I wanted to make an interactive program/menu to launch some commands that I often use in terminal from Simple Bash Menu. I cleaned the old bash menu and directly put some part of the menu into a .desktop file alternative actions.
The desktop file is placed at ~/.local/share/applications/mymenu.desktop, it can then be searched from Start Menu, and easily attached to the Panel (taskbar). By attaching it to the Panel, the .desktop file itself can be clicked to launch the bash menu into Konsole, but right clicking it while it is attached to to Panel reveals some custom actions that I want accessible quickly.
Here is the initial mymenu.desktop file I created (edit: updated it since the article creation):
[Desktop Entry]
Name=My Menu
Comment=Application for managing My Menu
Exec=konsole --noclose -e ~/Scripts/menu.sh
Icon=face-glasses
Terminal=false
Type=Application
Actions=UPDATE;G400S;_SEPARATOR_;POWERSAVE;SCHEDUTIL;PERFORMANCE;_SEPARATOR_;SSHGAME;SSHVPS;SSHSCALEWAY;_SEPARATOR_;TEAMVIEWER;_SEPARATOR_;
[Desktop Action UPDATE]
Name=System Update
Icon=poedit-update
Exec=konsole --noclose -e ~/Scripts/menu.sh -u
[Desktop Action G400S]
Name=Reset G400S
Icon=input-mouse-symbolic
Exec=konsole -e sudo /usr/bin/evrouter -q; sudo /usr/bin/rm -f /tmp/.evrouter*; sudo /usr/bin/g400s_hack 3600 1; sudo /usr/bin/evrouter --config=/home/omano/.evrouterrc /dev/input/by-id/usb-Logitech_G400s_Optical_Gaming_Mouse-event-mouse; imwheel -k;
[Desktop Action SSHGAME]
Name=SSH GAME
Icon=utilities-terminal-symbolic
Exec=konsole --noclose -e ssh omano@123.123.123.123
[Desktop Action SSHVPS]
Name=SSH VPS
Icon=utilities-terminal-symbolic
Exec=konsole --noclose -e ssh root@123.123.123.123
[Desktop Action SSHSCALEWAY]
Name=SSH SCALEWAY
Icon=utilities-terminal-symbolic
Exec=konsole --noclose -e ssh root@123.123.123.123
[Desktop Action TEAMVIEWER]
Name=Teamviewer
Icon=teamviewer-indicator
Exec=konsole -e systemctl start teamviewerd.service; teamviewer; systemctl stop teamviewerd.service;
[Desktop Action POWERSAVE]
Name=Power Save
Icon=cpu
Exec=sudo cpupower frequency-set -g powersave
[Desktop Action SCHEDUTIL]
Name=Schedutil
Icon=cpu
Exec=sudo cpupower frequency-set -g schedutil
[Desktop Action PERFORMANCE]
Name=Performance
Icon=cpu
Exec=sudo cpupower frequency-set -g performance
Here is the ~/menu.sh file (a stripped down version of the Simple Bash Menu) that is started directly when clicking the .desktop file face-glasses icon (or that auto-starts the system update process with the .desktop file menu entry), directly in Konsole:
#!/bin/bash
#
# Bash Menu
#
# "sudo EDITOR=nano visudo" for NOPASSWD commands:
#
## NOPASSWD commands full
#omano ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD: /usr/bin/nvidia-smi
#omano ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD: /usr/bin/nvidia-settings
#omano ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD: /usr/bin/pacdiff
#omano ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD: /usr/bin/cpupower
#omano ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD: /usr/bin/nethogs
#omano ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD: /usr/bin/iotop
#omano ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD: /usr/bin/update-grub
#omano ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD: /usr/bin/g400s_hack
#omano ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD: /usr/bin/pacman
#omano ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD: /usr/bin/pacman-mirrors
#omano ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD: /usr/bin/input-remapper-control
## NOPASSWD commands match
##omano ALL= NOPASSWD: /usr/bin/rm -f /tmp/.evrouter*
##omano ALL= NOPASSWD: /usr/bin/killall evrouter
##omano ALL= NOPASSWD: /usr/bin/input-remapper-control --command stop --device "Logitech G400s Optical Gaming Mouse"
##omano ALL= NOPASSWD: /usr/bin/input-remapper-control --command start --device "Logitech G400s Optical Gaming Mouse" --preset "Default"
##omano ALL= NOPASSWD: /usr/bin/input-remapper-control --command start --device "Logitech G400s Optical Gaming Mouse" --preset "Games"
