Restoring default XFCE menu for Ubuntu Studio

bluecode · 2020-02-13 04:44:22

I am new to Linux, but have been using Ubuntu Studio for a few weeks happily. After rebooting though, I suddenly ended up in what I think is Unity. I changed back into XFCE at the log in screen, but the menu options and icons still seem locked into the Unity format. I have found two files which seem to be displaying the different menu formats in : /etc/xdg/menus/applications-merged/studio.menu and: /etc/xdg/xdg-ubuntustudio/menus/xfce-applications.menu I've considered over writing one file with another but, given read-write protection and my newness to Ubuntu, I don't want to make matters worse! Thanks for any help!

ToZ · 2020-02-14 00:09:04

Hello and welcome.

If you've selected Xfce at the login screen, you should get Xfce. Can you post back a screenshot so that we can see what you are seeing?

And maybe also the results of:

ps -ef

...on a fresh login.

bluecode · 2020-02-14 06:09:34

Thanks so much ToZ for your reply.

I'm hoping the following shows my incorrect menu, I haven't tried to post images to forums before. How should I be making a thumbnail image?

https://imgur.com/TdWUgs9

Last edited by bluecode (2020-02-14 06:19:33)

bluecode · 2020-02-14 06:17:32

The results of ps -ef :

ps -ef
UID PID PPID C STIME TTY TIME CMD
root 1 0 0 17:51 ? 00:00:00 /sbin/init splash
root 2 0 0 17:51 ? 00:00:00 [kthreadd]
root 3 2 0 17:51 ? 00:00:00 [rcu_gp]
root 4 2 0 17:51 ? 00:00:00 [rcu_par_gp]
root 5 2 0 17:51 ? 00:00:00 [kworker/0:0-events]
root 6 2 0 17:51 ? 00:00:00 [kworker/0:0H-kblockd]
root 7 2 0 17:51 ? 00:00:00 [kworker/0:1-events]
root 8 2 0 17:51 ? 00:00:00 [kworker/u16:0-events_unbound]
root 9 2 0 17:51 ? 00:00:00 [mm_percpu_wq]
root 10 2 0 17:51 ? 00:00:00 [ksoftirqd/0]
root 11 2 0 17:51 ? 00:00:00 [rcu_preempt]
root 12 2 0 17:51 ? 00:00:00 [migration/0]
root 13 2 0 17:51 ? 00:00:00 [idle_inject/0]
root 14 2 0 17:51 ? 00:00:00 [cpuhp/0]
root 15 2 0 17:51 ? 00:00:00 [cpuhp/1]
root 16 2 0 17:51 ? 00:00:00 [idle_inject/1]
root 17 2 0 17:51 ? 00:00:00 [migration/1]
root 18 2 0 17:51 ? 00:00:00 [ksoftirqd/1]
root 19 2 0 17:51 ? 00:00:00 [kworker/1:0-events]
root 20 2 0 17:51 ? 00:00:00 [kworker/1:0H-kblockd]
root 21 2 0 17:51 ? 00:00:00 [cpuhp/2]
root 22 2 0 17:51 ? 00:00:00 [idle_inject/2]
root 23 2 0 17:51 ? 00:00:00 [migration/2]
root 24 2 0 17:51 ? 00:00:00 [ksoftirqd/2]
root 25 2 0 17:51 ? 00:00:00 [kworker/2:0-events]
root 26 2 0 17:51 ? 00:00:00 [kworker/2:0H]
root 27 2 0 17:51 ? 00:00:00 [cpuhp/3]
root 28 2 0 17:51 ? 00:00:00 [idle_inject/3]
root 29 2 0 17:51 ? 00:00:00 [migration/3]
root 30 2 0 17:51 ? 00:00:00 [ksoftirqd/3]
