{"id":2858,"date":"2020-03-08T07:18:33","date_gmt":"2020-03-08T01:48:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.24x7serversupport.com\/blog\/?page_id=2858"},"modified":"2020-03-07T07:25:27","modified_gmt":"2020-03-07T01:55:27","slug":"home-news-themes-howto-tips-how-to-install-windows-7-style-start-menu-in-ubuntu-18-04-higher","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.24x7serversupport.com\/blog\/home-news-themes-howto-tips-how-to-install-windows-7-style-start-menu-in-ubuntu-18-04-higher\/","title":{"rendered":"Home     News     Themes     Howto Tips How to Install Windows 7 Style Start Menu in Ubuntu 18.04 &#038; Higher"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>For those who want to replace the default Gnome desktop application \nmenu, with classic Windows style start menu, it can easily done with \nGnome Shell extension in Ubuntu 18.04 and higher.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Arc Menu is a Gnome shell extension designed to replace the standard \nmenu found in Gnome 3. It offers application menu with search \nfunctionality as well as quick access to files on your system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here\u2019s a screenshot of <strong>Arc Menu<\/strong> integrated with <strong>Dash to Panel<\/strong> extension:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" data-attachment-id=\"2859\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.24x7serversupport.com\/blog\/home-news-themes-howto-tips-how-to-install-windows-7-style-start-menu-in-ubuntu-18-04-higher\/arc-menu-dashtopanel-768x432-1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.24x7serversupport.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/arc-menu-dashtopanel-768x432-1.jpg?fit=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"768,432\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"arc-menu-dashtopanel-768&amp;#215;432-1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.24x7serversupport.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/arc-menu-dashtopanel-768x432-1.jpg?fit=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.24x7serversupport.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/arc-menu-dashtopanel-768x432-1.jpg?fit=640%2C360&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.24x7serversupport.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/arc-menu-dashtopanel-768x432-1.jpg?resize=640%2C360&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2859\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.24x7serversupport.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/arc-menu-dashtopanel-768x432-1.jpg?w=768&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.24x7serversupport.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/arc-menu-dashtopanel-768x432-1.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.24x7serversupport.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/arc-menu-dashtopanel-768x432-1.jpg?resize=260%2C146&amp;ssl=1 260w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.24x7serversupport.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/arc-menu-dashtopanel-768x432-1.jpg?resize=50%2C28&amp;ssl=1 50w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.24x7serversupport.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/arc-menu-dashtopanel-768x432-1.jpg?resize=133%2C75&amp;ssl=1 133w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Install Arc Menu in Ubuntu 18.04 &amp; Higher:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Simply open Ubuntu Software, search for and install the Arc Menu extension.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You\u2019ll see the new application menu once you installed the extension.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And install <strong>Dash to Panel<\/strong> extension if you want single system panel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Also install <strong>Gnome Tweak Tool<\/strong> from Ubuntu Software to be able to configure this extension.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For those who want to replace the default Gnome desktop application menu, with classic Windows style start menu, it can easily done with Gnome Shell extension in Ubuntu 18.04 and higher. 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