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Asked: 2020-05-07 04:55:09 +0800 CST

How to get the hierarchical menus with "launchers" for all applications in Ubuntu 20

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I used to have a hierarchical menu at the top left, that let me launch applications, similar the old-fashioned Windows start menu. The nice thing about this is that one may organize the launchers, instead of having all at the same level, as in the Dock. In Unity, for instance, Drawers intended to allow for a similar capability.

How can I get this menu in Ubuntu 20?

I know I can simply search for an app in Activities. The menu I am referring to is not a replacement for that, but complementary. In this menu, I can explore what is available, in an organized manner.

gnome launcher menu-bar 20.04

2 Answers

  1. You can gain an Applications Memu functionality by installing a Gnome Extension. The Applications Menu extension might be just the extension you are looking for.

    Make sure the Gnome Shell Integration browser add-on is installed:

    $ apt search chrome-gnome-shell
Sorting... Done
Full Text Search... Done
chrome-gnome-shell/focal,focal,now 10.1-5 all [installed,automatic]
  GNOME Shell extensions integration for web browsers

    If not installed install with:

    sudo apt install chrome-gnome-shell

    Other extensions can be found on the Gnome Extensions web site.

    From my experience the fewer Extensions to meet your needs the better.

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  2. There is an extension which provides this menu and many other very useful extras. Install with 

    sudo apt-get install gnome-shell-extensions

    To be clarified:

    1. It is mentioned at various places that having installed the browser integration extension is mandatory. I guess I did not explicitly install it at any point, and I am not sure how to check if I have it.

    2. I am not certain this may interfere with chrome-gnome-shell, if both are installed.

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