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ubuntu-logo-smQ. I'm willing to give Unity a try, however, I'd like to have some features back. One of them is the classic gnome menu. How do I get it back?

A. At the time of this writing it could be done as following:

1. Open a terminal window and run:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:diesch/testing

2.

sudo apt-get update

3.

sudo apt-get install classicmenu-indicator

4. Press Alt+F2 and enter classicmenu-indicator as the command to run.

And there you have it:

classic_gnome_menu

 

Last Updated on Wednesday, 13 July 2011 14:38
 
Comments (4)
Thanks!
4 Monday, 18 July 2011 09:29
DD
Worked - thank you!
unity
3 Wednesday, 13 July 2011 14:23
mark
Brilliant indicator addon. I think they went too far with unity to make it appeal to newbies. I can never find anything I am looking for. I am used to the menu and can find things much faster. Thanks.
Unity
2 Tuesday, 12 July 2011 06:59
Annoyed
I think overall its a bad move. UI is a tool that I am used to. Why would I want to add features that should have been there in the first place?

Unity is counter-intuitive at best. How do you open 2 of the same application on that left side menu? (eg. xterm window) It will only let you open one!!

Anyway, thanks for this. Installed the menu so I could start applications properly. Now all I need is the old task bar back.
unity
1 Saturday, 09 July 2011 21:06
JoeyJoeJoe
I guess Unity is alright. You really have to want to use it. I don't find it very intuitive.

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