Customising Xubuntu

[Charlie Kravetz]

On Fri, 24 Apr 2009 10:50:16 -0400
Kyle Smith <kyle.smith at inforonics.com> wrote:

> Brian Astill wrote:
> > I have installed Xubuntu 8.04 and now wish to customise/simplify 
> > the menu for a basically computer-illiterate group of users.
> > What I would _really_ like is an unaltered menu for me as root and 
> > the simple one (no system stuff at all, etc) for all other users.
> > Can this be done?
> >
> > Once the modifications are done, I want to transfer the result to 
> > a CD (or USB stick, maybe) for installation in the target 
> > systems.  Not sure how to do this.
> >
> > Helpful advice would be appreciated.
> >  
> >   
> 
> If you look at /home/username/.config/xfce4/panel you will see a file 
> xfce4-menu-1.rc
> 
> This file describes the XML file to use for the Applications menu.
> It defaults to a public location:
> /etc/xdg/xubuntu/menus/xfce-applications.menu
> 
> You can clone this file and make any changes you like.  The downside
> is that Ubuntu has automation to update this menu as new packages are 
> installed, and if you're not using the system menu file, this won't
> occur.
> 
> HTH,
> Kyle
> 

You can also do it by following this:
http://wiki.xfce.org/howto/customize-menu

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