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The global application menu provides a menu indicator to put the menu inside the Unity or Gnome panel.

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Getting stuck on a glitch that looks like a combo of show applications and the activities screen

If I click the super key (the one with windows symbol on it), or super A or I click on the 9 dotted square for show applications, I get stuck in a screen that is a combination of show applications and ...
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How can I get menu items in a Qt Quick application?

I'm using Qt Creator 3.1.1 on Ubuntu 14.10 (the version installed when you install Ubuntu SDK - the two seem to be the same application). I'm running the default Unity 7 desktop. When I create a new "...
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How to rearrange the position of icons in Show Applications (Ubuntu 20.04.3 LTS)?

I'd want to change the icon positions in Show Applications. Although the icon is being dragged but it is not being placed where I want it to be. Icons are ordered alphabetically, but I want to ...
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Auto hide applications menu in kde

Lately there are some applications that have the option of hiding the menu and making it visible againg pressing alt, like sublime text, visual studio code, firefox, etc Is there some plugin to make ...
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Ubuntu 16.04: Qt5 apps hasn't got global menu

Some (or maybe all) Qt5 applications doesn't integrate with Unity's global menu. I can provide two examples: VirtualBox 5.1: Wireshark: I have got these appmenu related packages installed: $ dpkg -...
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Application menus missing in gnome-flashback

I have activated gnome-flashback on 15.10 (wily). Since I switched from Unity to gnome-flashback the application menus (File, Edit, View, ...) are missing! My actual workaround is to install ...
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KDE Application menu items missing

I'm running Kubuntu 13.10 and KDE on top of Openbox. A few days after upgrading to 13.10 and after a regular software update, all the applications normally listed in "Applications" in the KDE launcher ...
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Setting APPMENU_DISPLAY_BOTH for gtk3 applications does not work

To start the application with the menu enabled in the application and the panel, the following command has to be used: APPMENU_DISPLAY_BOTH=1 appname I recently discovered that this only works for ...
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How can I disable the faded title text in the top panel?

So I'm new to Linux but am basically blown away by Ubuntu 12.04 and could definitely see this becoming my main desktop over time One small annoyance for me is a tendency for the global menu on the ...
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Applications Missing from GNOME Launcher

I recently switched to GNOME after some KDE graphics driver shenanigans (Apps crashing, random segfaults, etc...) After switching, I noticed that many apps were missing from the app launcher (Meta+A) -...
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How to change ubuntu app menu icon color

How can I change the color of ubuntu show application icon for active, hover and normal sate.
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How to use AppEditor to add app to app drawer?

Ubuntu 20.04 on Hyper-V VM I have installed AppEditor as I am trying to add a file as an app but I can't get it to work. I have directed it to the file I want to add as an app but it won't launch ...
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(Kubuntu 18.04) Discovery shows every installed application twice

today I realized that my Discovery application manager is stating every single entry in my "Installed" list twice. Any idea why and how I can fix it? (See screenshot) KDE Plasma Version: 5.12.6 KDE ...
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Can't click on menu item in live-cd after using gparted

I'm trying out the new 16.04 desktop Xenial Xerus Live CD, and I've come upon a very peculiar thing: When I open the menu, I can select anything like normal, however when I open gparted and click on ...
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How to view installed wine apps to launch them?

I am unable to locate my wine applications in ubuntu, while in lubuntu I have seen a menu option of wine where it shows all the applications installed in wine, is there any way I can view list of ...
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xubuntu not showing minimize, maximize and close buttons

After latest update application window doesn't display minimize, maximize and close button But it show minimize, maximize and close button when application is not maximized I have installed gnome-...
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Per Application Menu Bar (like Unity) in Gnome

I know Unity is based on Gnome and has the application-specific menu bar at the top (which can be set in the settings). I am running Ubuntu Gnome and was wondering if it was possible to get that in ...
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Global menu bar not showing any menus (Ubuntu 14.04)

Global menu bar in Ubuntu 14.04 is not showing any menus. Local menus don't show whether I select "show the menus for a window in the window's title bar" or "in the menu bar". Here are the ...
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Implementing Unity Global Menu

I'm working on a desktop (like XFCE) as a private project, and I would like to implement the Unity Global Menu in my desktop using python. I've looked at the Dbusmenu API and even Unity's dbus "...
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What program will display live stock quotes in the top bar?

Hello! My question is about the stock market! I am trying to find a program that will display stock quotes on the top bar of ubuntu! By default in 10.10 Maverick Meerkat Ubuntu you had the ability to ...
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Applications menu does not find installed eclipse

I just switched from my company's version of eclipse to the stock Ubuntu version. However, when I did: sudo apt-get remove eclipse I found that my company's eclipse remained installed. I figured it ...
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Unity global menu options disabled for certain applications

I am using Ubuntu 13.10, and am also using the Gnome 3.10 staging, next, etc. ppas. I have Cinnamon, Gnome Shell and Unity environments installed. All the environments and applications work fine. ...
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Unity Global Menu Integration missing for some programs

First of All I'm using Ubuntu 13.04 and I don't remember this problem has ever been produced by the previous releases. Unity Global Menu Integration is missing not for all the applications but some ...
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What do the power menus do in Kubuntu?

