---
name: "dh_installmenu"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "debhelper"
version: "13.24.2"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/dh_installmenu"
---

# dh\_installmenu(1)

install Debian menu files into package build directories

## NAME

dh\_installmenu - install Debian menu files into package build directories

## SYNOPSIS

**dh\_installmenu** \[**debhelper options**\] \[**-n**\]

## DESCRIPTION

**dh\_installmenu** is a debhelper program that is responsible for installing files used by the Debian **menu** package into package build directories.

It also automatically generates the *postinst* and *postrm* commands needed to interface with the Debian **menu** package. These commands are inserted into the maintainer scripts by [**dh\_installdeb**(1)](/dh_installdeb/1.md).

## FILES

- debian/*package*.menu

  Debian menu files, installed into usr/share/menu/*package* in the package build directory. See [**menufile**(5)](/menufile/5.md) for its format.

- debian/*package*.menu-method

  Debian menu method files, installed into etc/menu-methods/*package* in the package build directory.

## OPTIONS

- **-n**, **--no-scripts**

  Do not modify *postinst*/*postrm* scripts.

## SEE ALSO

[**debhelper**(7)](/debhelper/7.md) [**update-menus**(1)](/update-menus/1.md) [**menufile**(5)](/menufile/5.md)

This program is a part of debhelper.

## AUTHOR

Joey Hess \<joeyh@debian.org\>