Linux mint no taskbar. 2 Cinnamon. Last, make an entry called popupmenu and also set the value for 80. Close the file manager and immediately log off and back in. Note: What Windows users call a drive is a disk partition for Linux users. by degarb » Thu Dec 23, 2010 2:20 am. " trytip. You should note the panel is highlighted with 3 coloured zones (left / middle / right). May 21, 2012 · There should be a shutdown desktop file in /usr/share/applications. » Thu Dec 28, 2017 11:34 pm. 3 Una Mate (Renew April 2025) Oct 1, 2020 · I've recently installed Mint 20 MATE on two systems, and on both I am having intermittent issues where the window "preview" (when you mouse over a window on the window list) are corrupted. 1. Yesterday, i was tried installing Linux Mint XFCE and Linux Mint Cinnamon but I can't installed normally. by 1NEWLINUXUSER » Thu Sep 24, 2020 3:27 am. I was able to right click on the desktop and "Change Desktop Background", and then go to "All Settings" to mess around but to no avail. Putting stuff out there ready or not and Mint is ubuntu wearing a Mint suit. Set the value for 80. However if you think your question is a bit stupid, then this is the right place for you to post it. I'm responding on my laptop with Mint 19. In expanded form, the W11 taskbar looks like my LM 21 taskbar with lots of space wasted on excessive padding. On Mint, that's not the default behavior. May 7, 2024 · I recently installed LINUXMINT Cinnamon 21. Sep 9, 2011 · How to reset taskbar to the factory setings in KDE? Last edited by LockBot on Wed Dec 28, 2022 12:16 pm, edited 1 time in total. Sep 9, 2022 · In collapsed form, the W11 taskbar is almost as big as my LM 21 Cinnamon taskbar but the W11 taskbar is not usable. daveinuk wrote: Try right cicking on the bottom panel and either properties/edit/add to panel (not on LMDE at the moment) what you're probably looking for is the window list or notifications, maybe you removed it accidently? Mar 4, 2011 · Re: Improve taskbar look. I'm trying various os's, for speed etc on my netbook. 3, on 19. Jul 12, 2014 · Or you can try :To move it to a different monitor, right click on an empty area, select "Properties" and then uncheck the 'Expand' box. For custom Nemo actions, useful scripts for the Cinnamon desktop, and Cinnamox themes visit my Github pages. monere. You can create new panels here and drag them around the screen. Right click on it and select Move, then pull it over. First add the workspace switcher to the panel and then go to settings > workspaces to try this. If I have helped you solve a problem, please add [SOLVED] to your first post title, it helps other users looking for help. Desktop picture is shown and cursor is working, right click opens application menu, etc, but task bar does not show up. 3 I had the taskbar at the bottom of the screen set up where the quick launch area with icons when clicked launch an app that would appear next to it. sudo apt-get upgrade. Dec 4, 2011 · I have installed Linux Mint 12 from scratch on my desktop, formatting everything that was on the hard drive in the process. if Apr 11, 2020 · Re: Lost the default 'taskbar' in mint 18. So Linux users are frequently talking about filesystem, where Windows users would use the term drive. Sep 15, 2023 · I solved the issue by moving the clock icon from the rightmost position. JackBW. Rename the folder . Cinnamon Dec 28, 2017 · Re: Black desktop, no taskbar and cannot open terminal. Jan 14, 2019 · If you right click on the blank part of this panel a little menu will pop up. I'm pretty sure the name is Main Menu. texas » Fri Oct 28, 2016 2:39 pm. 3 to Mint 20. Moderator's note: I've split this off from an old topic. I clicked all there and still no grouping of multiple running aps of same application. png. Joined: Tue Nov 17, 2015 2:14 pm. I have seven tasks open currently including two file manager windows. In 20. Oh, that happened to me too. Mar 1, 2012 · Right click on the bottom panel, go to panel options>add widgets. 