Re: [dwm] Getting a List of Installed Applications in System
> In my repository it is still present a debdmenu script, which uses debian > menu > system with dmenu. I wrote it quite a time ago and I'm not using it. I have > even forgoten that it exists but your mail reminded me. :-) > > Feel free to use and improve it. Here is how to get it: > --- > To use our repository, add following lines to the end of > the /etc/apt/sources.list file > > # LMMRI repository > deb http://lmmri.fri.uni-lj.si/apt/public yodude main contrib non-free > deb-src http://lmmri.fri.uni-lj.si/apt/public yodude main contrib non-free > - > Here is the public key for this repository: > http://lmmri.fri.uni-lj.si/damjan/docs/pubkey_lmmri.gpg > > Then just apt-get install debdmenu Hey thanks a lot for this! This looks like a very simple solution and it works great so far! This will definitely be useful to him. I will see if I can improve some aspects of the code but so far it looks great. Thanks, Amit
Re: [dwm] Getting a List of Installed Applications in System
On Fri, 24 Oct 2008 17:29:49 +0200 pancake <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > dmenu? dzen? > > you should prepare this list by yourself or by just parsing the .desktop > files > I will take a look at dzen. You're right, I could probably write a custom script to parse all the .desktop files. Thanks!
Re: [dwm] Getting a List of Installed Applications in System
On Fri, 24 Oct 2008 18:01:27 +0200 v4hn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Fri, Oct 24, 2008 at 08:28:03AM -0700, Amit Uttamchandani wrote: > > Hey guys, > > > > I recently introduced my friend to DWM. He was using KDE before that. > > He was very happy and surprised about the speed of DWM. Now, the > > question he had was is there some sort of application menu that lists > > all the installed apps? Like the kicker for KDE or its similar > > GNOME/Fluxbox counterpart? > > [...] > > Any ideas? > > the menu of dwm - if there is any - is dmenu > [ http://www.suckless.org/programs/dmenu.html ] > It's nothing like kicker and friends and it's not intended to be. > It's simple, it's fast(well, exporting the cache update to another script > makes it quite fast..) and it's everything an advanced user may need... ;) > Thanks. Yeah I showed him dmenu but he is not that advanced yet. Like he remembers basic KDE applications like 'dolphin', 'konsole', etc. But he forgets sometimes that pdf viewer for KDE is called okular or evolution is used for email, etc. Something like a categorical browser that shows all the office apps, system apps, etc. would be perfect for his needs. Amit
Re: [dwm] Getting a List of Installed Applications in System
On Friday 24 of October 2008 17:28:03 Amit Uttamchandani wrote: > Hey guys, > > I recently introduced my friend to DWM. He was using KDE before that. > He was very happy and surprised about the speed of DWM. Now, the > question he had was is there some sort of application menu that lists > all the installed apps? Like the kicker for KDE or its similar > GNOME/Fluxbox counterpart? > > I did not have an answer for him...I did a search on aptitude but the > only thing I found was the debian 'menu' package but I am not sure how > to use that. > > Any ideas? > > Thanks, > Amit In my repository it is still present a debdmenu script, which uses debian menu system with dmenu. I wrote it quite a time ago and I'm not using it. I have even forgoten that it exists but your mail reminded me. :-) Feel free to use and improve it. Here is how to get it: --- To use our repository, add following lines to the end of the /etc/apt/sources.list file # LMMRI repository deb http://lmmri.fri.uni-lj.si/apt/public yodude main contrib non-free deb-src http://lmmri.fri.uni-lj.si/apt/public yodude main contrib non-free - Here is the public key for this repository: http://lmmri.fri.uni-lj.si/damjan/docs/pubkey_lmmri.gpg Then just apt-get install debdmenu Regards, -- Damjan Vrenčur | http://damjanvrencur.blogspot.com | GPG key: C6A3146F
Re: [dwm] Getting a List of Installed Applications in System
dmenu? dzen? you should prepare this list by yourself or by just parsing the .desktop files Amit Uttamchandani wrote: Hey guys, I recently introduced my friend to DWM. He was using KDE before that. He was very happy and surprised about the speed of DWM. Now, the question he had was is there some sort of application menu that lists all the installed apps? Like the kicker for KDE or its similar GNOME/Fluxbox counterpart? I did not have an answer for him...I did a search on aptitude but the only thing I found was the debian 'menu' package but I am not sure how to use that. Any ideas? Thanks, Amit
Re: [dwm] Getting a List of Installed Applications in System
On Fri, Oct 24, 2008 at 08:28:03AM -0700, Amit Uttamchandani wrote: > Hey guys, > > I recently introduced my friend to DWM. He was using KDE before that. > He was very happy and surprised about the speed of DWM. Now, the > question he had was is there some sort of application menu that lists > all the installed apps? Like the kicker for KDE or its similar > GNOME/Fluxbox counterpart? > [...] > Any ideas? the menu of dwm - if there is any - is dmenu [ http://www.suckless.org/programs/dmenu.html ] It's nothing like kicker and friends and it's not intended to be. It's simple, it's fast(well, exporting the cache update to another script makes it quite fast..) and it's everything an advanced user may need... ;) > Thanks, > Amit > v4hn pgppNcf0XSBgE.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: [dwm] Getting a List of Installed Applications in System
Mod1-p will show all executables in the path. 2008/10/24 Amit Uttamchandani <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Hey guys, > > I recently introduced my friend to DWM. He was using KDE before that. > He was very happy and surprised about the speed of DWM. Now, the > question he had was is there some sort of application menu that lists > all the installed apps? Like the kicker for KDE or its similar > GNOME/Fluxbox counterpart? > > I did not have an answer for him...I did a search on aptitude but the > only thing I found was the debian 'menu' package but I am not sure how > to use that. > > Any ideas? --Anselm
Re: [dwm] Getting a List of Installed Applications in System
On Fri, Oct 24, 2008 at 8:28 AM, Amit Uttamchandani <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Now, the > question he had was is there some sort of application menu that lists > all the installed apps? Like the kicker for KDE or its similar > GNOME/Fluxbox counterpart? You can use dmenu[1] [1] : http://www.suckless.org/programs/dmenu.html -- Gabriel Laskar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Re: [dwm] Getting a List of Installed Applications in System
I haven't tried this personally, but it might be possible the replace the window manager that KDE uses with DWM. I did something similar for a short time with XFCE, where I replaced the default window manager with Xmonad. The xmonad website has some documentation on doing this, you might be able to modify it so it uses DWM instead: http://haskell.org/haskellwiki/Xmonad/Using_xmonad_in_KDE -Niki On Fri, Oct 24, 2008 at 11:28 AM, Amit Uttamchandani <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: > Hey guys, > > I recently introduced my friend to DWM. He was using KDE before that. > He was very happy and surprised about the speed of DWM. Now, the > question he had was is there some sort of application menu that lists > all the installed apps? Like the kicker for KDE or its similar > GNOME/Fluxbox counterpart? > > I did not have an answer for him...I did a search on aptitude but the > only thing I found was the debian 'menu' package but I am not sure how > to use that. > > Any ideas? > > Thanks, > Amit > >
[dwm] Getting a List of Installed Applications in System
Hey guys, I recently introduced my friend to DWM. He was using KDE before that. He was very happy and surprised about the speed of DWM. Now, the question he had was is there some sort of application menu that lists all the installed apps? Like the kicker for KDE or its similar GNOME/Fluxbox counterpart? I did not have an answer for him...I did a search on aptitude but the only thing I found was the debian 'menu' package but I am not sure how to use that. Any ideas? Thanks, Amit
