(old)Puppy Linux Discussion Forum

Hi gang -

I have about 6 installs of Puppy Slacko and Precise and on one of my precise installs, I have a little annoying glitch:

OK, so every time the "fixmenus" is run (i.e. every time I install something new), I have 2 empty entries at the top of my Utilities menu, and the Solitaire entry, which I moved manually, returns there from the "Fun" menu where I put it.

So, I guess my root question is: from what data does the fixmenus command draw when it generates the .jwmrc file, and is there a way to edit that data so I do not have to keep editing .jwmrc?

Thanks in advance!

Your menus are made up from the xxxx.desktop files in /usr/share/applications directory. If you open with a text editor the xxxx.desktop that pertains to the solitaire game, the category should be “Categories=Game;

I am aware of that. I just cannot find any valid reason for the 2 blank entries. I was expecting to see a couple of blank .desktop files in the applications folder, but there are none.

Does anyone have any idea where these ghost entries are coming from?

I'am guessing you have a messed up save file, if it is a frugal install. Temporarily start that puppy with the “pfix=ram

Yeah, I got this problem awhile back. It is not Precise's fault, there is a package, it might have been a PET or a DEB, I don't recall, that has a really bad .desktop file.

I think that it will have "Categories=Utility" in it, maybe, so you can probably find which .desktop is to blame, then go and scream at the developer
...might find all the contenders.

Or, as the problem has been introduced by a package that you have installed, look for the names of the .desktop files in /root/.packages/*.files.

Or, you are using a very old version alpha/beta of Precise. I vaguely recall an old build having the offending pkg builtin, but not sure if I remember that right.

Thanks Barry - That was it. One named puppy.desktop, and the other was an icon set (simple) from puppy-look.

Once removed, all is well!

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