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Neptunno
Asked: 2012-10-21 16:04:25 +0800 CST

Any search tool for LXDE menu?

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I just installed lxde to boot into when laptop is using battery, but I really miss at least a simple search feature, I am used to Unity so I find myself losing too much time navigating on the menus, given that the LXDE menu is just a list with a basic categorization. I would prefer to avoid creating shortcuts everywhere if possible.

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  1. Best Answer

    Forget about that, there's nothing like that for the LXDE menu, use Synapse.

    Install it from the terminal: sudo apt-get install synapse

    Synapse review with screenshots http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2010/11/synapse-gnome-do-launcher-app-review-ubuntu

    The correct, fancy name for it is semantic launcher BTW :)

    Other related stuff:
    Zeitgeist - indexing tool used by Synapse
    Gnome Do - another launcher similar to Synapse, older

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  2. Kupfer provides a simple menu searcher activated from a global keyboard shortcut.

    sudo apt-get install kupfer

    By default you show Kupfer using the global keyboard shortcut Ctrl+Space.

    https://kupferlauncher.github.io/

    A quick video review can be found here.

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  3. XFCE provides an excellent app finder. You can install it with

    sudo apt-get install xfce4-appfinder
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  4. Lubuntu 18.10 with LXQt desktop has two search tools by default:

    • The Applications Menu

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    • The Runner (lxqt-runner)

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    Their shortcuts are configurable, including the "Super" key; under Preferences>LXQt Settings>LXQt Configurations settings>Shortcut keys.

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