root 31 2 0 17:51 ? 00:00:00 [kworker/3:0-events]
root 32 2 0 17:51 ? 00:00:00 [kworker/3:0H-kblockd]
root 33 2 0 17:51 ? 00:00:00 [cpuhp/4]
root 34 2 0 17:51 ? 00:00:00 [idle_inject/4]
root 35 2 0 17:51 ? 00:00:00 [migration/4]
root 36 2 0 17:51 ? 00:00:00 [ksoftirqd/4]
root 37 2 0 17:51 ? 00:00:00 [kworker/4:0-events]
root 38 2 0 17:51 ? 00:00:00 [kworker/4:0H-kblockd]
root 39 2 0 17:51 ? 00:00:00 [cpuhp/5]
root 40 2 0 17:51 ? 00:00:00 [idle_inject/5]
root 41 2 0 17:51 ? 00:00:00 [migration/5]
root 42 2 0 17:51 ? 00:00:00 [ksoftirqd/5]
root 43 2 0 17:51 ? 00:00:00 [kworker/5:0-events]
root 44 2 0 17:51 ? 00:00:00 [kworker/5:0H-kblockd]
root 45 2 0 17:51 ? 00:00:00 [cpuhp/6]
root 46 2 0 17:51 ? 00:00:00 [idle_inject/6]
root 47 2 0 17:51 ? 00:00:00 [migration/6]
root 48 2 0 17:51 ? 00:00:00 [ksoftirqd/6]
root 49 2 0 17:51 ? 00:00:00 [kworker/6:0-cgroup_destroy]
root 50 2 0 17:51 ? 00:00:00 [kworker/6:0H-kblockd]
root 51 2 0 17:51 ? 00:00:00 [cpuhp/7]
root 52 2 0 17:51 ? 00:00:00 [idle_inject/7]
root 53 2 0 17:51 ? 00:00:00 [migration/7]
root 54 2 0 17:51 ? 00:00:00 [ksoftirqd/7]
root 55 2 0 17:51 ? 00:00:00 [kworker/7:0-events]
root 56 2 0 17:51 ? 00:00:00 [kworker/7:0H-kblockd]
root 57 2 0 17:51 ? 00:00:00 [kdevtmpfs]
root 58 2 0 17:51 ? 00:00:00 [netns]
root 59 2 0 17:51 ? 00:00:00 [rcu_tasks_kthre]
root 60 2 0 17:51 ? 00:00:00 [kauditd]
root 61 2 0 17:51 ? 00:00:00 [kworker/2:1-memcg_kmem_cache]
root 62 2 0 17:51 ? 00:00:00 [kworker/3:1-events]
root 63 2 0 17:51 ? 00:00:00 [khungtaskd]
root 64 2 0 17:51 ? 00:00:00 [oom_reaper]
root 65 2 0 17:51 ? 00:00:00 [writeback]
root 66 2 0 17:51 ? 00:00:00 [kcompactd0]
root 67 2 0 17:51 ? 00:00:00 [ksmd]
root 68 2 0 17:51 ? 00:00:00 [khugepaged]
root 70 2 0 17:51 ? 00:00:00 [kworker/u16:1-events_unbound]
root 160 2 0 17:51 ? 00:00:00 [kintegrityd]
root 161 2 0 17:51 ? 00:00:00 [kblockd]
root 162 2 0 17:51 ? 00:00:00 [blkcg_punt_bio]
root 163 2 0 17:51 ? 00:00:00 [kworker/1:1-events]
root 164 2 0 17:51 ? 00:00:00 [irq/9-acpi]
root 165 2 0 17:51 ? 00:00:00 [tpm_dev_wq]
root 166 2 0 17:51 ? 00:00:00 [ata_sff]
root 167 2 0 17:51 ? 00:00:00 [md]
root 168 2 0 17:51 ? 00:00:00 [edac-poller]
root 169 2 0 17:51 ? 00:00:00 [devfreq_wq]
root 170 2 0 17:51 ? 00:00:00 [watchdogd]
root 171 2 0 17:51 ? 00:00:00 [kworker/4:1-events]
root 174 2 0 17:51 ? 00:00:00 [kswapd0]
root 175 2 0 17:51 ? 00:00:00 [kworker/u17:0-hci0]
root 176 2 0 17:51 ? 00:00:00 [ecryptfs-kthrea]
root 179 2 0 17:51 ? 00:00:00 [kthrotld]
root 180 2 0 17:51 ? 00:00:00 [kworker/7:1-events]
root 181 2 0 17:51 ? 00:00:00 [acpi_thermal_pm]
root 182 2 0 17:51 ? 00:00:00 [irq/16-ehci_hcd]
root 183 2 0 17:51 ? 00:00:00 [irq/23-ehci_hcd]
root 184 2 0 17:51 ? 00:00:00 [irq/30-xhci_hcd]
