Needs qt4-4.3.2.pet installed.Launchy is a free windows and linux utility designed to help you forget about your start menu, the icons on your desktop, and even your file manager.
Launchy indexes the programs in your start menu and can launch your documents, project files, folders, and bookmarks with just a few keystrokes!
Run via Menu>Utility>Launchy, or use the default keystrokes Control+SpaceBar
Then, start to type the name, of the app you want, then highlight it in the list, then press enter to start the app.
N.B. Configuration file is in /root/.launchy