Using TDE apps in other Desktop Environments

theasmitkid · 2025-12-30 12:17

So I did a clean install Q4OS 6.1 TDE and installed xfce desktop along with TDE, i like Kate and klipper, and want to use them in XFCE desktop. But I've seen that menu entries for TDE application are gone.. I can still run them by manually executing /opt/Trinity/bin/..

How to i bring them back in XFCE?

swarfendor437 · 2026-01-09 13:06

Using Brave A.I. search engine I found this:

"To add applications to the XFCE menu, you can use either a graphical tool or manually create a .desktop file. The most straightforward method is using the menulibre tool, which provides a GUI for editing the menu. Install it via your package manager (e.g., sudo apt install menulibre) and launch it to add, remove, or edit applications directly.

Alternatively, you can manually create a .desktop file for the application. Place the file in ~/.local/share/applications/ for a user-specific entry or in /usr/share/applications/ for a system-wide entry.

The file should follow the desktop entry format:

[Desktop Entry]
Version=1.0
Type=Application
Name=Application Name
Exec=/path/to/executable
Icon=/path/to/icon
Categories=Category;AnotherCategory;

Ensure the Categories field includes X-Xfce-Toplevel if you want the entry to appear in the root menu.

After creating the file, update the menu by running update-desktop-database ~/.local/share/applications or logging out and back in.

For custom menus or submenus, you can create a custom menu file in ~/.config/menus/ and reference it in the panel or menu settings.
You can also add a custom menu entry to the main Applications menu by editing ~/.config/menus/xfce-applications.menu and including a reference to your custom menu file.

AI-generated answer. Please verify critical facts."

theasmitkid · 2026-01-09 13:23

uh huh? if I wanted to ask an ai i would have had done it myself. I don't want an ai generated response to ruin my installation, this ai doesn't even know what TDE is, and it doesn't know anything about how it works.

The solution it has provided would end up creating new menu entries which would be visible in XFCE (great!). And most probably also make duplicate entries for each application in TDE, one from the $HOME/.trinity/... or $HOME/.configtde/..., and another entry that was manually made in ~/.local/...

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#1 2025-12-30 12:17

Using TDE apps in other Desktop Environments

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Re: Using TDE apps in other Desktop Environments

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Re: Using TDE apps in other Desktop Environments

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