root 185 2 0 17:51 ? 00:00:00 [irq/8-rtc0]
root 186 2 0 17:51 ? 00:00:00 [kworker/4:2-mm_percpu_wq]
root 187 2 0 17:51 ? 00:00:00 [ipv6_addrconf]
root 188 2 0 17:51 ? 00:00:00 [kworker/6:1-events]
root 199 2 0 17:51 ? 00:00:00 [kstrp]
root 203 2 0 17:51 ? 00:00:00 [kworker/5:1-pm]
root 219 2 0 17:51 ? 00:00:00 [charger_manager]
root 252 2 0 17:51 ? 00:00:00 [kworker/u16:2-events_freezable_power_]
root 276 2 0 17:51 ? 00:00:00 [kworker/0:2-events]
root 277 2 0 17:51 ? 00:00:00 [irq/18-i801_smb]
root 279 2 0 17:51 ? 00:00:00 [irq/31-ahci[000]
root 280 2 0 17:51 ? 00:00:00 [scsi_eh_0]
root 281 2 0 17:51 ? 00:00:00 [scsi_tmf_0]
root 282 2 0 17:51 ? 00:00:00 [scsi_eh_1]
root 283 2 0 17:51 ? 00:00:00 [scsi_tmf_1]
root 284 2 0 17:51 ? 00:00:00 [scsi_eh_2]
root 285 2 0 17:51 ? 00:00:00 [scsi_tmf_2]
root 286 2 0 17:51 ? 00:00:00 [scsi_eh_3]
root 287 2 0 17:51 ? 00:00:00 [scsi_tmf_3]
root 288 2 0 17:51 ? 00:00:00 [scsi_eh_4]
root 289 2 0 17:51 ? 00:00:00 [scsi_tmf_4]
root 290 2 0 17:51 ? 00:00:00 [scsi_eh_5]
root 291 2 0 17:51 ? 00:00:00 [scsi_tmf_5]
root 292 2 0 17:51 ? 00:00:00 [kworker/u16:3-events_power_efficient]
root 293 2 0 17:51 ? 00:00:00 [kworker/u16:4-events_unbound]
root 294 2 0 17:51 ? 00:00:00 [kworker/u16:5-events_power_efficient]
root 295 2 0 17:51 ? 00:00:00 [kworker/u16:6-events_power_efficient]
root 296 2 0 17:51 ? 00:00:00 [kworker/u16:7-events_power_efficient]
root 297 2 0 17:51 ? 00:00:00 [kworker/2:2-mm_percpu_wq]
root 298 2 0 17:51 ? 00:00:00 [kworker/6:1H-kblockd]
root 299 2 0 17:51 ? 00:00:00 [kworker/3:2-cgroup_destroy]
root 300 2 0 17:51 ? 00:00:00 [kworker/0:1H-kblockd]
root 301 2 0 17:51 ? 00:00:00 [kworker/5:1H-kblockd]
root 306 2 0 17:51 ? 00:00:00 [kworker/3:3-events]
root 307 2 0 17:51 ? 00:00:00 [scsi_eh_6]
root 308 2 0 17:51 ? 00:00:00 [scsi_tmf_6]
root 309 2 0 17:51 ? 00:00:00 [usb-storage]
root 310 2 0 17:51 ? 00:00:00 [scsi_eh_7]
root 311 2 0 17:51 ? 00:00:00 [scsi_tmf_7]
root 312 2 0 17:51 ? 00:00:00 [usb-storage]
root 313 2 0 17:51 ? 00:00:00 [scsi_eh_8]
root 314 2 0 17:51 ? 00:00:00 [scsi_tmf_8]
root 315 2 0 17:51 ? 00:00:00 [usb-storage]
root 316 2 0 17:51 ? 00:00:00 [scsi_eh_9]
root 317 2 0 17:51 ? 00:00:00 [scsi_tmf_9]
root 318 2 0 17:51 ? 00:00:00 [usb-storage]
root 319 2 0 17:51 ? 00:00:00 [kworker/7:2-mm_percpu_wq]
root 321 2 0 17:51 ? 00:00:00 [kworker/4:1H-kblockd]
root 322 2 0 17:51 ? 00:00:00 [kworker/3:1H-kblockd]
root 323 2 0 17:51 ? 00:00:00 [kworker/7:1H-kblockd]
root 324 2 0 17:51 ? 00:00:00 [kworker/1:1H-kblockd]
root 325 2 0 17:51 ? 00:00:00 [kworker/2:1H-kblockd]
root 353 2 0 17:51 ? 00:00:00 [jbd2/sda2-8]
root 354 2 0 17:51 ? 00:00:00 [ext4-rsv-conver]
