{"id":9426,"date":"2019-10-12T15:28:21","date_gmt":"2019-10-12T15:28:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/?p=9426"},"modified":"2019-10-12T15:28:21","modified_gmt":"2019-10-12T15:28:21","slug":"move-show-applications-button-top-ubuntu-19-10","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/index.php\/2019\/10\/move-show-applications-button-top-ubuntu-19-10\/","title":{"rendered":"Move &#8216;Show Applications&#8217; Button to the Top in Ubuntu 19.10"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/classic-gnome-icon.png\" alt=\"gnome shell\" width=\"245\" height=\"250\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5741\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This quick tutorial shows how to <b>move Application Menu button from bottom to the top<\/b> on the left panel (dock launcher) in Ubuntu 19.10 Gnome Desktop.<\/p>\n<p>Ubuntu Dock (the left panel) now is more customizable in Ubuntu 19.10. It finally offers option to move the position of the &#8216;Show Applications&#8217; button.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/appmenu-button-600x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"300\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-9427\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/appmenu-button-600x300.jpg 600w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/appmenu-button-450x225.jpg 450w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/appmenu-button-768x384.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/appmenu-button.jpg 1330w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><b>1.)<\/b> Open Ubuntu Software, search for and install <code>dconf editor<\/code>:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/dconf-editor-gnomesoftware-450x155.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"155\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-5756\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/dconf-editor-gnomesoftware-450x155.jpg 450w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/dconf-editor-gnomesoftware-600x207.jpg 600w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/dconf-editor-gnomesoftware.jpg 921w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><b>2.)<\/b> Launch <code>dconf editor<\/code> from application menu, when it opens, navigate to <code>org<\/code> -> <code>gnome<\/code> -> <code>shell<\/code> -> <code>extensions<\/code> -> <code>dash-to-dock<\/code>.<\/p>\n<p>There scroll down, find out and turn on the toggle of &#8216;<b>show-apps-at-top<\/b>&#8216;.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/appattop-600x329.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"329\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-9428\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/appattop-600x329.jpg 600w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/appattop-450x247.jpg 450w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/appattop.jpg 763w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>For those familiar with Linux commands, open <u>terminal<\/u> (Ctrl+Alt+T) and run single command to move it to the top:<\/p>\n<pre style=\"border:none;\">gsettings set org.gnome.shell.extensions.dash-to-dock show-apps-at-top true<\/pre>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/appattop-command-600x112.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"112\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-9429\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/appattop-command-600x112.jpg 600w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/appattop-command-450x84.jpg 450w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/appattop-command-768x143.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/appattop-command.jpg 941w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>If you want to move the &#8216;Application Menu&#8217; button back to bottom, run command:<\/p>\n<pre style=\"border:none;\">gsettings set org.gnome.shell.extensions.dash-to-dock show-apps-at-top false<\/pre>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This quick tutorial shows how to move Application Menu button from bottom to the top on the left panel (dock launcher) in Ubuntu 19.10 Gnome Desktop. Ubuntu Dock (the left panel) now is more customizable in Ubuntu 19.10. It finally offers option to move the position of the &#8216;Show Applications&#8217; button. 1.) 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