installing/using gnomenu?

[cirabisi2009]

how? where? i am looking at this.. i want my task bar to be similar to a vista menu. seeing that im on a netbook and i dont like the NBR. i want all my stuff to be under 1 menu button. so i am choosing to go with http://www.gnome-look.org/content/sh...?content=99593
and please spare me when it comes to the fact the some people believe "gnome isnt supposed to look like that" or "linux is not windows if you want that look go back to windows" . i just would like some help getting this menu to work properly on my machine. i dont even know how to get gnomenu. help please. thanks in advance

[billgoldberg]

how? where? i am looking at this.. i want my task bar to be similar to a vista menu. seeing that im on a netbook and i dont like the NBR. i want all my stuff to be under 1 menu button. so i am choosing to go with http://www.gnome-look.org/content/sh...?content=99593
and please spare me when it comes to the fact the some people believe "gnome isnt supposed to look like that" or "linux is not windows if you want that look go back to windows" . i just would like some help getting this menu to work properly on my machine. i dont even know how to get gnomenu. help please. thanks in advance

These are the instructions provided by the author.

How to install:
Extract "Linux Broken Vista.tar.gz",
Copy the the content of the "Linux Broken Vista" output folder in:
/usr/share/gnomenu/Themes/
Remember that you have to be root to do this passage.
From terminal:
cd /root/of/the/extractedfolder/"Linux Broken Vista"
sudo mv * /usr/share/gnomenu/Themes
From nautilus:
Open a terminal:
sudo nautilus
You are now in nautilus but as root.
Copy as usual.

I'll break it down for you.

Press "alt+f2" and enter "gksu nautilus" in the run dialog.

You have now started nautilus as root.

Find the file you just downloaded, right-click it and choose "extract here".

Now copy the newly made folder to /usr/share/gnomenu/Themes/

I'm not on Linux atm, but I presume that folder already exists.

Now you'll have to add it to the panel. Right-click the panel and choose "add to panel".

It should be in the list.

It could be that it's a mod for one of the existing menu's in there (there are two by default).

[hockeyhead019]

hey man,

here is a link to the site where you can download the .deb packages for the gnomenu...

as to how to get it to work well with different themes... well i'm still workin on that one myself because i just downloaded it as well and i'm working on getting it to work right with some themes haha

[bowens44]

hey man,

here is a link to the site where you can download the .deb packages for the gnomenu...

Did you forget to include the link? I don't see it.

[hockeyhead019]

yup completely forgot to put the link in there haha my bad...

here's a link to the 1.6 .deb files but you can make the latest version (1.9.8) from this source

Link To Source (1.9.8)

Link to the .deb packages

[blueridgedog]

You should read the feedback on the posting that you linked to. The author responds specifically to your question:

This is a theme for a menu Vista/Xp/etc Like and NOT for the WHOLE system.
If you want the menu for the whole system:
Theme:
http://www.gnome-look.org/content/sh...?content=99252
Icon:
http://www.gnome-look.org/content/sh...?content=99611
If you want a menu as the one in the pictures go to:
https://launchpad.net/gnomenu/+download
Install third link first, then second, then first one.
Right click on the traybar>add to panel>gnomenu.
Right Click on the Gnomenu Icon>Preferences>
And then customize it with my theme.
Of course first you have to follow the istructions in the description =)

So, the first task is the above, then you can download the theme he has supplied and install per the instructions listed. Good luck.

[albinootje]

https://launchpad.net/gnomenu/

[cirabisi2009]

ok thanks guys. i read the instructions the guy gave with the gnomenu theme but i didnt understand. maybe i shoulda included that. sorry for the lack of info. but thank you all. i got it working. i will post a screen shot in a little bit to show you all how it turned out

SOOO! what if i just happen to type this in a terminal.

sudo apt-get install gnome menu

will this install the gnomenu? i came up with my self and i am quite a noob when it comes to using the terminal. i thought i'd give it a shot and its downloading right now. did i do it right?

[cirabisi2009]

no help???

[Viva]

ok thanks guys. i read the instructions the guy gave with the gnomenu theme but i didnt understand. maybe i shoulda included that. sorry for the lack of info. but thank you all. i got it working. i will post a screen shot in a little bit to show you all how it turned out

SOOO! what if i just happen to type this in a terminal.

sudo apt-get install gnome menu

will this install the gnomenu? i came up with my self and i am quite a noob when it comes to using the terminal. i thought i'd give it a shot and its downloading right now. did i do it right?

No, it will install two different programs "Gnome and Menu". I think 'gnome' is a meta package that installs a lot of programs.