1) Fresh install of Linux Mint Cinnamon. Enclose the output between [ⅽode] and [/ⅽode] code markers by selecting There are no such things as "stupid" questions. Mencken. right click on the desktop once more. In the menu all there is, is the "shutdown", "logoff" and "lock". Cinnamon Mar 3, 2023 · There are no such things as "stupid" questions. yes docky is lightweight and runs better than cairo dock, but cairo dock is elegant. Jul 23, 2023 · I am running Mint 21. Navigate to the application you want (in the right hand column by default), right click on it, and select "Add to panel". jpmackay. Set value fo 80. For long and complicated questions prefer the other forums within the support section. - Encode sudo /etc/init. config/autostart. Uncheck panel edit mode. No Icons not taskbar, only desktop background picture. FWIW when I did this it worked the old way but the spacing was very broken. rightclick on the desktop, choose 'Add launcher here', and you'll get a window that will allow you to browse the path to point your new launcher at the desired application. Rightclick on shiny new panel and choose Troubleshoot => Restore all settings to default. My taskbar now shows no buttons/icons for running windows. d/bluetooth restart. » Mon May 02, 2016 11:10 pm. If it's always the same applications then it's more than likely an application issue and we'll need to know what those applications are. If I have 8 spreadsheets open in LibreOffice, I see 8 icons. Nov 12, 2023 · Any way to get a multiple line taskbar back again, I don't see why this option is so disregarded as it has been a standard since like Win95 Or anyone can look at the Git repo and point out what changes on Mint 21 made this break so I can make a streamlined and hopefully working version again? Thanks if you can help or advise. Re: Help!! Mate menu panel suddenly missing. Resolution #3 below, resetting the Mate Panel, would seem to be the first logical option to try, and could be run from the Mint Mate Installer on first boot-up if need be. 3) In Themes module - switch the Desktop theme to Linux Mint from Mint-Y-Dark and the Controls Aug 30, 2013 · by WharfRat » Sat Aug 31, 2013 1:20 am. Before you post read how to get help Aug 31, 2023 · A friend recommended Cinnamon, and so I went and installed mint-21. May 1, 2022 · Re: taskbar Post by smurphos » Sun May 01, 2022 8:57 am In short no - one of the barriers to having a copy panel function is that there are several applets (the small programs that live on the panel) that can only support one instance - i. Aug 30, 2022 · Re: Cinnamon Panel (taskbar) behaviour. Of course all this is predicated on the OP using the Cinnamon desktop. When installed Linux Mint, desktop icons and taskbar didn't load. by MrEen » Sat Apr 11, 2020 11:44 pm. Now all I've got is the Computer and Home icons. 1 was to group them, and this is a major feature I loved about my earlier install of LM19. Then I hit restart Cinnamon and Chrome shows up on the LG but taskbar is gone from the laptop, until I unplug the cable. For your use case i would suggest the replacing the default Windows-List applet with either Icing Task Manager or CobiWindowList. Coming from Windows, if you plug in a second monitor, that second monitor will display the taskbar. After the 3rd command the screens go blank, and the CPU fan spools up for about 60s. Right click on the task bar. Go into the folder . unlock widgets (if it's locked), or else skip to #4. This unlocks the taskbar. xwin78. If your issue is solved, kindly indicate that by editing Jun 8, 2012 · 4) Rebooted and everything worked fine, the taskbar and the menu are now there. - uncheck lock panel. Mint 18. thanks, but im not on mint 11 either now. These indicate your drop zone targets for drag and drop of individual panel Jun 27, 2011 · Just saying Mint 11 is newish. Go back into the login screen and enter the test account. A saw just a screen with the “welcome” screen”. - . The bottom item should be 'panel'. Really impressive. And if there is not, shouldn't not there be? Oct 2, 2021 · 1) You must first unlock your panel : - right click on your taskbar, choose panel, and then panel references. Nov 13, 2015 · I cannot find how to get taskbar icons to stack. Dec 14, 2014 · I did a fresh install of Linux MInt Cinnamon 17. Sep 24, 2019 · Linux mint 19. Oct 28, 2016 · by austin. I wanted to connect a Bluetooth mouse to my laptop Clevo Linux Mint 11 and it does