Added Programs Not Showing on Menu

[NoOp]

On 07/31/2007 12:08 AM, Arnold Pietersen wrote:
> I used the Applications -> Add/Remove to add certain programs which were 
> listed.  However, after the download, the programs did not appear on the 
> menus.  If I go back to Applications -> Add/Remove and I add the 
> programs which I added before, it is only then that it appears on the 
> menu.  Does it mean I have to do it for each and every program which I 
> downloaded. What did I do wrong?
> 
> Regards
> 
> Arnold
> 
> 

After installing, try:

killall gnome-panel

That will kill the gnome panel and restart it. Your programs should
appear then. Also, sometimes the programs may have been put in
System|Administration etc. What particular program did you install that
did not appear in the menus?