root 366 2 0 17:51 ? 00:00:00 [kworker/6:2-events]
root 393 1 0 17:51 ? 00:00:00 /lib/systemd/systemd-journald
root 408 2 0 17:51 ? 00:00:00 [irq/5-parport0]
root 410 1 0 17:51 ? 00:00:00 /lib/systemd/systemd-udevd
root 411 2 0 17:51 ? 00:00:00 [kworker/4:3-mm_percpu_wq]
root 415 2 0 17:51 ? 00:00:00 [loop0]
root 423 2 0 17:51 ? 00:00:00 [loop1]
root 424 2 0 17:51 ? 00:00:00 [loop2]
root 425 2 0 17:51 ? 00:00:00 [loop3]
root 442 2 0 17:51 ? 00:00:00 [loop4]
root 445 2 0 17:51 ? 00:00:00 [loop5]
root 447 2 0 17:51 ? 00:00:00 [loop6]
root 455 2 0 17:51 ? 00:00:00 [kworker/5:2-mm_percpu_wq]
root 456 2 0 17:51 ? 00:00:00 [loop7]
root 458 2 0 17:51 ? 00:00:00 [loop8]
root 466 2 0 17:51 ? 00:00:00 [loop9]
root 507 2 0 17:51 ? 00:00:00 [irq/33-mei_me]
root 563 2 0 17:51 ? 00:00:00 [cryptd]
root 584 2 0 17:51 ? 00:00:00 [irq/34-saa7164[]
root 778 2 0 17:51 ? 00:00:00 [kworker/u17:1-hci0]
root 782 2 0 17:51 ? 00:00:00 [kworker/u17:2-uvcvideo]
root 788 2 0 17:51 ? 00:00:00 [kworker/3:4-mm_percpu_wq]
root 791 2 0 17:51 ? 00:00:00 [irq/17-snd_hda_]
root 796 2 0 17:51 ? 00:00:00 [irq/35-snd_hda_]
root 881 2 0 17:51 ? 00:00:00 [nv_queue]
root 882 2 0 17:51 ? 00:00:00 [nv_queue]
root 1054 2 0 17:51 ? 00:00:00 [nvidia-modeset/]
root 1055 2 0 17:51 ? 00:00:00 [nvidia-modeset/]
root 1116 2 0 17:51 ? 00:00:00 [UVM global queu]
root 1117 2 0 17:51 ? 00:00:00 [UVM deferred re]
root 1118 2 0 17:51 ? 00:00:00 [UVM Tools Event]
root 1129 2 0 17:51 ? 00:00:00 [kworker/1:2-cgroup_destroy]
root 1261 2 0 17:51 ? 00:00:00 [kworker/5:3-events]
systemd+ 1265 1 0 17:51 ? 00:00:00 /lib/systemd/systemd-resolved
systemd+ 1267 1 0 17:51 ? 00:00:00 /lib/systemd/systemd-timesyncd
root 1311 1 0 17:51 ? 00:00:00 /usr/bin/python3 /usr/bin/networkd-dispatcher --run-startup-triggers
root 1312 1 0 17:51 ? 00:00:00 /usr/lib/udisks2/udisksd
root 1313 1 0 17:51 ? 00:00:00 /usr/sbin/irqbalance --foreground
root 1314 1 0 17:51 ? 00:00:00 /usr/lib/bluetooth/bluetoothd
message+ 1317 1 0 17:51 ? 00:00:00 /usr/bin/dbus-daemon --system --address=systemd: --nofork --nopidfile --systemd-activation --syslog-only
root 1319 1 0 17:51 ? 00:00:00 /sbin/wpa_supplicant -u -s -O /run/wpa_supplicant
root 1320 1 0 17:51 ? 00:00:00 /usr/bin/python3 /usr/sbin/firewalld --nofork --nopid
avahi 1321 1 0 17:51 ? 00:00:00 avahi-daemon: running [nic-Z97-HD3.local]
root 1323 1 0 17:51 ? 00:00:00 /lib/systemd/systemd-logind
root 1326 1 0 17:51 ? 00:00:00 /usr/sbin/ModemManager --filter-policy=strict
syslog 1327 1 0 17:51 ? 00:00:00 /usr/sbin/rsyslogd -n -iNONE
root 1330 1 0 17:51 ? 00:00:00 /usr/sbin/cron -f
root 1334 1 0 17:51 ? 00:00:00 /usr/sbin/thermald --no-daemon --dbus-enable
root 1335 1 0 17:51 ? 00:00:00 /usr/sbin/cupsd -l
