Comments on: Removing KDE icons in gnome / remove gnome icons in KDE

By: mrHappyPants

mrHappyPants — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 12:36:05 +0000

okay so my posts are probably starting to get annoying, but for anyone who is interested, my updated /bin/menu-cleaner is:

#!/bin/bash
###########
# menu-cleaner.sh will consolidate your desktop environment menus, meaning
# that your gnome applications will only show in gnome and your KDE
# applications will only show in KDE. This came from my biggest pet peeve
# of seeing *all* of the applications in both desktop environments.
#
# BUGS: I have no idea, it's a really simple app. Report them if you find them
# at christer.edwards@ubuntu.com
#
# LICENSE: menu-cleaner.sh is released under the Public Domain.

if [[ $EUID -ne 0 ]]
then
echo "##############################################"
echo "# You must be root / sudo to run this script #"
echo "##############################################"
exit 1

else

echo
echo "Creating backup folder"
echo
mkdir -p ~/.menu-backup/{gnome,kde} &>/dev/null
cp /usr/share/applications/* ~/.menu-backup/gnome/ &>/dev/null
cp /usr/share/applications/kde/* ~/.menu-backup/kde/ &>/dev/null
if [[ $? -ne 0 ]]
then
echo "backup failed, exiting menu-cleaner"
exit 1
fi

echo "Updating gnome menu entries"
echo
cd /usr/share/applications/
for i in *; do echo "OnlyShowIn=GNOME" >> $i; done &>/dev/null
if [[ $? -ne 0 ]]
then
echo "gnome menu cleaner failed, exiting."
exit 1
fi

echo "Updating KDE menu entries"
echo
cd /usr/share/applications/kde/
for i in *; do echo "OnlyShowIn=KDE" >> $i; done &>/dev/null
if [[ $? -ne 0 ]]
then
echo "KDE menu cleaner failed, exiting"
exit 1
fi

echo "Updating KDE4 menu entries"
echo
cd /usr/share/applications/kde4/
for i in *; do echo "OnlyShowIn=KDE" >> $i; done &>/dev/null
if [[ $? -ne 0 ]]
then
echo "KDE4 menu cleaner failed, exiting"
exit 1
fi

echo "Updating XFCE menu entries"
echo
cd /usr/share/applications/
for i in exo-preferred-applications.desktop; do echo "OnlyShowIn=XFCE" >> $i; done &>/dev/null
for i in fedora-mousepad.desktop; do echo "OnlyShowIn=XFCE" >> $i; done &>/dev/null
for i in fedora-*hunar*; do echo "OnlyShowIn=XFCE" >> $i; done &>/dev/null
for i in fedora-xarchiver.desktop; do echo "OnlyShowIn=XFCE" >> $i; done &>/dev/null
for i in Terminal.desktop; do echo "OnlyShowIn=XFCE" >> $i; done &>/dev/null
for i in xfce*; do echo "OnlyShowIn=XFCE" >> $i; done &>/dev/null
if [[ $? -ne 0 ]]
then
echo "XFCE menu cleaner failed, exiting"
exit 1
fi

echo "menu-cleaner successful. Enjoy"
echo

By: mrHappyPants

mrHappyPants — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 12:27:58 +0000

also, i made a copy of the contents of /usr/share/applications/ before and after installing XFCE and compared the two files. The extra applications were obviously installed by XFCE and thus would preferably only appear in XFCE, so thats a messy way of altering the script for those who are interested. The following is a list of my differences, may be different for you guys though

exo-preferred-applications.desktop
fedora-mousepad.desktop
fedora-Thunar-bulk-rename.desktop
fedora-Thunar.desktop
fedora-Thunar-folder-handler.desktop
fedora-thunar-volman-settings.desktop
fedora-xarchiver.desktop
Terminal.desktop
xfce4-appfinder.desktop
xfce4-autostart-editor.desktop
xfce4-mixer.desktop
xfce4-panel-manager.desktop
xfce-backdrop-settings.desktop
xfce-display-settings.desktop
xfce-keyboard-settings.desktop
xfce-menueditor.desktop
xfce-mixer-settings.desktop
xfce-mouse-settings.desktop
xfce-session-settings.desktop
xfce-settings-manager.desktop
xfce-splash-settings.desktop
xfce-ui-settings.desktop
xfce-wm-settings.desktop
xfce-wmtweaks-settings.desktop
xfce-workspaces-settings.desktop

By: mrHappyPants

mrHappyPants — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 11:42:58 +0000

or you can simply copy the block of code and chance the kde to kde4. ie change it to:

if [[ $EUID -ne 0 ]]
then
echo "##############################################"
echo "# You must be root / sudo to run this script #"
echo "##############################################"
exit 1

else

echo "menu-cleaner successful. Enjoy"
echo

By: oiad

oiad — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 00:32:46 +0000

for intrepid you should download the above .sh file and then run it in the terminal once
./menu-cleaner.sh
then open it in a text editor and change both of the two
/usr/share/applications/kde
lines to:
/usr/share/applications/kde4

This way it will get all of the apps for you.

By: Henry

Henry — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 18:31:13 +0000

The first command is missing a virgule.

mkdir -p ~/.menu-backup{gnome,kde}

should be

mkdir -p ~/.menu-backup/{gnome,kde}

By: Martin Espericueta

Martin Espericueta — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 01:38:43 +0000

I’m running 8.10 Intrepid Ibex. I have Ubuntu – and will be installing Kubuntu.

Do I have to modify the script in any way?

Thanks,

Martin

By: eric gunstone

eric gunstone — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 04:37:18 +0000

I ran just installed kubuntu-desktop in ubuntu 8.04 Gmone and didn’t like all the mix of menu items, I ran menu-cleaner.sh and it seems to have cleaned up most of rhe Gnome menus but now i don’t have hardly any icons in the KDE menu’s… how do I restore them?

By: jersoncito

jersoncito — Sat, 02 Aug 2008 20:52:54 +0000

The script that Daniel said

http://www.programming-designs.com/linux/menu-cleaner.sh

worked with KDE4 for me. but I had to change the script with a text editor (kde to kde4)

Thanks

By: locazoreloco

locazoreloco — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 12:00:48 +0000

THIS DOESN’T WORK IN HARDY, HELP!!! I TRIED WITH THE ORIGINAL POST AND THE CHANGES THAT ZLATAN SUGGEST BUT NOTHING HAPPENED!

By: michele

michele — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 14:48:15 +0000

There is a way to go back? i loose my backup and i want the kde apps back on my gnome menu. It’s possible?