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Ubuntu Packaging: Automatically adding menu while installing a package

Asked by Harshad

I couldn't find any information on adding menus automatically while installing a package. I am trying to create an Ubuntu .deb installer for project r3 (http://launchpad.net/r3). I added the menu file to ./usr/share/menu in the data.tar.gz of the deb package. But still, the menu doesn't come up.

You can download the deb package and source at
https://launchpad.net/r3/+download

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MFauzilkamil Zainuddin (apogee) said : 		#1

have you tried adding r3.desktop to your installer?

have a look at this thread if it works
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1279620

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Harshad (harshad-sahasrabudhe) said : 		#2

Hi,

Thanks for the reply.

Yeah, I have done the same thing. Created a desktop file, put it in ./usr/share/applications in the deb installer. Additionally, I included the menu file too. The menu doesn't show up after installation. I tested it on 10.04.

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Harshad (harshad-sahasrabudhe) said : 		#3

Does the package name (in my case r3) need to be the same as desktop file name? (i'm using R3.desktop)

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MFauzilkamil Zainuddin (apogee) said : 		#4

You may try it.

have a look as this solved thread if it helps
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=968399

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