root 1341 1 0 17:51 ? 00:00:00 /usr/lib/snapd/snapd
root 1342 1 0 17:51 ? 00:00:00 /usr/sbin/acpid
root 1348 1 0 17:51 ? 00:00:00 /usr/lib/accountsservice/accounts-daemon
avahi 1439 1321 0 17:51 ? 00:00:00 avahi-daemon: chroot helper
root 1441 1 0 17:51 ? 00:00:00 /usr/lib/policykit-1/polkitd --no-debug
root 1442 2 0 17:51 ? 00:00:00 [kworker/1:3-events]
root 1443 2 0 17:51 ? 00:00:00 [kworker/1:4-events]
root 1444 2 0 17:51 ? 00:00:00 [kworker/1:5-cgroup_destroy]
root 1446 2 0 17:51 ? 00:00:00 [kworker/1:6-events]
root 1447 2 0 17:51 ? 00:00:00 [kworker/1:7-events]
root 1457 1 0 17:51 ? 00:00:00 /usr/sbin/cups-browsed
colord 1458 1 0 17:51 ? 00:00:00 /usr/lib/colord/colord
root 1541 2 0 17:51 ? 00:00:00 [kworker/2:3-mm_percpu_wq]
nvidia-+ 1548 1 0 17:51 ? 00:00:00 /usr/bin/nvidia-persistenced --user nvidia-persistenced --no-persistence-mode --verbose
root 1561 1 0 17:51 ? 00:00:00 /usr/sbin/NetworkManager --no-daemon
root 1563 2 0 17:51 ? 00:00:00 bpfilter_umh
root 1577 1 0 17:51 ? 00:00:00 /bin/bash /snap/plexmediaserver/57/wrapper.sh
root 1581 1 0 17:51 ? 00:00:00 /usr/bin/python3 /usr/share/unattended-upgrades/unattended-upgrade-shutdown --wait-for-signal
sndiod 1605 1 0 17:51 ? 00:00:00 /usr/bin/sndiod
root 1606 1 0 17:51 ? 00:00:00 /usr/sbin/lightdm
root 1623 2 0 17:51 ? 00:00:00 [kworker/6:3-mm_percpu_wq]
root 1631 2 0 17:51 ? 00:00:00 [irq/32-enp3s0]
root 1639 1606 3 17:51 tty7 00:00:10 /usr/lib/xorg/Xorg -core :0 -seat seat0 -auth /var/run/lightdm/root/:0 -nolisten tcp vt7 -novtswitch
root 1642 2 0 17:51 ? 00:00:00 [kworker/6:4-events]
root 1643 1 0 17:51 tty1 00:00:00 /sbin/agetty -o -p -- \u --noclear tty1 linux
root 1650 1 0 17:51 ? 00:00:00 /usr/lib/virtualbox/vboxwebsrv --pidfile /run/vboxweb.pid --background
root 1656 1 0 17:51 ? 00:00:00 /usr/lib/virtualbox/VBoxXPCOMIPCD
root 1681 1 0 17:51 ? 00:00:00 /usr/lib/virtualbox/VBoxSVC --auto-shutdown
root 1808 2 0 17:51 ? 00:00:00 [irq/36-nvidia]
root 1809 2 0 17:51 ? 00:00:01 [irq/36-s-nvidia]
root 1810 2 0 17:51 ? 00:00:00 [nvidia]
root 1811 2 0 17:51 ? 00:00:00 [nv_queue]
root 1826 1577 0 17:51 ? 00:00:00 /bin/bash /snap/plexmediaserver/57/wrapper.sh
root 1827 1826 0 17:51 ? 00:00:01 ./Plex Media Server
root 1850 2 0 17:51 ? 00:00:00 [kworker/0:3-events]
root 1881 1827 1 17:51 ? 00:00:04 Plex Plug-in [com.plexapp.system] /snap/plexmediaserver/57/Resources/Plug-ins-97add474d/Framework.bundle/Contents/Resources/Versions/2/Python/
rtkit 1905 1 0 17:51 ? 00:00:00 /usr/libexec/rtkit-daemon
root 1927 1606 0 17:51 ? 00:00:00 lightdm --session-child 13 20
root 2005 1827 0 17:51 ? 00:00:00 /snap/plexmediaserver/57/Plex Tuner Service /snap/plexmediaserver/57/Resources/Tuner/Private /snap/plexmediaserver/57/Resources/Tuner/Shared 1
