Dynamic Menus in Slitaz Linux with Obamenu


Obamenu is a nice addition to Slitaz Linux for generating dynamic menus in Openbox. It is a great solution for this minimal environment, since it does not need to be compiled and only has Python > version 2.5 as a dependency. Setup can be accomplished quite easily from the command line.Open a terminal window and paste the following commands:

$ su
# tazpkg -gi python
# exit
$ cd Downloads
$ wget rmoe.anukis.de/obamenu.tar.gz
$ tar -xf obamenu.tar.gz
$ cp obamenu ~/.local/bin/obamenu
$ chmod +x obamenu
$ cp /etc/xdg/openbox/menu.xml .config/openbox/menu.xml
$ leafpad .config/openbox/menu.xml

Now add this line where you would like your dynanmic menu:

<menu id="desktop-app-menu" label="Applications" execute="obamenu" />

Save and close leafpad. Back in the terminal run:

$ openbox --restart

Right click anywhere in the desktop and enjoy your dynamic menus!

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