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. -- Lukas Eppler (godot)