FWIW, I've had the same experience in the last two kernels. I'm simply exiting/restarting X as a work-around. Larry ________________________________________ From: arch-general <arch-general-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> on behalf of Marshall Neill <ramien43@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Tuesday, December 29, 2015 7:34 PM To: General Discussion about Arch Linux Subject: Re: Cinnamon main menu bug? There is a Panel Applet, I think, that will restart Cinnamon. Or maybe it's and extension. Also, maybe # updatedb Just a thought. Regards, Marshall Neill On 12/29/2015 07:22 PM, Francis Gerund wrote: > I'm not sure how that is supposed to be done (correctly). But I did > install: > > gtk-update-icon-cache > > and then tried: sudo gtk-update-icon-cache (and) sudo > gtk-update-icon-cache /usr/share/icons/hicolor (and even) sudo > gtk-update-icon-cache -v /usr/share/icons/hicolor > > all with no apparent results. (Hope I didn't mess up my system)! > > I am surprised, since I thought Cinnamon was based upon Gnome 3. > > So, still have to restart Cinnamon to have programs appear in the > menu. Not a major problem, but annoying nonetheless. > > > On Tue, Dec 29, 2015 at 1:51 AM, Ralf Mardorf > <ralf.mardorf@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > >> On Mon, 28 Dec 2015 19:04:07 -0500, Francis Gerund wrote: >>> I am running Arch 64-bit, with the Cinnamon desktop environment. >>> >>> When I install an application program, it does not show up in >>> the Cinnamon main menu until I restart Cinnamon. Then, there it >>> is. Is this a known bug, or is it a "feature"? >>> >>> And is there a way to fix it so that added programs show up in >>> the menu without restarting Cinnamon? >> >> What happens if you update the gtk icon cache? >> >
