Global Menu on Ubuntu 8.04 64-bit - Possible?

[DieseL1988]

I've seen alot of the global menu on various screenshots etc. and I want to give it a try. However, I haven't found an install guide that says Ubuntu 8.04 is supported. I'm also running 64-bit just to make life a little more complicated :)

So any know if it's possible?

[Arthur Archnix]

What is a global menu? Attach a screenshot or a link if you can.

[Forlong]

As far as I know, it can't be build for 64-bit ATM.

Please correct me if I'm wrong.


@Arthur Archnix: http://code.google.com/p/gnome2-globalmenu/

[DieseL1988]

https://wiki.ubuntu.com/global_menu

Note the warning at the top...

EDIT: lol you beat me to it, but yeah that's the one. So it can't be done for 64? :(

[mysticrider92]

EDIT: lol you beat me to it, but yeah that's the one. So it can't be done for 64? :(

It can be done. Just depends on how much time and effort you are willing to put into it. The Ubuntu install page has a few comments that outline the problems you will get. If you can fix those problems, it will be an easy install.

I think, from reading through that page, the problem is the GTK libraries it is linked to. Changing the configure script to link it to 64-bit libraries should work. The problem you will have is that the Mac menu mod won't be shown when running 32-bit apps (Ubuntu 64-bit is not pure 64-bit).

I am tempted to try installing Ubuntu 64 to play around with, and the weather is really bad today, so I will let you know how it goes.

[edit] Decided against installing 64-bit Ubuntu, but I did stumble on this:http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=474790&highlight=getlibs. I wonder if that script could be used to install the 32-bit version of the Mac menu. It would be slightly messier than compiling it yourself, but is more likely to work right.