not work! The Bluetooth icon in the taskbar indicates that the service is inactive. Tonight I was working as usual when I pressed a couple of keys and I must have triggered a shortcut of some kind. Even in the minimalist Lubuntu, I could opt for taskbar icon stacking. I just installed Linux Mint 16 Petra and after an update and after reboot my menu panel and icons were missing. by Moem » Wed Jul 13, 2016 7:50 pm. mnewlin3. - I select run option when Mint asks what to do. choose add panel. The desktop suddenly became black and with no icons, the taskbar remained but with no icons of the programs that were open at the moment, as if there were none running. d. Then click on the troubleshoot button and expand it. 2 simply right click on the application in Menu and select "pin to panel" from the drop down that appears. I think you might want to run Lance's instructions again, so you get the Mint branded icon. Dec 26, 2023 · How to Create a Panel Icon for Executing a Terminal Command. 1 Cinnamon 64 bit with AMD A6 / 8GB. Jan 9, 2016 · Re: How to add program icons to desktop or taskbar. Have a Dell Latitude 5500 Quad-Core i58365U which I recently acquired as well. I can't pin an application to bottom panel. Mint developers have not a control on official gnome-panel choices, but they can easily use a custom version in Linux Mint. If I add a shortcut to the panel on one monitor, I There are no such things as "stupid" questions. You then need to add the applet, "Window list" to get the old way back. Place the newly added applets on the panel as desired. 3) Left click on those dots and drag your taskbar to the top. Clicking on the icon in that window will let you browse to the right icon, too. Thanks! Cosmo. Linux Mint 21. A new question deserves a new topic. Previously it failed every time I tried the installation, but step 2 and 3 were reversed. Screenshot from 2023-09-24 09-50-49. 8. Jun 19, 2019 · Re: Moving taskbar icons. 1 Cinnamon AMD Ryzen3500U/8gb. But on my desktop (Mint 20. Apr 21, 2009 · There are no such things as "stupid" questions. 3. by andrekappert » Tue Nov 19, 2013 10:40 am. Jan 25, 2019 · Alternative and less drastic solutions. Feb 15, 2019 · 20. Right-click on the menu button and follow the choices to get to the option to run the menu editor, or find that in system configuration, and add a launcher for your software there. I remember seeing it in the welcome menu but it's no longer there. Right click again on the end (making sure not to hit any other widget in the panel) and click on Expand again. 3 & while searching on a site I lost the taskbar! Pushed a button I probably wasn't supposed to? Tried rebooting but only the desktop & icons show! No Taskbar! Have to use main power button to turn off/restart computer. This will give you a window with three tabs where you can change lots of things. (6 notepads running) olicanollie. It is not a software problem, it is a configuration problem. LM 21 raises the bar for task access. System Settings/Applets/Grouped Windows List--click on the gears icon. 2) I've lost the ability to drag them. I suggest you add the suffix "-backup": - . Here is an example: Example Image This issue also applies to folders that are open. Please stick to easy to-the-point questions that you feel people can answer fast. Ubuntu in my view has become renown for rapid release cycles. Right click on the top panel > Modify panel > Remove panel. Sep 4, 2016 · I have no text in the panel, only the date/time is text. by Moem » Sat Jan 09, 2016 11:16 pm. 2-cinnamon, and I am really impressed by how polished and well-designed it is. 1 (before I trashed it!). config and rename the folder dconf to dconf. I assume that you mean the Network Manager icon. the left side stays perfect. If that doesn't work then use the Reset panel option in the context menu instead. 