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Contents 1 Presentation 2 In practice 2.1 Overview 2.2 Detailed description of the entry 2.3 Post install script 2.4 Icons 2.5 On the WM side 3 Menu Structure 4 Tips

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Mandriva Linux systems used the menu package designed by Debian since Mandrake 7.1, until Mandriva Linux 2006.0.

Starting with Mandriva Linux 2007.0, it will use Freedesktop.org XDG menu system, described here.

This excellent software provides a Window-Manager independent way to register an application on the system. Most of the time, this registration will become effective in the Start button or alike of your favourite Window Manager.

A menu file is first dropped in /usr/lib/menu, and then a script is ru