Gnome2 globalmenu is an application or applet that make our gnome application menubar to be sticky with panel like the Mac OSX one. More info about gnome2 globalmenu
Here is the simple steps to install it on Ubuntu 9.04 jaunty:
Edit the sources.list:
$ sudo nano /etc/apt/sources.list
Add the globalmenu repo lines:
deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/globalmenu-team/ppa/ubuntu jaunty main
deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/globalmenu-team/ppa/ubuntu jaunty main
Download and enable the GPG key
$ wget http://gnome2-globalmenu.googlecode.com/files/GlobalMenuKey.gpg && sudo apt-key add GlobalMenuKey.gpg
Update the software list and install the globalmenu:
$ sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install gnome-globalmenu
Just right click the panel add the globalmenu applet . .
With thisp piece of code “$ wget http://gnome2-globalmenu.googlecode.com/files/GlobalMenuKey.gpg && sudo apt-key add GlobalMenuKey.gpg ” it comes up with this line of code “[sudo] password for swenflea:”
P.S. wont let me type my password, HELP!!!
You still type in your password. it doesn’t show, but type in your login password and hit enter, then it will complete the install
I have tried to install Global menu several times, but it gives me every time same error:
dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/gnome-globalmenu_0.7.5-0ubuntu1~ppa1_all.deb (–unpack):
trying to overwrite `/usr/share/doc/gnome-globalmenu/README’, which is also in package gnome2-globalmenu-applet
Processing triggers for man-db …
Errors were encountered while processing:
/var/cache/apt/archives/gnome-globalmenu-common_0.7.5-0ubuntu1~ppa1_all.deb
/var/cache/apt/archives/gnome-globalmenu_0.7.5-0ubuntu1~ppa1_all.deb
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
What could be the reason / solution?
I found solution:
sudo apt-get remove globalmenu* –purge
sudo apt-get install gnome-globalmenu
After that it installed ok!
@Jyri thanks! purge && install really helps
I have followed the steps in your guide and i have installed the menu applet on ubuntu 9.0.4 running gnome, and it just shows a simple little menu on the top bar. I want to make it look like mac os x, just like in the picture. I have just dewindowed myself and i am grateful, but it means there’s lots to learn. Do i have to get the mac style menus and add the to globalmenu?