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wiki:menu [2011/05/12 13:23] – [Remove Applications from the Menu] Guywiki:menu [2011/07/14 13:16] (current) – Changed "man need" to "may need". wirelessben
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 Most ordinary users have no need to remove applications or system tools from the menu or wbar. However, there may be some situations where this is desired. For example, to prevent access to certain applications when setting up a kiosk or when children use the computer. Most ordinary users have no need to remove applications or system tools from the menu or wbar. However, there may be some situations where this is desired. For example, to prevent access to certain applications when setting up a kiosk or when children use the computer.
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-If, after making changes, you install additional apps, or remove apps, or make changes to On Boot or On Demand, you may need to set up the menu again. 
  
 ==== Remove Applications from the Menu ==== ==== Remove Applications from the Menu ====
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 Copy .wmx to another directory. For example, lets use /home/tc/.mymenu Copy .wmx to another directory. For example, lets use /home/tc/.mymenu
  
-In /home/tc/.mymenu/.wmx, remove applications and system tools, and modify the menu as desired.+In /home/tc/.mymenu/.wmx, remove applications and system tools.
  
 Add the following to /opt/bootlocal.sh Add the following to /opt/bootlocal.sh
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 <code>mv /home/tc/.wmx /home/tc/.wmx_old <code>mv /home/tc/.wmx /home/tc/.wmx_old
 cp -r /home/tc/.mymenu/.wmx /home/tc/.wmx</code> cp -r /home/tc/.mymenu/.wmx /home/tc/.wmx</code>
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 +On some computers you may need to use
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 +<code>sleep 1
 +mv /home/tc/.wmx /home/tc/.wmx_old
 +cp -r /home/tc/.mymenu/.wmx /home/tc/.wmx</code>
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 +If neither of those methods work, try "sleep 2" or "sleep 3."
  
 When you start the computer, you will have the menu as you set it up in /home/tc/.mymenu/.wmx. When you start the computer, you will have the menu as you set it up in /home/tc/.mymenu/.wmx.
  
-==== Remove Applications from Wbar ====+If, after removing applications from the menu, you install additional applications, or remove applications, or make changes to On Boot or On Demand, you may need to set up the menu again. 
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 +==== Remove Applications from the Wbar ====
  
-To prevent access to certain applications and system tools, you also need to remove them from the wbar. You can do this by clicking Control Panel, then Wbar Conf. To prevent them being put back, also remove the Control Panel.+To prevent access to certain applications and system tools, you may also remove them from the wbar. You can do this by clicking Control Panel, then Wbar Conf. To prevent them being put back, also remove the Control Panel.
  
 ==== Perform Administrative Tasks ==== ==== Perform Administrative Tasks ====
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 If you prevent access to certain applications and system tools, you will not be able to use them to perform administrative tasks. If you prevent access to certain applications and system tools, you will not be able to use them to perform administrative tasks.
  
-To perform administrative tasks, run Tiny Core from a USB drive or CD. Put hashes in front of the lines in /opt/bootlocal.sh, like this.+To perform administrative tasks, run Tinycore from a USB drive or CD. Put hashes in front of the lines in /opt/bootlocal.sh, like this.
  
 <code># mv /home/tc/.wmx /home/tc/.wmx_old <code># mv /home/tc/.wmx /home/tc/.wmx_old
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 Restart the computer for this to take effect. Restart the computer for this to take effect.
  
-You can also start the Control Panel from the menu, and put back any applications and system tools you want to use.+You can start the Control Panel from the menu, and put back applications and system tools in the wbar.
  
 After performing administrative tasks, set it up how it was again. After performing administrative tasks, set it up how it was again.
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