3 on a T61 ThinkPad. Linux Linx 2018. I right click on it and select "lock the taskbar" that has a tick beside it. Cheers! If your issue is solved, kindly indicate that by editing the first post in the topic, and adding [SOLVED] to the title. For long and complicated questions use the other forums in the support section. I can still flip between windows via alt-tab, but if something gets minimized, that's the only way to find it at the moment. EDIT: It can also be done on a single line like this: Mar 2, 2015 · Re: Add programs to taskbar. Hi, I have an HP desktop running Mint 19 and suddenly it stopped showing the desktop icons and the task bar and application menu. May 8, 2024 · I recently installed LINUXMINT Cinnamon 21. Possibly the problem is in your main account. @Aging Technogeek. Mar 13, 2023 · 68. Mar 27, 2018 · HI all,Just started one of my computers and once it had booted I noticed that the "update manager, internet symbol and the speaker symbol" had disappeared from the lower task bar and that non of the programs would open up either from the task bar or from the main screen (Firefox, update manager, software manager)or even from the menu ,I even cannot open the terminal from the task bar symbol or Mar 17, 2018 · Hi, I have Mint 17. Aug 15, 2023 · In case of "portable" applications (those you run with their executable file from appliication folder), you can do as indicated by PaulL but first create that launcher on Menu (right-click on Menu>Edit Menu or Configure>Menu>Open the Menu editor) Select category where you want to create on the left, click on New item on the right and complete pop-up Window accordingly (browse to find Feb 10, 2021 · I'm new on Linux. Jul 11, 2020 · Re: How do I disable panel (taskbar) previews? by all41 » Sun Jul 12, 2020 3:11 am. gurtz. 04, I have seeing issue with some windows showing up in the taskbar. Any disk partition has got one filesystem. Right-click on the Panel (taskbar) > Add Applets > add Window List. Type in the terminal command. I see that in the taskbar panel program icons are NOT grouped. Running Linux Mint Mate 20. Right click on bottom panel > check panel edit mode. 3 Cinnamon. sunil992. 11g PCI. Way more user friendly imo ( and limited experience ) than pure ubuntu is. If your issue is solved, kindly indicate that by editing the first post in the topic, and adding [SOLVED] to the title. I noticed that if you right-click the taskbar, select properties, the "Panel Properties" pop-up window appears, if you uncheck the "Expand" box, then you can see any Sep 24, 2020 · Re: Linux 20 Cinnamon taskbar. I was able to add another task bar, and add a panel to display shortcuts and open windows, but it's not in sync with the same panel on the other monitor. Mine is a charcoal strip on the bottom. We'll also need the output of the inxi -Fxz terminal command. This will create a test account. Location: The Netherlands. Stick to easy to-the-point questions that you feel people can answer fast. It seems so. Dec 21, 2011 · In Mint v 18. The corresponding setting can be found in file-manager menu "View" => "Sidebar": either (_) Places or (X) Treeview. 3 Virginia Mate (Renew 2027) Laptop: Dell Latitude E6420; Linux Mint 20. Nov 21, 2020 · Menu/Control Center/Look and Feel/Appearance/Fonts (on the top you should see: "Theme Background Fonts Interface). I then see a section where I can expand the area where the start button is. Level 1. No idea why it worked, but the icons stay the proper sizes now. It is in System Settings, Applets, waiting for you to restore it to the panel (Linux Mint does not have a task bar). Press Ctrl+H to show hidden files, and in your home folder rename the following folders to something else. You can also change the height of the task bar . Now left click on the end one of the ends and drag it to a different monitor. Oct 17, 2009 · I switched over to Mint 7 last night, if that gives you an idea of my skill level here Of a few minor problems I'm having, one is that the buttons belonging to each open window no longer appear on the taskbar. bck. Aug 1, 2019 · 1) In Applets settings module - remove the grouped-window-list applet, add panel-launcher applet and window-list applet. 