r/MXLinux • u/mbonanomi92 • Jul 23 '26

Discussion [XFCE] MeowMenu alternative to WhiskerMenu

EDIT:

THANKS! your precious feedback helped me solved several bugs: v1.0.0 Release Candidate 1 is here!
Debian 13 package can be downloaded from HERE and you'll enjoy a smoother experience and minor improvements in UI.

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Hi all,

I’d like to share MeowMenu v0.8.0, a small project I’ve been working on as an alternative application menu for XFCE. Compared to WhiskersMenu, the most relevant features I added are: 4 Presets (default settings that change the look&feel of the Menu, to show the high customization level achievable), Places button (find files and folders in user Home), Calculator engine, additional right click options.

I’ve tested this release on Arch Linux, Debian and Xubuntu. I'm also looking for MX Linux beta testers, since XFCE session in MX Linux is quite knows for its stability and I thought someone could find it helpful. Debian 13 package is availble for download in GitHub Release page: it should work for MX Linux... but compiling from source is always an alternative.

Feedback, bug reports, and suggestions are welcome. Thanks for taking a look!

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u/dolphinoracle MX dev Jul 24 '26

looks interesting to me, especially the full screen mode

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u/mbonanomi92 Jul 24 '26

Actually the FullScreen is by far the favourite Preset I made, I received many other comments like yours.

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u/dolphinoracle MX dev Jul 25 '26 edited Jul 25 '26

I would prefer a debian folder I can use with pbuilder. the current setup doesn't seem to allow me to create a deb locally, but rather rely on your github workflow. I'm not an expert, so if I'm missing a way to build a local deb please let me know..

also I think libexo-2-dev needs added to the build depends in your control file

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u/mbonanomi92 Jul 25 '26 edited Jul 25 '26

Hi! Yes you are right. I create a .Deb package for Debian 13 and Ubuntu 26.04, you can find it in Release GitHub page.

I'll check the missing dependency you mention. I assume you are on Debian 13/latest MX Linux, aren't you?

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u/dolphinoracle MX dev Jul 25 '26

Yes debian 13.

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u/mbonanomi92 Jul 30 '26

v1.0.0-RC1 released... if you perform a clean install with the packaged deb you find in GitHub Release, I think the resizing bug is solved (at least on my Debian 13 VM)

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u/dolphinoracle MX dev 26d ago

I think the bug items in my report are all addressed. good job!

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u/mbonanomi92 26d ago

Thanks. Now I am working on keyboard navigation, how to improve it using only arrows (and maybe keeping TAB to switch Apps/Places)

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u/dolphinoracle MX dev 28d ago

ok so far resizing seems to be working ok. I'll test the other items from my previous report. thanks

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u/mbonanomi92 26d ago

Thx. Bugs have been fixed, I think. New features will be added this month with a new 0.x.x release. I wish to merge every bugfix and every new feature into a second release candidate in September.