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+ | ===Samba network browsing=== | ||
To enable [[Samba]] network browsing (the closest equivalent to [[Network Neighborhood]] on [[MS Windows|Windows]]) in [[Thunar]]: | To enable [[Samba]] network browsing (the closest equivalent to [[Network Neighborhood]] on [[MS Windows|Windows]]) in [[Thunar]]: | ||
* install the '''gvfs-backends''' package | * install the '''gvfs-backends''' package | ||
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[http://www.linuxjournal.com/content/xubuntu-1110-and-my-netbook h/t] | [http://www.linuxjournal.com/content/xubuntu-1110-and-my-netbook h/t] | ||
+ | ===Applications menu=== | ||
+ | Modifying the applications menu: | ||
+ | * http://en.kioskea.net/faq/3499-xubuntu-modifying-the-applications-menu | ||
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+ | Apparently it is a set of files located in '''/usr/share/applications'''. For some reason, there is no app to edit them, although this should not be difficult to write. (It's also not clear how submenus are handled...) |
Latest revision as of 20:39, 6 January 2012
Notes
Samba network browsing
To enable Samba network browsing (the closest equivalent to Network Neighborhood on Windows) in Thunar:
- install the gvfs-backends package
- run sudo dpkg-reconfigure thunar
Modifying the applications menu:
Apparently it is a set of files located in /usr/share/applications. For some reason, there is no app to edit them, although this should not be difficult to write. (It's also not clear how submenus are handled...)