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Installing/running non-Debian executables

Started byRichard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net>
First post2016-12-19 15:30 +0100
Last post2016-12-20 17:00 +0100
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  Installing/running non-Debian executables Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2016-12-19 15:30 +0100
    Re: Installing/running non-Debian executables Michael Lange <klappnase@freenet.de> - 2016-12-19 19:00 +0100
      Re: Installing/running non-Debian executables Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2016-12-20 15:00 +0100
        Re: Installing/running non-Debian executables Joe <joe@jretrading.com> - 2016-12-20 17:40 +0100
    Re: Installing/running non-Debian executables Dejan Jocic <jodejka@gmail.com> - 2016-12-19 19:20 +0100
      Re: Installing/running non-Debian executables Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2016-12-20 15:10 +0100
        Re: Installing/running non-Debian executables emetib <chadbrabec@gmail.com> - 2016-12-20 17:00 +0100

#175826 — Installing/running non-Debian executables

FromRichard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net>
Date2016-12-19 15:30 +0100
SubjectInstalling/running non-Debian executables
Message-ID<sQ76W-yD-25@gated-at.bofh.it>
I'm running Jessie with Mate DE.

I need to run the *IDENTICAL* versions of SeaMonkey (2.40) on 
both my Windows and Debian machines. Downloading the appropriate 
file, unpacking it, placing results in my Home folder, and 
marking seamonkey as executable goes well.

Creating a launcher on desktop and test run shows no problem.

How do I place the launcher on the Applications drop down menu?

TIA

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#175830

FromMichael Lange <klappnase@freenet.de>
Date2016-12-19 19:00 +0100
Message-ID<sQao9-2Bb-31@gated-at.bofh.it>
In reply to#175826
On Mon, 19 Dec 2016 08:23:15 -0600
Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> wrote:

> I'm running Jessie with Mate DE.
> 
> I need to run the *IDENTICAL* versions of SeaMonkey (2.40) on 
> both my Windows and Debian machines. Downloading the appropriate 
> file, unpacking it, placing results in my Home folder, and 
> marking seamonkey as executable goes well.
> 
> Creating a launcher on desktop and test run shows no problem.
> 
> How do I place the launcher on the Applications drop down menu?

You will probably need a file seamonkey.desktop (as with Gnome)
in /usr/share/applications , see
here:https://developer.gnome.org/integration-guide/stable/desktop-files.html.en
for details.

Regards

Michael

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#175841

FromRichard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net>
Date2016-12-20 15:00 +0100
Message-ID<sQt7s-6hV-55@gated-at.bofh.it>
In reply to#175830
On 12/19/2016 11:48 AM, Michael Lange wrote:
> On Mon, 19 Dec 2016 08:23:15 -0600
> Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> wrote:
>
>> I'm running Jessie with Mate DE.
>>
>> I need to run the *IDENTICAL* versions of SeaMonkey (2.40) on
>> both my Windows and Debian machines. Downloading the appropriate
>> file, unpacking it, placing results in my Home folder, and
>> marking seamonkey as executable goes well.
>>
>> Creating a launcher on desktop and test run shows no problem.
>>
>> How do I place the launcher on the Applications drop down menu?
>
> You will probably need a file seamonkey.desktop (as with Gnome)
> in /usr/share/applications , see
> here:https://developer.gnome.org/integration-guide/stable/desktop-files.html.en
> for details.
>

Thank you. That almost solves my problem. As stated in its 
preface, it is developer oriented. That is a different mindset 
than end-user. I had done a web search and had found a "HOW TO" 
that was unsatisfactory as it had omitted some of the info given 
in your reference. I'll have to re-do my search not having 
bookmarked what I had found ;/
Thanks again.

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#175847

FromJoe <joe@jretrading.com>
Date2016-12-20 17:40 +0100
Message-ID<sQvCh-7WT-37@gated-at.bofh.it>
In reply to#175841
On Tue, 20 Dec 2016 07:57:16 -0600
Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> wrote:

> On 12/19/2016 11:48 AM, Michael Lange wrote:
> > On Mon, 19 Dec 2016 08:23:15 -0600
> > Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> wrote:
> >  
> >> I'm running Jessie with Mate DE.
> >>
> >> I need to run the *IDENTICAL* versions of SeaMonkey (2.40) on
> >> both my Windows and Debian machines. Downloading the appropriate
> >> file, unpacking it, placing results in my Home folder, and
> >> marking seamonkey as executable goes well.
> >>
> >> Creating a launcher on desktop and test run shows no problem.
> >>
> >> How do I place the launcher on the Applications drop down menu?  
> >
> > You will probably need a file seamonkey.desktop (as with Gnome)
> > in /usr/share/applications , see
> > here:https://developer.gnome.org/integration-guide/stable/desktop-files.html.en
> > for details.
> >  
> 
> Thank you. That almost solves my problem. As stated in its 
> preface, it is developer oriented. That is a different mindset 
> than end-user. I had done a web search and had found a "HOW TO" 
> that was unsatisfactory as it had omitted some of the info given 
> in your reference. I'll have to re-do my search not having 
> bookmarked what I had found ;/
> Thanks again.
> 
> 

If you want a GUI solution, alacarte is the application, I'm not sure
where Mate would put it if installed. In Xfce4, it is 'Main Menu' under
Settings in the (somewhat) standard Applications menu tree.

-- 
Joe

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#175831

FromDejan Jocic <jodejka@gmail.com>
Date2016-12-19 19:20 +0100
Message-ID<sQaHv-2WP-17@gated-at.bofh.it>
In reply to#175826
Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> writes:

> I'm running Jessie with Mate DE.
>
> I need to run the *IDENTICAL* versions of SeaMonkey (2.40) on both my
> Windows and Debian machines. Downloading the appropriate file,
> unpacking it, placing results in my Home folder, and marking seamonkey
> as executable goes well.
>
> Creating a launcher on desktop and test run shows no problem.
>
> How do I place the launcher on the Applications drop down menu?
>
> TIA

I do not have mate installed around, but as far as I can remember:

Right click menu and select Edit menu, then category where your app
laucher should go, then something like add new item, name of app and
where it requires path to executable file.

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#175842

FromRichard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net>
Date2016-12-20 15:10 +0100
Message-ID<sQth8-6Ck-39@gated-at.bofh.it>
In reply to#175831
On 12/19/2016 12:03 PM, Dejan Jocic wrote:
> Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> writes:
>
>> I'm running Jessie with Mate DE.
>>
>> I need to run the *IDENTICAL* versions of SeaMonkey (2.40) on both my
>> Windows and Debian machines. Downloading the appropriate file,
>> unpacking it, placing results in my Home folder, and marking seamonkey
>> as executable goes well.
>>
>> Creating a launcher on desktop and test run shows no problem.
>>
>> How do I place the launcher on the Applications drop down menu?
>>
>> TIA
>
> I do not have mate installed around, but as far as I can remember:
>
> Right click menu and select Edit menu, then category where your app
> laucher should go, then something like add new item, name of app and
> where it requires path to executable file.
>

"Right click" does several things, but not adding an item to an 
existing menu.

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#175845

Fromemetib <chadbrabec@gmail.com>
Date2016-12-20 17:00 +0100
Message-ID<sQuZz-7tt-3@gated-at.bofh.it>
In reply to#175842
> 
> "Right click" does several things, but not adding an item to an 
> existing menu.

try this- https://packages.debian.org/search?keywords=menu
i've used that in the past and seems to do what you're looking for.

em

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