How to edit bbqstart?

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How to edit bbqstart?

Unread post by blarg » Sun Aug 18, 2013 7:33 pm

Hi,
I'm using LinuxBBQ Clit (amd64) since a few days...the first time that a cli-only system is fitting my needs. :D Never thought that this could happen...
Clit has this cool bbqstart, but I can't find any informations about how to edit it. Is it possible to add/remove applications to/from the menu?

thx for any advices :)

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Re: How to edit bbqstart?

Unread post by pidsley » Sun Aug 18, 2013 7:37 pm

Hey blarg -- welcome to the BBQ. "bbqstart" is just a bash script; it's located at /usr/bin/bbqstart. Edit it to suit your needs (make a backup copy first). You can add apps to one of the dialog lists, and then add a handler in the case statement right after the dialog call. If this is not clear, just ask!

Are you running CLIt from a live USB, or did you install it? If you're running live, any changes you make to bbqstart will be lost when you reboot, unless you create a persistent USB stick.

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Re: How to edit bbqstart?

Unread post by blarg » Sun Aug 18, 2013 7:48 pm

pidsley wrote:Hey blarg -- welcome to the BBQ. "bbqstart" is just a bash script; it's located at /usr/bin/bbqstart. Edit it to suit your needs (make a backup copy first). You can add apps to one of the dialog lists, and then add a handler in the case statement right after the dialog call. If this is not clear, just ask!

Are you running CLiT from a live USB, or did you install it? If you're running live, any changes you make to bbqstart will be lost when you reboot, unless you create a persistent USB stick.
Wow, thank you very much for your fast answer!
I've installed CliT on my hard drive and already edited this script, but it had no effect. Seems that I did something wrong, I'll try it again.
bbqstart is not part of any deb package, isn't it? Otherwise, my edits wouldn't survive the next apt-get dist-upgrade... :O

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Re: How to edit bbqstart?

Unread post by pidsley » Sun Aug 18, 2013 7:52 pm

If you try editing again and it still doesn't work, please be more clear about exactly what you changed in the script and I will try to duplicate your problem.

(I just tried adding an item to the "multimedia" menu and it worked for me)

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Re: How to edit bbqstart?

Unread post by blarg » Sun Aug 18, 2013 8:05 pm

pidsley wrote:If you try editing again and it still doesn't work, please be more clear about exactly what you changed in the script and I will try to duplicate your problem.

(I just tried adding an item to the "multimedia" menu and it worked for me)
Okay, I'll try the same. Maybe I was just so stupid to edit the file without being root...shame on me.

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Re: How to edit bbqstart?

Unread post by wuxmedia » Sun Aug 18, 2013 8:49 pm

that might help. 8)
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