, Andrei POPESCU wrote:
> On Sb, 04 iul 20, 22:42:59, Richard Owlett wrote:
> > On 07/04/2020 07:38 AM, nito@dismail.de wrote:
> > > On Sat, Jul 04, 2020 at 06:53:56 -0500, Richard Owlett wrote:
> > > > I'm using Debian10 with the MATE desktop.
> > > > The Debian installer defaults to installing a mess of applications I rarely
> > > > want. They end up with entries on MATE's Applications sub-menus.
> > > >
> > > > Without deleting the offending applications from the system, how can I
> > > > delete those menu entries and replace them with links to suitable
> > > > applications.
> > >
> > > MATE has graphical editor for this. If not already installed, the package
> > > is named "mozo" as is the tool itself.
> >
> > How would one discover that?
>
> The package 'mozo' is recommended by 'mate-desktop-environment-extras',
> which is (only) suggested by 'mate-desktop-environment'.
>
> > I've silently been grumbling about the problem
> > since Debian first had MATE as a default option.
>
> Do you mean as an alternative installation image? Debian's default
> desktop is still Gnome as far as I know.

I should not post when half asleep.
I have been using MATE since it was first offered as a choice on the 
Select and Install menu. I skipped whatever release that had Gnome3 
instead of Gnome2. I have always aimed at a somewhat minimalist install 
and the presence of LibreOffice and Firefox on the default menu has been 
annoying. Neither offers any features I find desirable. I've done 
multiple web searches for how to tweak the Applications menu [MATE's 
help system being its major weak point].