How do I get applications to show up in menu://applications of PCManFM?
On Arch Linux PCManFM shows applications when I go to menu://applications in it, without a problem. I do not think I even had to configure it to do this. On Gentoo and Void, however, this does not happen out-of-the-box. Is there a way to get PCManFM to show applications when opened to menu://applications on these other distributions? For example, do I need to install extra applications or compile some packages with different options on Gentoo?
Based on https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/PCManFM#No_.22Applications.22 I decided to delete all files in ~/.cache/menus and restart PCManFM. It did not work. Granted that was the Arch Wiki and Arch seems to work perfectly with respect to PCManFM.
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On Arch Linux PCManFM shows applications when I go to menu://applications in it, without a problem. I do not think I even had to configure it to do this. On Gentoo and Void, however, this does not happen out-of-the-box. Is there a way to get PCManFM to show applications when opened to menu://applications on these other distributions? For example, do I need to install extra applications or compile some packages with different options on Gentoo?
Based on https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/PCManFM#No_.22Applications.22 I decided to delete all files in ~/.cache/menus and restart PCManFM. It did not work. Granted that was the Arch Wiki and Arch seems to work perfectly with respect to PCManFM.
pcmanfm applications-database
asked Jan 9 '18 at 17:03
Brenton HorneBrenton Horne
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On Arch Linux PCManFM shows applications when I go to menu://applications in it, without a problem. I do not think I even had to configure it to do this. On Gentoo and Void, however, this does not happen out-of-the-box. Is there a way to get PCManFM to show applications when opened to menu://applications on these other distributions? For example, do I need to install extra applications or compile some packages with different options on Gentoo?
Based on https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/PCManFM#No_.22Applications.22 I decided to delete all files in ~/.cache/menus and restart PCManFM. It did not work. Granted that was the Arch Wiki and Arch seems to work perfectly with respect to PCManFM.
pcmanfm applications-database
asked Jan 9 '18 at 17:03
Brenton HorneBrenton Horne
1,50552256
On Arch Linux PCManFM shows applications when I go to menu://applications in it, without a problem. I do not think I even had to configure it to do this. On Gentoo and Void, however, this does not happen out-of-the-box. Is there a way to get PCManFM to show applications when opened to menu://applications on these other distributions? For example, do I need to install extra applications or compile some packages with different options on Gentoo?
Based on https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/PCManFM#No_.22Applications.22 I decided to delete all files in ~/.cache/menus and restart PCManFM. It did not work. Granted that was the Arch Wiki and Arch seems to work perfectly with respect to PCManFM.
pcmanfm applications-database
pcmanfm applications-database
asked Jan 9 '18 at 17:03
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asked Jan 9 '18 at 17:03
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I found a way to do so, although it isn't what I'd call ideal. It is to install LXDE in its entirety, although I wish I knew the exact package that sets up the application database in it.
This answer may be accepted, but if you have a better one I will happily accept yours instead.
answered Oct 26 '18 at 9:27
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There is no need to install everything to make application tab work. To make it work though you need the lxde package which provides menus. In Gentoo and archlinux it's lxmenu-data. Just install it and see if that works if it doesn't follow the arch wiki. https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/PCManFM#No_.22Applications.22
If you do not use arch or gentoo, then search your specific distro. Most of the popular distro packages are available here: https://pkgs.org/download/lxmenu-data .
answered Jan 13 at 20:34
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I found a way to do so, although it isn't what I'd call ideal. It is to install LXDE in its entirety, although I wish I knew the exact package that sets up the application database in it.
This answer may be accepted, but if you have a better one I will happily accept yours instead.
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I found a way to do so, although it isn't what I'd call ideal. It is to install LXDE in its entirety, although I wish I knew the exact package that sets up the application database in it.
This answer may be accepted, but if you have a better one I will happily accept yours instead.
answered Oct 26 '18 at 9:27
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I found a way to do so, although it isn't what I'd call ideal. It is to install LXDE in its entirety, although I wish I knew the exact package that sets up the application database in it.
This answer may be accepted, but if you have a better one I will happily accept yours instead.
answered Oct 26 '18 at 9:27
Brenton HorneBrenton Horne
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I found a way to do so, although it isn't what I'd call ideal. It is to install LXDE in its entirety, although I wish I knew the exact package that sets up the application database in it.
This answer may be accepted, but if you have a better one I will happily accept yours instead.
answered Oct 26 '18 at 9:27
Brenton HorneBrenton Horne
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answered Oct 26 '18 at 9:27
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There is no need to install everything to make application tab work. To make it work though you need the lxde package which provides menus. In Gentoo and archlinux it's lxmenu-data. Just install it and see if that works if it doesn't follow the arch wiki. https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/PCManFM#No_.22Applications.22
If you do not use arch or gentoo, then search your specific distro. Most of the popular distro packages are available here: https://pkgs.org/download/lxmenu-data .
answered Jan 13 at 20:34
sidharth aryasidharth arya
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There is no need to install everything to make application tab work. To make it work though you need the lxde package which provides menus. In Gentoo and archlinux it's lxmenu-data. Just install it and see if that works if it doesn't follow the arch wiki. https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/PCManFM#No_.22Applications.22
If you do not use arch or gentoo, then search your specific distro. Most of the popular distro packages are available here: https://pkgs.org/download/lxmenu-data .
answered Jan 13 at 20:34
sidharth aryasidharth arya
7314
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There is no need to install everything to make application tab work. To make it work though you need the lxde package which provides menus. In Gentoo and archlinux it's lxmenu-data. Just install it and see if that works if it doesn't follow the arch wiki. https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/PCManFM#No_.22Applications.22
If you do not use arch or gentoo, then search your specific distro. Most of the popular distro packages are available here: https://pkgs.org/download/lxmenu-data .
answered Jan 13 at 20:34
sidharth aryasidharth arya
7314
There is no need to install everything to make application tab work. To make it work though you need the lxde package which provides menus. In Gentoo and archlinux it's lxmenu-data. Just install it and see if that works if it doesn't follow the arch wiki. https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/PCManFM#No_.22Applications.22
If you do not use arch or gentoo, then search your specific distro. Most of the popular distro packages are available here: https://pkgs.org/download/lxmenu-data .
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