Re: Debian Menu Methods & WMaker Menu Config
On Tue, 27 Oct 1998, Lukas Eppler wrote:
> On Tue, 27 Oct 1998, jim r wrote:
>
> > I've installed several non-debian packages (some RPMs and what not). How
> > do I safely update my Window Maker menus? If I hand-jam the changes,
> > will the results be wiped out the next time I install a .deb? or....will
> > the changes cause a .deb install (specifically the menu update part) to
> > screw up?
>
> Debian normally uses (if you installed the menu package) information
> provided in /usr/lib/menu, and normal .debs install their information
> there. After unpacking a new .deb, normally a program named 'update-menus'
> is called. So, the perfect way to solve your problem is to create a new
> file called /usr/lib/menu/rpms the same way like the others including the
> calls to your locally installed rpms, and then call update-menus as root.
> This way the changes would persist when a .deb calls update-menus after
> installation. And it should work for all window managers in one run.
That's good for system-wide additions. Each user can also have a ~/.menu
directory for their own custom entries.
For more info you should poke around in /usr/doc/menu/
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