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The Best Linux Main Menu

| Date: July 26, 2010 | View Comments | Tags: cardapio, gnomenu, hive five, k-menu, lancelot, linux, main menu, menu, mintmenu, sla, ubuntu, usp

Another week, another poll. This time you can vote for the best Linux (main) menu. I didn't include all the menus out there in the poll, but there are more options than we usually use for our polls. The contenders are: MintMenu, Lancelot, Main Menu (the main GNOME menu), Slab, Menu bar (the Ubuntu default menu), Kickoff, USP (Ubuntu System Panel), GnoMenu, K-Menu and Cardapio.

As usual, you can vote for something not among the default options by choosing "other" and then entering your answer.


You can vote for the best Linux menu below:

Probably The Best 5 GnoMenu Themes

| Date: July 14, 2010 | View Comments | Tags: eyecandy, gnomenu, linux, menu, themes, ubuntu

GnoMenu is an eye-candy GNOME menu with themes support which works with the GNOME Panel, Avant Window Navigator, Cairo Dock, KDE Plasma and starting with the latest 2.9 version: Docky.


I can't stand the default menu Ubuntu comes with and I only keep it because I have to know under which submenu the user can find an installed application when posting on WebUpd8. This wouldn't be needed if people used a menu with a search function but anyway. Also, since I install quite a few applications, half of it requires scrolling and makes it almost unusable.

From what I've seen, some are fans of Cardapio, some prefer MintMenu and forks of the Slab menu and so on. These are all great as long as you have a decent GTK theme as they don't support custom themes. Even though some might not agree, I for one prefer GnoMenu. But not using the default theme nor any theme which comes with GnoMenu but another theme from the 5 I'm about to post below.

So here is a selection of GnoMenu themes I really like and are probably among the best created so far:


1. Dark Candy

dark candy gnomenu theme


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Download SHI10 GTK Linux Suite, An Amazing Theme Pack (GTK, GnoMenu, AWN, Emerald, More)

| Date: July 14, 2010 | View Comments | Tags: avant window navigator, dock, dockbarx, emerald, eyecandy, gnome, gnomenu, icons, linux, sh10, themes, ubuntu, wallpapers

SHI10 GTK Linux Suite

Searching for something totally unrelated, I stumbled upon an amazing theme pack created by Izo called "SHI10 GTK Linux Suite". It includes a GTK theme, two Emerald themes, a DockBarX theme, a GnoMenu theme, icon theme for the desktop, docks and so on as well as wallpapers and an Avant Window Navigator theme.

To find out how to install each of the themes included in this pack, see the README in each folder.

GnoMenu 2.9 Released With Docky Support And A New Theme Especially Designed For Docks

| Date: July 09, 2010 | View Comments | Tags: applet, docky, gnome, gnomenu, linux, menu, ubuntu

gnomenu docky

GnoMenu is an eye-candy GNOME menu with themes support which works with the GNOME Panel, Avant Window Navigator, Cairo Dock, KDE Plasma and starting with the latest 2.9 version: Docky.

GnoMenu 2.9 also got a new theme, especially designed for docks (which you can see in the image above).

Docky Will Finally Get A Main Menu: GnoMenu

| Date: June 25, 2010 | View Comments | Tags: docky, gnomenu, linux, ubuntu

GnoMenu 2.9 will run in Docky:

docky gnomenu

There is no more info available for now. But finally, Docky will have a main menu!

GnoMenu 2.8 Released

| Date: June 19, 2010 | View Comments | Tags: gnome, gnomenu, linux, menu, ubuntu

gnomenu 2.8

GnoMenu - a menu with themes support which we just covered a few days ago - version 2.8 was released. The new version doesn't come with many new features but it comes with one big improvement: a new default program list widget called iconview which makes the GnoMenu a lot faster than before.

GnoMenu 2.7 Released With Zeitgeist Support [GNOME Main Menu Alternative]

| Date: June 11, 2010 | View Comments | Tags: applet, avant window navigator, cairo dock, gnome panel, gnomenu, kde, linux, menu, ubuntu

gnomenu 2.7

GnoMenu is an eye-candy GNOME menu with themes support which works both for composited and non-composited desktops. It works with the GNOME Panel, Avant Window Navigator, Cairo Dock, KDE Plasma and more.

The applications supports many customizations: from changing the way the button looks to some amazing themes and more advanced features:

GnoMenu Brings Eye Candy to the World of the Gnome Menu's

| Date: May 18, 2009 | View Comments | Tags: gnome, gnomenu, linux, menu, software

GnoMenu is a consolidated menu for gnome that brings eye candy to the world of the Gnome menu's. Fully functional menu, supports themes, for a composited or non composited desktop. It can emulate the look and feel of the most beautiful menus of most modern desktops, and it can also custom menus, due to its powerful theme XML engine.

Some GnoMenu screenshots:

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Download the source files from here. I tested the .deb package and does not work so you will need to compile it manually.

DEPENDENCIES :

python
python-xdg
python-cairo
python-gconf
python-xlib
deskbar-applet

INSTALL :
sudo make install

UNINSTALL :
sudo make uninstall

After the installation is complete, you may need to first restart your gnome panel:
sudo killall gnome-panel
Then right click your panel, select "Add to Panel" and then add GnoMenu. To change it's theme, right click the GnoMenu in your panel and select "Preferences".

GnoMenu comes with some themes pre-installed but you can also find a lot of themes on Gnome-Look.
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