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John
Asked: 2011-05-15 15:23:16 +0800 CST

How do I show a list of applications in Unity?

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I'm more of a visual person. I prefer scanning a list of icons to being presented with a search box and being forced to remember the name of the thing I want.

Is there any way to view a list of installed apps similar to the "Applications" menu in previous versions?

11.04

2 Answers

  1. Best Answer

    When you open Dash->More Apps or the Application Lens, the applications are shown as icons with their name underneath. Both these options also allow filtering the results by a category.

    app lens

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  2. There is a MUCH better way than the answer provided here:

    Open the terminal and type the following:

    sudo apt-get install classicmenu-indicator

    That will give you exactly what you're looking for.

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