2, can the taskbar be moved from the bottom of the screen to display vertically on the right or left side of the screen? For Cinnamon: right-click the panel, context menu opens, click "move", select desired panel position. Then click restore all settings to default. You get a very nice transparent effect like this. Reason: Topic automatically closed 6 months after creation. If not already installed, install the Applet “Command Launcher”. Under Thumbnails tab--uncheck Show thumbnails. You'll probably have to move it back to the left hand side of the panel by left-clicking on it and choosing move. To do so, open your file manager (Alt+F2 should give you the run dialog, from which you can start caja). May 2, 2016 · Re: Taskbar stopped working. Be sure it is correct to display a shutdown in one of the menu categories from which you can add it to the taskbar panel in the usual way: Exec=lxde-logout NoDisplay=false OnlyShowIn=LXDE; Categories= Put in Categories where you want it to appear in the main menu, or leave it Feb 28, 2014 · Re: Replace the taskbar with cairo dock. 2 Cinnamon, Quad core AMD A8-3870 with Radeon HD Graphics 6550D, 8GB DDR3, Ralink RT2561/RT61 802. FX-Tech. ogborne. The Applet settings app also allows you to download alternative applets. Right click on the panel, go to "+ Add applets to the panel". Select one of these, and add it to your panel like this: - select the applet you want. Please Help! At least, for Linux Mint. Aug 17, 2021 · Close - but I'm actually referring to the left side task bar items which I've pinned there myself. Once the application launcher is in the panel you can move it to another location. 1 and today all of the sudden, I have no icons in the menu. It sounds like you are missing the Window List tabs. Posts: 16124. 2. Mar 31, 2010 · 1. It'll be easier for you to research your options when you know that what you called a taskbar in Windows, is called a panel in Linux Mint. sudo apt install nvidia-driver-535 nvidia-dkms-535. And we would need to know which version of Mint you have installed to make suggestions. How about this: Menu => Preferences => Panel => Add new panel. Sep 1, 2022 · question i have is when i hook up my laptop to hdmi the taskbar icons jump all over the taskbar. right click on the desktop, 2. Have tried various resolution methods but failed so far. While its not uber important it that I prefer a certain order I've used for years. The top one, "Application font" is the one that controls the taskbar/panel. All I have is the Menu icon together with the "show desktop" icon. How does Linux Mint-19{Cinnamon} achieve pinning shortcut-buttons to the "Panel" taskbar, found at the bottom of the screen? Oct 18, 2018 · Panel settings in general via right click on empty panel space or via the Panel settings app. This video will show you how to restore your taskbar and task menu in Linux Mint (Cinnamon) if you accidentally deleted it or it Dec 7, 2022 · Please open the Applets window (for example by rightclicking on an empty space on the panel and choosing 'Applets') and scroll through the list of available applets, and you will see several options such as "Window List" and "Grouped Window List". Jul 3, 2023 · sudo apt-get update. Moem. Nov 11, 2017 · That's no button that I've ever seen. jpmackay, Left click on the lower panel and choose add to panel. Regards, Deepak. In this video it will show you how to find a solution to a missing MENU,SETTINGS,TASKBAR in LINUX mint. Muruganand. All the remaining icons of all the installed applications are gone. 3 it has quick launch icons but when you click on it the icon becomes the application instance and the icon disappears and you can only Mar 19, 2014 · It also spreads the icons in the system tray so that they are using the multiple rows too. Go to opacity settings and make a new entry called dock. The resolution is now 1600x1200 as you can see below from inxi command. Feb 28, 2024 · Hi, I opened my computer today and the start menu wasn't there (seriously, how do you do that ?) I find a way to bring it back on the taskbar but I don't find a way to move it to the bottom left corner, where it was by default as I don't find a way to organize and move icons the way I want. Search and select the desired icon to appear in the panel. 2 running cinnamon. Sep 28, 2019 · Try to power off the machine then boot, not only reboot and test. Questions: 1) Does the taskbar shortcuts not exist on Mint 13? May 5, 2022 · Hi, I recently upgraded from 19. After you've added, you may have to click the cashew button on the far right to get into edit mode and drag things around. If not then it's mintMenu. 