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I have recently dual booted Ubuntu. Realized sometime ago that there should be an application menu and places menu. I did all I could to solve the problem using gnome-tweaks. I also referred to this Ubuntu 18.04 Application menu not showing after clicking but could not solve the problem.

Here is a pic of my settings:

pc settings

This is my desktop pic:

desktop screenshot

One more thing the 'metadat.json' file in my case was not stored at 'apps-menu@gnome-shell-extensions.gcampax.github.com' but at 'ubuntu-appindicators@ubuntu.com'.

I want the app menu and places menu as shown below:

app and places menu

Lorenz Keel
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Ubuntu by default does not have an "Application" menu and a "Places" menu, so it is very normal you do not see it. You can, however, use officially supported Gnome Shell extensions to add an "Application" and "Places" menu in the top bar.

To achieve that:

  1. Install official gnome shell extensions and, if you do not yet have it, gnome-tweaks with the terminal command:

    sudo apt install gnome-shell-extensions gnome-tweaks

  2. Open gnome-tweaks, and on the "Extensions" tab, enable the extensions "Applications menu", and "Places status indicator".

You may also hide the Ubuntu Dock and activate the "Window list" to have a more classical experience with buttons at the bottom of the screen for switching between windows.

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