{"id":34420,"date":"2021-08-21T16:44:53","date_gmt":"2021-08-21T16:44:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/?p=34420"},"modified":"2021-08-21T16:44:53","modified_gmt":"2021-08-21T16:44:53","slug":"replace-activities-system-logo-menu-gnome","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/index.php\/2021\/08\/replace-activities-system-logo-menu-gnome\/","title":{"rendered":"Replace &#8216;Activities&#8217; with System Logo Menu in Gnome (Ubuntu, Fedora, CentOS)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/gnome-icon250.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-33105\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/gnome-icon250.png 250w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/gnome-icon250-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>For users switching from macOS, there&#8217;s a GNOME Extension to replace the top-left corner &#8216;<i>Activities<\/i>&#8216; with system logo menu.<\/p>\n<p>So the top-left corner will display your selected logo icon instead of the &#8216;Activities&#8217; button. When you click on it, a drop-down menu opens with options to quick access:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>About system page.<\/li>\n<li>System Settings.<\/li>\n<li>Software Center.<\/li>\n<li>Activities.<\/li>\n<li>Force Quit App &#8211; it runs xkill so mouse pointer turns to a fork icon. Click any app window will kill it! Or right-click to cancel.<\/li>\n<li>Terminal.<\/li>\n<li>Gnome Extensions App.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/ubuntu-macosmenu.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/ubuntu-macosmenu-600x311.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"311\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-34421\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/ubuntu-macosmenu-600x311.jpg 600w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/ubuntu-macosmenu-300x155.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/ubuntu-macosmenu-768x398.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/ubuntu-macosmenu.jpg 1366w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This will make one more click to access the &#8216;Activities&#8217; overview screen. You can however press Win\/Super key instead, or enable &#8220;Activities Overview Hot Corner&#8221; (hit top-left corner via cursor) in Gnome Tweaks under &#8216;Top Bar&#8217; settings.<\/p>\n<h3>Install the Logo Menu Extension:<\/h3>\n<p>The extension works on all recent Gnome releases shipped in Ubuntu 20.04, Ubuntu 21.04, Ubuntu 21.10, Debian 11, Fedora 34, CentOS 8, Arch Linux, and more.<\/p>\n<p>For Ubuntu, firstly open terminal (Ctrl+Alt+T) and run command to install the browser integration package for installing Gnome Shell extensions via your web browser. As well, install the Gnome Extensions App to manage them.<\/p>\n<pre>sudo apt install chrome-gnome-shell gnome-shell-extension-prefs<\/pre>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/apt-chromegnome-impish.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/apt-chromegnome-impish.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"225\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-34242\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/apt-chromegnome-impish.png 600w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/apt-chromegnome-impish-300x113.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Next go to the extension page via the link button below, turn on the slider icon to install it:<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons aligncenter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-fill\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-vivid-cyan-blue-to-vivid-purple-gradient-background has-text-color has-background\" href=\"https:\/\/extensions.gnome.org\/extension\/4451\/logo-menu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Gnome Logo Menu Extension<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/install-logomenu-extension.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/install-logomenu-extension-600x356.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"356\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-34422\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/install-logomenu-extension-600x356.jpg 600w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/install-logomenu-extension-300x178.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/install-logomenu-extension-768x456.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/install-logomenu-extension.jpg 1096w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>If you don&#8217;t see the toggle icon, install the browser extension via <i>&#8216;click here to install browser extension&#8217;<\/i> link and refresh the web page.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/gnome-browser-extension.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/gnome-browser-extension.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"520\" height=\"256\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10357\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/gnome-browser-extension.png 520w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/gnome-browser-extension-450x222.png 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Restart Gnome Shell<\/b> if the &#8216;<i>Activities<\/i>&#8216; button does not change. To do so, either press <b>Alt+F2<\/b>, type <b>r<\/b>, and hit Enter, or log out and back in.<\/p>\n<p>And finally press Win\/Super key on keyboard, search for and open &#8216;<i>Gnome Extensions App<\/i>&#8216;. Then click on the gear button to configure the extension:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>choose desired icon, since it defaults to Fedora logo.<\/li>\n<li>adjust the icon size.<\/li>\n<li>specify executable for terminal and software center (For Ubuntu, it&#8217;s <code>snap-store<\/code> by default).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/logomenu-settings.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/logomenu-settings-600x429.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"429\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-34423\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/logomenu-settings-600x429.jpg 600w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/logomenu-settings-300x215.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/logomenu-settings-768x550.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/logomenu-settings.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For users switching from macOS, there&#8217;s a GNOME Extension to replace the top-left corner &#8216;Activities&#8216; with system logo menu. So the top-left corner will display your selected logo icon instead of the &#8216;Activities&#8217; button. When you click on it, a drop-down menu opens with options to quick access: About system page. System Settings. Software Center. 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