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Posted: **Sun Jan 08, 2023 3:50 pm**

I just installed the latest update and my whisker menu now has a second MX Tools Category that shows up. How can that second MX Tools category item be removed? I'm using the latest MX21 XFCE 64 bit. Thanks.

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Posted: **Sun Jan 08, 2023 3:57 pm**

Confirmed. @dolphin_oracle @fehlix @Adrian

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Posted: **Sun Jan 08, 2023 5:01 pm**

Delete the mx-tools.menu file under ~/.config/menus/applications-merged

Posted: **Sun Jan 08, 2023 5:03 pm**

Instant fix, now there is only one left :) No need to log out and in or anything.

Posted: **Sun Jan 08, 2023 5:04 pm**

We made the change ages ago to take the menu file out of the home folder but some long time users may still have it because we don’t mess with home folders during updates

Posted: **Sun Jan 08, 2023 5:58 pm**

I think we can fix this in another update. sorry for the hassle.

Posted: **Mon Jan 09, 2023 2:21 am**

If removing one file is a hassle.. nah. Thanks for the fix :)

@JLS727 did that fix it for you too?

Posted: **Mon Jan 09, 2023 8:51 am**

Did this recent update fix this problem?:
https://forum.mxlinux.org/viewtopic.php ... 63#p704063
https://forum.mxlinux.org/viewtopic.php?p=692439
Right now I don't have a MX 21 Xfce installation to check this.

Posted: **Mon Jan 09, 2023 9:35 am**

BV206 wrote: Mon Jan 09, 2023 8:51 am Did this recent update fix this problem?:
https://forum.mxlinux.org/viewtopic.php ... 63#p704063
https://forum.mxlinux.org/viewtopic.php?p=692439
Right now I don't have a MX 21 Xfce installation to check this.

it should. we are also planning to ship with menulibre instead of mx-menu-editor on future releases of MX, starting with mx21.3.

Posted: **Fri Jan 13, 2023 9:32 am**

Yes that fixed the problem. Thanks for the help.

Posted: **Fri Jan 13, 2023 11:56 am**

dolphin_oracle wrote: Sun Jan 08, 2023 5:58 pm I think we can fix this in another update. sorry for the hassle.

I hope so because neither entry for MX Tools in the Whisker menu works. I will wait for the update that fixes it.

Posted: **Fri Jan 13, 2023 12:49 pm**

Updates are all done.

https://mxlinux.org/blog/desktop-defaul ... n-updates/

Posted: **Fri Jan 13, 2023 2:10 pm**

dolphin_oracle wrote: Fri Jan 13, 2023 12:49 pm Updates are all done.

https://mxlinux.org/blog/desktop-defaul ... n-updates/

Just checked. No new updates. Still have two MX Tools entry in the Whisker menu that neither work. MX Tools works if I go through Settings.

Posted: **Fri Jan 13, 2023 3:10 pm**

so do you have any custom menus to remove under ~/.config/menus? at least the default one that is mentioned in the blog post.

Posted: **Fri Jan 13, 2023 8:57 pm**

dolphin_oracle wrote: Fri Jan 13, 2023 3:10 pm so do you have any custom menus to remove under ~/.config/menus? at least the default one that is mentioned in the blog post.

I didn't add any custom menus. I have two MX Tools in the Whisher menu. I don't understand what is and where is "~/.config/menus?"

Posted: **Fri Jan 13, 2023 9:23 pm**

ust noticed that i have to item in the menu too

Posted: **Fri Jan 13, 2023 9:39 pm**

Mauser wrote: Fri Jan 13, 2023 8:57 pm
dolphin_oracle wrote: Fri Jan 13, 2023 3:10 pm so do you have any custom menus to remove under ~/.config/menus? at least the default one that is mentioned in the blog post.
I didn't add any custom menus. I have two MX Tools in the Whisher menu. I don't understand what is and where is "~/.config/menus?"

~ is short for your home folder. can also be designated $HOME or /home/$USER

in your home folder is a hidden folder .config/menus that contains a folder called applications-merged. if you haven't made any custom edits, then you can remove that folder. that should resolve the double menu entry.

Posted: **Fri Jan 13, 2023 11:17 pm**

Mauser wrote: Fri Jan 13, 2023 2:10 pm Just checked. No new updates. Still have two MX Tools entry in the Whisker menu that neither work. MX Tools works if I go through Settings.

Just to be clear, the application "MX Tools" under the category "MX Tools" (of which you see two) in the Whisker menu isn't working, or you're not seeing the separate applications under the category?

Posted: **Fri Jan 13, 2023 11:28 pm**

JeffA wrote: Fri Jan 13, 2023 11:17 pm
Mauser wrote: Fri Jan 13, 2023 2:10 pm Just checked. No new updates. Still have two MX Tools entry in the Whisker menu that neither work. MX Tools works if I go through Settings.
Just to be clear, the application "MX Tools" under the category "MX Tools" (of which you see two) in the Whisker menu isn't working, or you're not seeing the separate applications under the category?

I got it fixed.

Posted: **Sun Jan 15, 2023 4:25 pm**

been busy - but thanks D_O your sugestion to delete the item worked.

Posted: **Sun Jan 15, 2023 11:05 pm**

Users might find it safer (smaller hammer) to do the following:

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mv ~/.config/menus/applications-merged/mx-tools.menu .

This moves the file mx-tools.menu into the current working directory (would be the user's home directory if current working directory not changed after launching the terminal). This allows for the possibility of putting the file back into place in case of unintended consequences are found to happen.

The solution did work perfectly as already reported.

Posted: **Mon Jan 16, 2023 3:33 am**

Even better.. leave it where it is, and rename it, adding _bak at the end

Posted: **Mon Jan 30, 2023 5:38 am**

@j2mcgreg mc
Thanks for your help, awesome!

Posted: **Fri Aug 04, 2023 11:51 am**

thank you @dolphin_oracle "Delete the mx-tools.menu file under ~/.config/menus/applications-merged" worked :) didnt even need root

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