configuring unity launcher for 200+ users

[Ric Moore]

On 06/01/2012 05:43 PM, James Freer wrote:
> On Fri, 1 Jun 2012, Matt Johnson wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> We plan to upgrade from 10.04 to 12.04 in a 250 user UK Junior school.
>> I'd like to put some popular, often-used programs on the launcher, as
>> well as remove Ubuntu One, software centre, settings etc which won't
>> be needed. In fact, the latter is more a priority than the former as I
>> don't want irrelevant stuff cloggin up the launcher.
>>
>>
>> How might we achieve that? I can't find a relevant directory or file
>> that I could distribute across the users.
>>
>> Ta.
>> --
>> Matt
>
> I'm impressed you're using Ubuntu in school - i used to teach Maths in
> Secondary.
>
> I may not be much help as i stopped using Ubuntu about 18 months ago
> before Unity came in - use Xubuntu now. I'd imagine there is a Menu bar
> under System or Settings as there was with Gnome [think the app was
> Alacarte?] which allows you to delete or just hide whatever you want.
James and Matt
I just tried alacarte out, and it now works just peachy for XFCE/Xubuntu
You can edit the start menu to include or exclude what ever you chose. 
Enjoy! Ric



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