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I'm using Xubuntu 16.04 on a laptop, which means a confined screen space and a desperate need for global menu. I've tried I've tried topmenu (the classic option), but it looks like it hasn't been updated for 16.04 yet. Then I discovered that it's in the official repos, but still it doesn't work. When I try to add the plugin to a panel the only result is panel becoming opaque.

I've also tried vala-panel-appmenu (the alternative version), but I failed to understand how to compile it.

Is there a way to get global menu working in 16.04, or I should just relax and wait for topmenu to be updated?

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WebUpd8 (the site you linked) has an updated instructions to make it work in Xubuntu 16.04. Some manual configurations are required such as creating a shell script in /etc/profile.d/topmenu-gtk.sh.

Note that the functionality of TopMenu in Xubuntu16.04 is very limited compared to Ubuntu 14.04. It only works with GTK2 and 3 apps. Qt4 and Thunderbird support was removed. In addition, Firefox recently stopped working with TopMenu, and TopMenu have no support for Qt5, Chrome, or LibreOffice, so YMMV.

EDIT: Vala Panel AppMenu PPA is now available from WebUpd8. Like TopMenu, some manual configurations are required so make sure you read and follow the instructions carefully.

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