[SOLVED] How do I add indicator-appmenu to MATE?

[B3njamin]

Hello, currently I'm using LM11 instead of 12 because I love gnome2 and can't stand any other DE, anyway the thing keeping me from using MATE is lack of compatibility with gnome-panel applets. I managed to get dockbarx working, now I just need to get appmenu to work.

Can anybody help with this? It doesn't have to be easy as long as you can provide clear instructions.

[xpander]

use the migrate script
http://wiki.mate-desktop.org/doku.php/migrating

to rename needed functions

and compile the package after it.

[B3njamin]

So I just run migrate.sh in the directory of the applet source, and then compile the source? Nothing else needed? Where can I download the source from?

Edit: Just tried to compile indicator-applet but during the configure I got

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checking for APPLET... no
configure: error: Package requirements (gtk+-2.0 >= 2.12
                          x11
                          libpanelapplet-3.0
                          indicator >= 0.3.22) were not met:

No package 'libpanelapplet-3.0' found
No package 'indicator' found


I tried installing the dev packages for libpanel-applet and libindicator but it didn't change anything, what am I doing wrong? (Do I even have the right sources?)

[xpander]

u need to change pkgdir=src to pkgdir=.
if u put it into the folder where ur sourcecode is

also u might need to change the version numbers.
like 2.30 to 1.1 and so on..since gnome stuff had different version numbers.

[B3njamin]

also u might need to change the version numbers.
like 2.30 to 1.1 and so on..since gnome stuff had different version numbers.

Change them where?

Changing pkgdir=src to pkgdir=. fixed half of it, but it still can't find "indicator"

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checking for APPLET... no
configure: error: Package requirements (gtk+-2.0 >= 2.12
                          x11
                          libmatepanelapplet-3.0
                          indicator >= 0.3.22) were not met:

No package 'indicator' found


[xpander]

in the configure and configure.ac files
just search for those. check their version from synaptic and change accordgingly

like libmatepanelapplet-3.0 its should be 1.1 or similar.


for the indicator u should install libindicator-dev package

[B3njamin]

I tried changing the versions to 1.1, and when that didn't work to 1.0.9 (as in synaptic) and that didn't work either, also, libindicator-dev is installed but the error is the same.. However on another installation of linux mint 12, I was able to get appmenu working, but I don't remember how.. (The one that works is installed in virtual box.)

[xpander]

do you have tridex repo or just mint default mate packages?

http://wiki.mate-desktop.org/doku.php/download

i do have tridex repo and i see indicator appmenu as default in the applets lists

if u do have default mint MATE packages then they might be little outdated and do not have this.


thats what i have(alltho im not using it):
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/28788188/Screen ... 8%3A56.png

[B3njamin]

I added it and installed mate-indicator-applet, and now it works! Thanks a bunch

[bamdad.khan]

hello,

sorry for resurrecting this thread, but i just downloaded the latest mint 13 rc, and i can in fact install the 'mate-indicator-applet' and 'indicator-applet-appmenu' packages and add the indicator appmenu to mate-panel, but all it says is 'no indicators'.

is there a simple fix for this?

thanks,
bamdad

EDIT:

i've installed mate-core on my 12.04 install from the official mate repos, and mate-indicator-applet has the same bug. i'll try to contact the mate developer(s) about the issue.

[j.rueger]

i can in fact install the 'mate-indicator-applet' and 'indicator-applet-appmenu' packages and add the indicator appmenu to mate-panel, but all it says is 'no indicators'.

Hi Bamdad!

If you found a solution, I would be very interested to hear (/read) it.

Thanks,
Julian

[bamdad.khan]

hello,

indeed i have, it was a dependency problem, but i'm not completely sure of what package(s) i had to install to fix it. try installing indicator-appmenu-gtk2 and/or indicator-application-gtk2 alongside mate-indicator-applet. i think the proper one should be a dependency, because mate-panel is gtk2.. i don't know. please report back if you are successful, and with what package(s), for the sake of documenting the problem.

cheers,
bamdad

[bamdad.khan]

oh and don't forget that you'll have to log out and in again, doing a mate-panel --replace isnt't always enough..

[j.rueger]

Wow, thanks for the quick answer!

And you're right, on my first search I must have missed a few packages. I feel kinda stupid for missing the obvious, since I'm not exactly new to fiddling around with my system...

I needed indicator-applet-*, indicator-messages{-gtk2}, and indicator-status{-gtk2}. I did not even need to log out, just remove the applet and add it again.
This is on LMDE UP4, by the way, I just checked, and there are a lot more packages you need on Ubuntu-based Mint (like appmenu-{gtk|gtk3|qt}).

Best regards,
Julian

[bamdad.khan]

glad to hear it's sorted then..

i never knew it's available on lmde too. i've ditched lmde because of its rolling release nature and poorly executed updates in favour of solus. i might have to give it another try eventually..

cheers,
bamdad