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Re: Installing/running non-Debian executables

From Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net>
Newsgroups linux.debian.user
Subject Re: Installing/running non-Debian executables
Date 2016-12-20 15:10 +0100
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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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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

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