Installing software doesn't update Menus!

duffmckagan · 11-09-2005, 11:50 AM

Today, I installed software using Synaptic.
THe source for the software was the Debian CDs, and the software was a game -- lbreakout2.

I did it under GNOME. But, I don't find any entry for the game in the Games section of the Menu!
Why is that?

I did

Code:

update-menu

but no use.

Anything else I am missing? Or anything else I should be trying out?

nephish · 11-09-2005, 01:11 PM

try typing killall gnome-panel in a terminal
sometimes it will do the trick because the menus will repopulate when the panel automatically launches itself after you kill it.

duffmckagan · 11-09-2005, 02:04 PM

Done that. But no use.

nephish · 11-09-2005, 02:11 PM

well, you could add the item manually.

go to the menu -> games (or whatever you want to put it in)
then right click the mouse, -> entire menu -> add a new item to this menu
then a dialog comes up with the name of the command, icon, etc..
once its added there, it should stay

duffmckagan · 11-09-2005, 02:56 PM

Hmmm....Thanks.

Done that. Haven't used GNOME much ...so don't know much about it.

samael26 · 11-09-2005, 03:01 PM

Hi,
proper command is

Code:

update-menus

You simply forgot the 's' to 'menu.

cheers

duffmckagan · 11-09-2005, 11:47 PM

Ok. THanks.

basileus · 11-11-2005, 03:04 AM

Debian should do a "update-menus" automatically. Did you check the "Debian Menu" from within "Applications" -menu in Gnome panel? That's where almost all installed programs reside: Gnome's own "Applications" -menu includes only a "Gnomish" selection of programs.

duffmckagan · 11-11-2005, 04:29 AM

Quote:

Did you check the "Debian Menu" from within "Applications" -menu in Gnome panel?

Yup I did.

Quote:

Gnome's own "Applications" -menu includes only a "Gnomish" selection of programs.

Yeah. I know.

But I also checked the KDE menus, but it wasn't there.