i successfully installed skype in my laptop, and it shows up in the"start menu."

however, in my desktop, although it is installed, it is not visible in the"start menu" for some reason... when i use it, i have to open the terminal and type"skype" in order to use it.

when i use the gnome search file, the entry"skype" only shows up 3 files, which are not the equivalent of the"exe" file; one is just the png file of the skype icon. so i don't know how to make a"link"... using the terminal is indirect, and it shows up the terminal box which is distracting when placing a call.

would deeply appreciate any suggestions.

I don't have Skype here but you could check in your laptop installation which is the command that is set in the menu to launch it. The Fluxbox applications menu is in /etc/X11/fluxbox and the IceWM is in /etc/X11/icewm/programs.
Usually it's in /usr/bin, like /usr/bin/skype for example.

Then, after you find its executable, you can put a shortcut in the main menu instead of the sub-menus. The main menus are in ~/.fluxbox or ~/.icewm . You can open them through the Control Center too ('Edit Fluxbox' and 'Edit IceWM').

'~/' means '/home/username/' and the dot '.' in front of 'fluxbox' and 'icewm' mean they are hidden files (to see them in the file manager, press ctrl+H).

Which start menu are you using?
Is it fluxbox or icewm?

Depending on which one it is, you can manually edit the menu file via the antiX control centre.

For icewm the syntax is

prog"Skype" - skype

and for fluxbox

[exec] (Skype) {skype}

anticapitalista wrote:Which start menu are you using?
Is it fluxbox or icewm?

Depending on which one it is, you can manually edit the menu file via the antiX control centre.

For icewm the syntax is

prog"Skype" - skype

and for fluxbox

[exec] (Skype) {skype}

many thanks anti and secipolla, will be trying it.