Install and Add Linux Mini Main Menu (Mint-Menu) in Ubuntu 10.04 Panel

This tutorial shows how to install Linux mintMenu for Ubuntu and add it into gnome panel.Following screen is the mintMenu I just installed in my Ubuntu 10.04 machine:

Install Linux Mini Main Menu in Ubuntu:

There are two ways to install mintMenu in Ubuntu
Option 1. For ubuntu 10.04 and 9.10 user,open up a terminal window (Applications->Accessories->Terminal) and install mintMenu from PPA:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:danny-trunk/ppa
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install minit

Option 2. Alternatively,directly download .deb packages for mintMenu and install them.

first create a temporary folder and navigate into the folder:

mkdir temp && cd temp

then download packages using wget command:

wget http://packages.linuxmint.com/pool/main/m/mint-translations/mint-translations_2010.02.02_all.deb

wget http://packages.linuxmint.com/pool/main/m/mint-common/mint-common_1.0.5_all.deb

wget http://packages.linuxmint.com/pool/main/m/mintmenu/mintmenu_4.9.9_all.deb

install these 3 packages:

sudo dpkg -i *.deb

Once installation finish,you can remove these packages and temporary folder.

Add Mintmenu into gnome panel:

Right-click on the panel (top panel or bottom panel as you want the mintMenu located) and choose “Add to Panel…”,search mintmenu and add it into panel.
Then right-click on following shortcut icon and select “Move” it to your favourate location:

In right-click menu->Preferences,you can change logo and other configurations

Related posts:

1. Ubuntu 11.10 Install Classic Gnome2 Desktop Linux Mint Mate
2. Ubuntu using Windows key(Super key) to Launch Gnome Main Menu
3. Ubucompilator-A GUI .deb package creator for ubuntu, debian, linux mint
4. Disable mouse-over text boxes in Ubuntu Gnome panel/menu
5. How to get back missing gnome-panel icons/applets