On Sun February 22 2004 5:53 pm, deedee wrote: > On Sat, 21 Feb 2004 15:53:48, Ray Hogaboom wrote: > > I ran Mandrake Update it only displayed programs that are on th > > 3 Mandrake CD I made from down loading Mandrake 9.2. > > I Installed maybe 10 different apps. Problem after updating my > > menus Wine and QCAD are the only two of these that installed an > > icon short cut or menu item to start them. Now I don't know > > what other where installed as I did not right down what I chose > > to have install. I just assumed there would be some thing to > > click on to run these apps. I ran software package removal > > there are over 600 items that can be removed!!! > > Software packages removal shows every application (and the > required dependencies) that you installed from an rpm (package) > on your system. The overwhelming majority should not be removed. > Unfortunately, it does not necessarily show programs you added > from source.
Is there a list somewhere of the overwhelming majority that should not be removed. > > My experience with both Linux and ms win is that not all apps put > something in the menu or on the desktop. > > If, after you've rebooted, you don't see anything in your program > menus for the application, you should still be able to find your > applications and create a menu entry (as well as a desktop > shortcut, if that's what you want). > > I use the Software Packages Removal to locate all the files for a > package in question. I'm looking for several things: the > executable that runs the package (most likely in /usr/bin/) and > an icon for the software which usually has a png or jpg extension > (and can be in any number of places, but the files have the paths > so you don't have to guess where). > > If I install from source, I use mc (Midnight Commander in a > terminal window) to view the contents of the gzipped or bzipped > file to see what all it contains and where it's set up to put > things. > > Once I know the name of the executable file, I usually verify it > by running it from a command line prompt. Then, I use MCC to > create the menu entry. > > I personally don't care for desktop icons (one of the things I > hated with ms win), so I use several retractable child panels for > apps I need a lot. The child panel apps are grouped by how I do > my projects. I do not like a lot of icons on my desk top. In ms windows I have a few for apps and files that are used a lot, used some for remenders. I see them a lot so these items are not be forgotten. Retractable child panels I am not sure but these sound like what I need. How are these setup? I would need one for when I am working on eBay auctions. It would start apps like a (WYSIWYG HTML editor) with 4 differnt web page templates open, open a spread sheet, a picture editing program, FTP App., and AuctionTamer (a multitab web browser with special features for buying and selling item at many different internet auction sites.) > > However, I understand that there is software for both KDE and > Gnome (and X Windows, I imagine) that should help you easily > create any desktop icon you'd like. > > >Two thing I found in this list is howto-utils > >-0.2.13-2mdk and docbook-dtd412-xml-1.0-15mdk now these sound > > like something I could use, but how do I start them. Why dont I > > have an icon or menu short cut for them. > > My system did provide menu items for the howtos under > Documentation -- Howtos English. I have another item, Mandrake > Linux documentation in English, which basically covers what's in > the Definitive Guides to Mandrake. RUTE's menu item is Beginners > Guide to Linux. The documentation for most applications (but not > all) can be accessed by opening the application and clicking on > Help. > > That includes docbook-dtd412-xml-1.0-15mdk which is really the > XML document type definition for DocBook, something you probably > won't need unless you intend to produce documentation for Linux > software. > > deedee > --- > Registered Linux User #327485 > Visit "WordStar & GNU/Linux" > http://www.wordstar2.com > Also, see the WordStar Users Group > http://www.wordstar2.com/cbabbage/wordstar > > > > ____________________________________________________________ > Find what you are looking for with the Lycos Yellow Pages > http://r.lycos.com/r/yp_emailfooter/http://yellowpages.lycos.com/ >default.asp?SRC=lycos10 Thanks again For your help -- Ray Hogaboom
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