Add Application menu on Ubuntu 20.04 GNOME Desktop

In this article you will learn how to add an application menu in the top bar on Ubuntu 20.04 GNOME Desktop.

In this tutorial you will learn:

• How to add Application Menu

Software Requirements and Conventions Used

Software Requirements and Linux Command Line Conventions

Category	Requirements, Conventions or Software Version Used
System	Installed Ubuntu 20.04 or upgraded Ubuntu 20.04 Focal Fossa
Software	N/A
Other	Privileged access to your Linux system as root or via the sudo command.
Conventions	# - requires given linux commands to be executed with root privileges either directly as a root user or by use of sudo command $ - requires given linux commands to be executed as a regular non-privileged user

Add Application menu on Ubuntu 20.04 GNOME Desktop step by step instructions

1. Install GNOME extensions. Open a terminal window and execute the following command:

   $ sudo apt install gnome-shell-extensions
   

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2. Log off and log on to your system or restart GNOME GUI and start gnome tweaks tool.
3. 
   
   
   

   Enable the Application Menu extension using the Tweaks tool.