2) Once the first step is done, move your mouse cursor the left side of your taskbar where you see 2 rows of "dots". andrekappert. by Moem » Tue Aug 30, 2022 7:00 am. Is there no way to get this in Mint? For a production oriented OS user, this is a timesaver. by jahid » Sat Mar 01, 2014 7:04 pm. It gives you the options you want. Wait for the CPU fan to settle down, then wait an additional 120s (180s total) for it to complete the driver installation. Dec 27, 2023 · How to Create a Panel Icon for Executing a Terminal Command. 6K views 1 year ago #linuxmint #linux #cinnamon. Jun 12, 2023 · Desktop: OptiPlex-790 ; Linux Mint 21. 3 Una Mate (Renew April 2025) Laptop 2: HP ProBook 440 G3, Linux Mint 20. Scroll over to Task Manager and double click it (there is also an Icon-only Task Manager similar to Windows 7). EDIT: Do you mean the word "Menu" by the menu button? (I forgot about that. I thought the new default in LM19. Before you post read how to get help Mar 30, 2019 · If it does, make sure you keep a track of the applications doing it. they can only exist on one panel - the systray applet is the primary one that's present of the default 12 years ago. This was how it looked in LM19. by smurphos » Thu Jun 20, 2019 5:42 am. If you are using Cinnamon, then click on the green Mint Menu icon at the left end of the panel (panel=taskbar). Select Menu, Settings, Panel. Taskbar starts out on the bottom. - I double-click on an executable bash shell file which runs the application. by AztecWildcat » Thu Sep 18, 2014 7:52 pm. 4. Jun 22, 2023 · Yes if it is Cinnamon the menu can be dragged to the center using panel edit mode - right click on the panel and you will see the panel edit mode slider. Open the Applet. ) Simply right-click the Menu button, click on Preferences, and under Button text delete the word "Menu. My question is how do I center the icons in the taskbar? I've tried searching in Google and then it said to go to edit mode, then drag the icons to the green zone, but it isn't working or snapping unlike when I drag the icons to the right side. by kyphi » Thu Apr 18, 2019 1:50 am. (Options are "Run in terminal, Display, Cancel, Run") Dec 23, 2010 · Re: taskbar grouping running applications. Level 22. The task bar is there, the quicklaunch buttons are there, the start menu is there. Sep 18, 2014 · Re: Open programs don't appear on taskbar. Inkit wrote: Right click on the panel and go to properties. The applet, "Grouped window list" should be removed, it is the one that adds the grouping that annoys both of us. I have the traditional taskbar layout and I want to switch to the modern taskbar layout but I cannot find the setting. 2, Cinnamon. Right-click the application in your menu (find it in your menu, this won't work from the favorites), you have options there to add the launcher to various places--amongst them your panel. Also saying Mint makes some fine software. 2) Right click on panel and check panel edit mode. Once you click "Fonts" all your current fonts are shown. But Mint is still ubuntu wearing a costume. mateconf. by xenopeek » Tue Feb 26, 2013 4:13 pm. you should see one new cashew at the edges of your screen and its position depends on your existing panel. That's the last time I run code from someone's Apr 17, 2019 · Re: wifi icon gone from task bar. best way i can put this is say the clock is all the way to the right in the taskbar on the laptop when i plug into the hdmi the clock moves to the middle of the screen everything on the right side moves left. Mint 21. Jul 10, 2021 · JamesKB wrote: ⤴ Sat Jul 10, 2021 1:55 pm Useing version 20. Before you post read how to get help . 