MX-21 MX-Fluxbox

[PPC]

I've been trying to create a hook up to apt to automaticaly update the "all apps" menu every time a package is installed/removed...
I've found out how to create the hooks up, but it tries to generate the config file in the root folder, not in the user's home...
Before I dig deeper into this... Is there any interest from the Dev team to include such kind of hook up? It would make the fluxbox menu more intuitive to use...

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[Jerry3904]

Good thought, thanks, but I think we have that already covered in the startup file.

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#update app  menu if it doesn't exist
if [ ! -f $HOME/.fluxbox/submenus/full_menu ]; then
    command -v mxfb-menu-generator && mxfb-menu-generator
fi

[PPC]

@Jerry3904 : yes, that script in the startup file creates a full menu, if none is found, but does not automaticaly update it, if the user add/removes some package, that's why I got interested in apt hook ups..., so the "all apps" menu is dynamic...

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[Jerry3904]

Give it a shot so we can test it -- thanks.

[PPC]

@Jerry3904 .

It took some trial and error and a lot of web searching...
Here is how I got a dynamic "all apps" menu:

1- Add to the startup file this command, to log the user name:

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 whoami > /tmp/current_user.txt 

2- Edit /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/00exectmp and add this hook:

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 DPkg::Post-Invoke {"user=$(cat /tmp/current_user.txt) && su $user /usr/bin/mxfb-menu-generator";}; 

I tested this, using apt to first install "mutt" - the menu updated and the app appeared in my menu > all apps > internet
I purged "mutt" and the app was removed from my "all apps" menu

This seems to work, but, please, do test this extensively before trying to implement it...
Also I would like a better way to store the "regular" user that is in the system before running "sudo", I'm not that confident in using such volatile place as the /tmp/ folder...

(note1: I tried adding DPkg::Pre-Invoke {"whoami > /tmp/current_user.txt";}; that would be ideal- getting the user right before running apt... but it does not work.
note2: If you don't run the post-invoke as a regular user, the menu generator will error out because it's trying to create files in the root home folder...)

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[dolphin_oracle]

should be able to use the "logname" command to get the user name. @PPC

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 DPkg::Post-Invoke {"su $(logname) /usr/bin/mxfb-menu-generator";};

[PPC]

@dolphin_oracle
Man... I should have "googled" a bit more! Thanks, DO, the hook up is perfect, no need to add anything to the start up file, now!
If this is implemented, I think MXFB menu + rofi to search for apps are enough for my needs, I can remove xfce's file search, and stick with a more "pure" fluxbox setup

Many thanks for the tip!
And I hope this hook up is approved to be in the final MXFB... it probably is a nice feature, most people expect apps that were installed to magically appear in the menu- they have no idea of the work that's behind that!

P.

[PPC]

I also spiced up the "simple weather" "script" that shows the weather, using wtt.in
This script has to be tested, and needs a fail safe, for when the detected place does not exist in wtt.in database...
This does a better job at finding exactly where you are, and displays the weather in your language:

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#! /bin/bash
geoip="$(wget -O- -q http://geoip.ubuntu.com/lookup)"
area="$(sed -r 's/.*<RegionName>(.*?)<\/RegionName>.*/\1/g' <<< $geoip)"
corrected_area=$(echo "${area// /_}")
echo $corrected_area
langu=$(locale | grep LANG | cut -d= -f2 | cut -d. -f1)
l1=$(echo $langu |cut -d_ -f1)
curl http://wttr.in/$corrected_area?lang=$l1

Enjoy
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[Jerry3904]

Thanks, we'll give it all a test!

DO and others may be more use than I will be...

[gennargiu]

Hi i have a problem with fluxbox and application setting manager. it don't work. I used version beta 2 xfce enviroment and switch at fluxbox from exit session. Many thanks for your help me and best regards from Naples (Italy)

gennaro