I want to know what exact code or command is run when one chooses one of the power options through the start menu in Kubuntu. I know about the proper ways to shutdown or restart through terminal. That ...
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applications not listed in 'show application'

I have re-installed my Ubuntu 22.04 LTS after struggling with some issues. My original installation was Ubuntu 20 (I believe 20.04), which got updated to 22.04 before this re-installation attempt. My ...
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Can run app from terminal but not from menu in XFCE

I have an app which I can run from the terminal in this way python3 /home/me/path/to/my_app.py It works fine. To make it easier for other people I want to use the Menu Editor to create a launcher for ...
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xfce4, xfce4-appmenu-plugin takes a lot of CPU

I am on Ubuntu with XFCE. I installed xfce4-appmenu-plugin. My cooler is quite active from this time, so I checked what is going on and I was surprised by this. Should this plugin really take a lot ...
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How to add padding/margin to Lubuntu applcation menu

I've just installed Lubuntu 21.10 and I'm trying to get it more pleasant to look at. How can I add more padding around the applications in the application menu? Everything is packed in tight. I'd like ...
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A problem with Dash to Panel extention

I recently activated on my ubuntu 21.10 the Dash to Panel extention and I noticed that in the application menu (left down corner or Super key + A) it doesn't show the applications, it only allows me ...
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How can I keep the dock over other applications?

Disclaimer: Super new Ubuntu user here! Is there a setting to enable or a way to keep the dock over an application instead of it appearing under an application or hiding when an application is fully ...
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Broken animation for applications overview

When I press the application launcher, the icons flicker in their post-animation locations, and then the app menu animation starts. The flicker is unwanted and I want to know how to get rid of it. I'...
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I can't see the complete menu of applications installed

I extended the life of my old netbook by changing from the HDD to a SSD, so I r haveeturned to ubuntu (20.04) since a long time. The problem I have is that I can't see the whole list of appications ...
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Random programs appearing in Applications menu--- did I get hacked?

I'm running Ubuntu 18.04 on Wayland. Yesterday, I was using my computer when it suddenly went to the login menu, as if it had just been booted up. When I logged in and opened up a fresh desktop, the ...
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Where are app folders from the "Show applications" window defined?

Problem Every single time I install something from the snap-store (doesn't have to be a snap app, a .deb file also counts) all of my nicely organized programs inside their own folders scatter ...
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No persistence for 'App Folder' created in the Ubuntu's 'All apps' menu

Recently I have reinstalled Ubuntu on my device. I grouped apps like libreOffice apps and Ubuntu games into 2 different folders in the Ubuntu's 'All apps' menu. But after I logged out and logged in ...
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Ubuntu Studio Package Manager places app in menu category Other which is not visible

After installing MATE system monitor on Ubuntu Studio I discover that the application is put in menu category Other. The category is not visible though and I cant find how to make it so. Also tried to ...
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Ubuntu menu won't close after opening

Today I am having problems with the Ubuntu menu. when I log in and open it, it goes into a state where it doesn't bring up the icons and has a odd black panel at the right with 3 dots. when I try to ...
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Ubuntu 20.04 application menu problem when group application

When I group LibreOffice applications, it creates many point entry, you can see this on the right of the screen I have 10 points whereas I just have the common applications. Do you have any idea how ...
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Changed behavior in wine application menus

Usually wine start menu entries are created under Wine\Programs in the main menu. And those files are sourced from ~/.local/share/applications/wine/Programs. I recently deleted some menu entries but ...
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Installed applications missing in Apps menu

I am running Ubuntu Mate 18.04 (previously 16.04) and it happens that some installed software (like Anydesk) despite being correctly installed and run from command, does not appear in the application ...
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How can I fix duplicating menu items on the app menu plugin (xfce4-appmenu-plugin) on LibreOffice Impress?

This seems to be happening only to LibreOffice Impress where its global menu duplicates. Even when the panel is in compressed view, its global menu would still duplicate on the app menu. I'm using ...
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Why does Brisk start programs without some of my user's permissions?

I'm having a bit of trouble with the Brisk menu. When I start a terminal program(I use cutecom) from the menu and try to open a serial port, it says I do not have the required permissions to do so. ...
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Problem with kdenlive

I can't get kdenlive to run here is the output I get: Gtk-Message: 19:42:33.016: Failed to load module "appmenu-gtk-module" libGL error: No matching fbConfigs or visuals found libGL error: failed to ...
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Missing Application Entry (Thunar) in Xubuntu-Desktop

I have Xubuntu-Desktop installed over Ubuntu, and Thunar File Manager is installed by default. However, it does not show up as an application in any of my searches. I can run it by typing thunar in ...
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Installed Wine programs don't show up in deepin menu

I am running Ubuntu with the Deepin desktop. Everything is working as expected except that my wine apps don't show up in the application menu. I installed Microsoft Office because I need that specific ...
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Rename Shelf Application Name

Currently, on my sidebar shelf, my Google Chrome (when hovered over) displays: "Google Hangouts - my email here." Not sure how this happened, possibly me accidentally pinning the application to my ...
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Ubuntu GNOME how to do an applications menu shortcut

Let's just say that I want to have a menu like this The problem with the applications menu extension is that it removes the opportunity to just click there and go directly to the overwiev of ...
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How do I enable global menu for RStudio in 16.04?

I tried the solutions mentioned in this question but neither worked. RStudio version 0.99.896 on Ubuntu 16.04.
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How do I remove a duplicated global application menu?

I encounter this event at least three times per day: Following a suddenly one second of black screen, a duplicated global menu will appear. I have to reboot to remove it, but this event will happen ...
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System menu and wifi unusable after switching from another user on Wily

I'm using the standard Unity without any custom tweaks. When I switch from another user and log in, the menu bar or panel and the Launcher appear to be frozen (but the Dash can still be controlled via ...
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