Construct

In this post, I show you how to add construct to your ubuntu start menu. The assumption I am making is that you have the most recent version of construct (currently 0.74) downloaded and installed.

Step 1

This step allows you to run construct without being in the construct directory.

Open the ‘construct.sh’ file and change the line:

CONSTRUCT_HOME=.

to

CONSTRUCT_HOME=YOUR CONSTRUCT DIRECTORY

For me it is: $HOME/construct

Save the file and exit.

Step 2

Create a symbolic link to the executable shell script.

This allows you to just type ‘construct’ in the terminal, much the same way you would write ‘emacs’ etc.

Open a terminal and type:

cd /usr/bin/

now type:

ln -s LOCATION_OF_CONSTRUCT_DIRECTORY/construct.sh construct

Now type cd

Type ‘construct’. Construct should start running.

It will tell you, however that it could not find the properties file.

Step 3

Copy the construct.properties file to your home directory.

Exit construct if you have it open.

Open a terminal.

cd to your construct directory (in my case cd ~/construct)

Copy the file to your home directory:

cp construct.properties ~/ (~/ is a shorthand notation for your home directory)

Step 4

In your ubuntu status bar, double click on the ’start menu’ — the orange circular icon on the left.

Click on ‘Edit Menus’

Click on the ‘New Item’ button on the right

For ‘Name’, type ‘Construct’

For ‘Command’, type ‘construct’

Click OK.

That’s it!

Construct is now in your start menu!