#
#
command lines arguments
while getopts u option
do
case "${option}"
in
u) screenfetch; echo; sudo /usr/bin/pacman-mirrors -c Global && sudo /usr/bin/pacman -Syyu; echo; echo "update process done..";exit;;
*) echo "invalid flag detected.. exiting...";exit;;
esac
done
start of bash menu
clear
screenfetch
echo
PS3='
Please enter your choice: '
options=( "Pacman" "Wine Mime and co" "Quit")
select opt in "${options[@]}"
do
case $opt in
"Wine Mime and co")
clear
read -p "Clean WINE extensions and shit? " -n 1 -r
echo
if [[ $REPLY =~ ^[YyOo]$ ]]
then
rm -f ~/.local/share/applications/wine-extension.desktop
rm -f ~/.local/share/icons/hicolor///application-x-wine-extension
rm -f ~/.local/share/mime/packages/x-wine
rm -f ~/.local/share/mime/application/x-wine-extension
fi
echo; ls ~/.local/share/applications/wine/Programs/
echo
read -p "Clean WINE programs? " -n 1 -r
echo
if [[ $REPLY =~ ^[YyOo]$ ]]
then
rm -Rf ~/.local/share/applications/wine/Programs/
fi
echo
read -p "Delete useless dictionaries? " -n 1 -r
echo
if [[ $REPLY =~ ^[YyOo]$ ]]
then
sudo rm /usr/share/hunspell/en_US.aff
sudo rm /usr/share/hunspell/en_US.dic
sudo rm /usr/share/hunspell/fr_BE.aff
sudo rm /usr/share/hunspell/fr_BE.dic
sudo rm /usr/share/hunspell/fr_CA.aff
sudo rm /usr/share/hunspell/fr_CA.dic
sudo rm /usr/share/hunspell/fr_CH.aff
sudo rm /usr/share/hunspell/fr_CH.dic
sudo rm /usr/share/hunspell/fr_LU.aff
sudo rm /usr/share/hunspell/fr_LU.dic
fi
echo
read -p "Rebuild mime info? " -n 1 -r
echo
if [[ $REPLY =~ ^[YyOo]$ ]]
then
rm -f ~/.local/share/applications/mimeinfo.cache
update-desktop-database ~/.local/share/applications
update-mime-database ~/.local/share/mime/
fi
echo
journalctl --disk-usage
echo
read -p "Clear journal logs? " -n 1 -r
echo
if [[ $REPLY =~ ^[YyOo]$ ]]
then
sudo journalctl --vacuum-size=256M
fi
echo; echo "cleaning job done.."
break
;;
"Pacman")
clear
PACBRANCH=$(pacman-mirrors --get-branch)
echo "Current branch: $PACBRANCH"; echo;
read -p "Change the branch? " -n 1 -r
if [[ $REPLY =~ ^[YyOo]$ ]]
then
echo; echo; echo "Select the branch you want to use:"
select answer in "STABLE" "TESTING" "UNSTABLE" "CANCEL"; do
case $answer in
"STABLE" ) echo; echo "switching to STABLE branch!"; echo; sudo pacman-mirrors -a -B stable; sudo pacman -Syyuu; echo; break;;
"TESTING" ) echo; echo "switching to TESTING branch!"; echo; sudo pacman-mirrors -a -B testing; sudo pacman -Syyuu; echo; break;;
"UNSTABLE" ) echo; echo "switching to UNSTABLE branch!"; echo; sudo pacman-mirrors -a -B unstable; sudo pacman -Syyuu; echo; break;;
"CANCEL") echo; echo "Changing branch canceled. Kept current $PACBRANCH branch."; echo; break;;
esac
done
echo "branch update process done.."
break
fi
echo; echo
read -p "Update mirrors? " -n 1 -r
if [[ $REPLY =~ ^[YyOo]$ ]]
then
echo; echo; echo "Updating mirrors:"; echo; sudo pacman-mirrors --country Global
fi
echo; echo
read -p "Update the system? " -n 1 -r
if [[ $REPLY =~ ^[YyOo]$ ]]
then
echo; echo; echo "Select the tool you want to use:"
select answer in "pacman" "pamac" "yay" "pacui" "mbn" "CANCEL"; do
case $answer in
"pacman" ) echo; echo; echo; sudo pacman -Syyu; echo; break;;
"pamac" ) echo; echo; pamac upgrade -a; echo; break;;
"yay" ) echo; echo; yay -Syyu; echo; break;;
"pacui" ) echo; echo; pacui; echo; break;;
"mbn" ) echo; echo; mbn update && mbn versions --testing --stable -v; break;;
"CANCEL" ) echo; echo "canceled"; echo; break;;
esac
done
fi
pacnews=($(/usr/bin/pacdiff --output|grep -v pacsave))
nb="${#pacnews[@]}"
if [[ $nb -gt 0 ]]; then
echo; echo; echo -e "$nb .pacnew found in system"
printf "%s\n" "${pacnews[@]}"
echo; read -p "See the PacDiff? " -n 1 -r
if [[ $REPLY =~ ^[YyOo]$ ]]; then
echo; set -euo pipefail
export PATH=/usr/bin:/usr/sbin
for i in $(/usr/bin/pacdiff --output|grep -v pacsave); do
echo; echo "Processing $i ..."
/usr/bin/meld "admin://$i" "admin://${i/.pacnew/}"
echo; read -p "Delete the file $i? " -n 1 -r
if [[ $REPLY =~ ^[YyOo]$ ]]; then
echo; sudo rm -v "$i"
fi
done
fi
fi
echo; echo; echo "update process done.."
break
;;
"Quit")
echo "exited.."
break
;;
) echo "invalid option $REPLY";;
esac
done