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Behold, how good and how pleasant it is For brethren to dwell together in unity!

Psalm 133:1 (ASV)


A sample, local Multimedia Menu with several previously made streaming media (Internet Radio and Television) launchers

A sample Multimedia Menu


MenuLibre is an advanced Menu Editor that allows you to easily and graphically create, arrange, hide, show and delete launchers. We’re going to search for it in Software.

MenuLibre search in Software


MenuLibre is available here as both a Flatpak and a Deb

Flatpak or Deb


Once installed, MenuLibre will be known as Menu Editor

Menu Editor


The Menu Editor’s first look at the Main (Applications) Menu

Menu Editor First Look


We’re going to use MenuLibre to create a new Directory (category/folder/menu/sub-menu) called Entertainment. Click the green plus sign and select Add Directory from the drop-down menu

Add Directory


Select the New Directory field and type Entertainment. Select and type in the next field to Add comment (optional)

New Directory


Click the folder box to add an icon and select Browse Files…

Browse Files...


Navigate to an appropriate image. We’ve got all our entertainment images in /username/.local/share/icons. We select Entertainment.png and click the [Apply] button

Navigate to Entertainment.png


Click the Save icon – a downward facing arrow

Save the Entertainment directory/menu
Ticket Clip Art was downloaded from Clker.com and renamed Entertainment


Move the Entertainment directory/menu down by clicking the downward-facing arrow at the bottom

Move Down
Shortened for space considerations


Click one of the previously made streaming media launchers and the up arrow to move it up under Entertainment

Move Up


The Entertainment Menu shows a downward-facing triangle once a launcher is under it and the launcher is indented

Cross Rhythms under Entertainment


Repeat the process for every launcher appropriate to be under the newly created Entertainment category menu

MenuLibre shows the launchers under Entertainment


The Entertainment menu

Entertainment Menu


Using the same process, we’ll add two new menus; Radio and Television

Directory Name, Comment and Icon
Radio 19 SVG Vector icon from SVGRepo
Directory Name, Comment and Icon
Television 119 SVG Vector icon from SVGRepo


And split the Entertainment launchers between them

MenuLibre shows the launchers under Radio & Television


The Television Menu selected

Television Menu

More Information | Customize Menu (in the Command Line) in the Xfce wiki and more about MenuLibre at bluesabre.org


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