3 xfce. cinnamon to . Last edited by LockBot on Wed Jan 24, 2024 4:00 am, edited 1 time in total. Since Mint's the last update to ubuntu 20. This is driving me crazy as I have tons of Terminals and Folders open in the background, but I can't see them. Right click on any icon in the grouped window list > preferences > remove grouped window list. The banners that appear in the panel vary in length depending on the number of programs being used. L. Sep 23, 2018 · So, what I'm used to is right-clicking most any program icon, then choosing "Pin to Taskbar" which would give me instant one-click access to most programs and functions from within the Taskbar. if you already have one panel at the bottom, it will be at the top-left of your screen. However, I don't like that the taskbar/panel do not show the name of the running apps and that if I open two windows of the same app, they get combined into a single icon. Attempting to resolve an issue where cinnamon --replace was pegging my CPU, I moved some items out of /etc/xdg/autostart and ~/. Reason: Topic automatically closed 6 months after linux minthow to fixa missing taskbartaskbar I am using XFCE and assume that the situation is similar in the main edition of Mint 7. 3 and KDE. Jul 9, 2022 · Hey everyone I'm a beginner using Linux, yesterday I switched from Windows 11 to Linux Mint. Nov 27, 2019 · Right click on the panel > add to panel > select Windows List > click Add. Not on lmde. Across all these releases, a persistent nagging issue has been this missing task bar (which you generally see in Windows). Waffeleisen. The solution is a command line that you can run in Terminal window: - Open a Terminal assignment. Oct 19, 2022 · 1. Mar 12, 2021 · I'm using Mint Cinnamon 20. Right-click a launcher in your menu, et voilà, there are your options to make favorites, panel launchers, or desktop launchers 2 posts • Page 1 of 1. but you can have a panel in the top and cairo dock on the bottom or vice versa. Now make an entry called dropdownmenu. 1) Replace Grouped Window List with Window List. I was tried burning USB with balenaEtcher and Rufus, I was tried installing Linux Mint XFCE, Linux Mint Cinnamon and Ubuntu 20. e. Here is the scenario for the issue I have: - I open Files and go to an application's folder. Mar 31, 2019 · In a rush, I skipped the introduction window and went right into using the install. by Jak696 » Sun Mar 06, 2011 5:59 pm. Jun 17, 2013 · Tried both and still no difference, the taskbar is on the large display and when I open chrome browser it opens on the laptop screen instead on the LG. In my case it worked. After all, Mint 11 will not include neither Shell nor Unity, but a custom desktop shell based on the actual one. Thanks, Ike. i don't see any option to do that. 2 and I can drag them just fine. Feb 5, 2013 · I was missing this too in 15 Olivia. Next step: Open your file manager and make hidden files visible. by Cosmo. If you are trying to add app icons to the panel (task bar) which is what it sounds like you are trying to do, click on the LM logo at lower left which will give you the app/program menu, right click on the app you want and then click "add to panel" or something like In Mint 15 there were "shortcuts" (Windows lingo) on the taskbar, much like the Windows Quick Launch Bar. Optionally right click panel > panel edit mode to allow you Feb 10, 2008 · Open compiz settings manager and click on gerneral. You do not have the required permissions to view the files attached to this post. Right click in an empty area of the panel > add to panel > select window-list > click the add button. I felt that to be very good, but in Mint13 there is nothing but one single icon and its purpose is to hide everything and only show the desktop. Click on that and then 'panel preferences' In the sub menu. by legend_ashton » Thu Dec 17, 2020 7:52 pm. To find that out open a virtual console (tty1) and enter: sudo adduser test. 04 LTS but none of them worked. Jul 13, 2016 · Re: icon only taskbar. Note: don't for get to get out of panel edit mode once you are done or nothing on the panel will work. Sep 7, 2018 · If there's anything in Linux I couldn't live without, multi workspaces would have to be it. For every complex problem there is an answer that is clear, simple, and wrong - H. 4) Rebooted and everything worked fine, the taskbar and the menu are now there. cinnamon. Mar 10, 2012 · Oscar799 wrote: I'm not currently using Mint 11 but if I remember correctly you right-click on a blank part of the panel,choose "Properties" and check the Autohide box. 17. That's it. Both systems where I'm having the issue are nVidia graphics cards with multi-monitor setups running fresh installs of Mint 20 MATE. uc be im qt lj jg bf ey au gh