whoopsie 2029 1 0 17:51 ? 00:00:00 /usr/bin/whoopsie -f
clamav 2032 1 0 17:51 ? 00:00:00 /usr/bin/freshclam -d --foreground=true
kernoops 2042 1 0 17:51 ? 00:00:00 /usr/sbin/kerneloops --test
kernoops 2047 1 0 17:51 ? 00:00:00 /usr/sbin/kerneloops
root 2063 2 0 17:51 ? 00:00:00 [kworker/3:5-cgroup_destroy]
root 2070 2 0 17:51 ? 00:00:00 [iprt-VBoxWQueue]
root 2077 2 0 17:51 ? 00:00:00 [iprt-VBoxTscThr]
root 2142 2 0 17:51 ? 00:00:00 [kworker/7:3-events]
root 2156 1827 0 17:51 ? 00:00:01 Plex Plug-in [com.plexapp.agents.imdb] /snap/plexmediaserver/57/Resources/Plug-ins-97add474d/Framework.bundle/Contents/Resources/Versions/2/Py
nic 2210 1 0 17:52 ? 00:00:00 /lib/systemd/systemd --user
nic 2212 2210 0 17:52 ? 00:00:00 (sd-pam)
nic 2229 2210 0 17:52 ? 00:00:00 /usr/bin/pulseaudio --daemonize=no
nic 2233 1 0 17:52 ? 00:00:00 /usr/bin/gnome-keyring-daemon --daemonize --login
nic 2236 1927 0 17:52 ? 00:00:00 xfce4-session
nic 2244 2210 0 17:52 ? 00:00:00 /usr/bin/dbus-daemon --session --address=systemd: --nofork --nopidfile --systemd-activation --syslog-only
nic 2248 2210 0 17:52 ? 00:00:00 /usr/lib/gvfs/gvfsd
nic 2253 2210 0 17:52 ? 00:00:00 /usr/lib/gvfs/gvfsd-fuse /run/user/1000/gvfs -f -o big_writes
root 2270 2 0 17:52 ? 00:00:00 [kworker/6:5]
nic 2331 2236 0 17:52 ? 00:00:00 /usr/bin/ssh-agent /usr/bin/im-launch env LD_PRELOAD=libgtk3-nocsd.so.0 startxfce4
nic 2349 2210 0 17:52 ? 00:00:00 /usr/lib/at-spi2-core/at-spi-bus-launcher
nic 2354 2349 0 17:52 ? 00:00:00 /usr/bin/dbus-daemon --config-file=/usr/share/defaults/at-spi2/accessibility.conf --nofork --print-address 3
nic 2358 2210 0 17:52 ? 00:00:00 /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/xfce4/xfconf/xfconfd
nic 2364 2210 0 17:52 ? 00:00:00 /usr/lib/at-spi2-core/at-spi2-registryd --use-gnome-session
nic 2368 2210 0 17:52 ? 00:00:00 /usr/bin/gnome-screensaver --no-daemon
nic 2382 2236 0 17:52 ? 00:00:02 xfwm4 --replace --display :0.0 --sm-client-id 28a8fa729-0f3f-4218-856b-40e185e82562
nic 2395 1 0 17:52 ? 00:00:00 xfsettingsd --display :0.0 --sm-client-id 2dd8326ee-8443-4626-bdc4-f9e53c695a07
root 2572 1 0 17:52 ? 00:00:00 /usr/lib/upower/upowerd
nic 2635 2236 0 17:52 ? 00:00:00 xfce4-panel --display :0.0 --sm-client-id 2607f39f9-11cd-47ed-bb48-6d5315e75c0d
nic 2641 2236 0 17:52 ? 00:00:01 xfdesktop --display :0.0 --sm-client-id 20d2a0575-7764-4349-9ed5-273d126e9ca5
nic 2648 2635 0 17:52 ? 00:00:00 /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/xfce4/panel/wrapper-2.0 /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/xfce4/panel/plugins/libwhiskermenu.so 1 14680075 whiskermenu Whisk
nic 2650 2635 0 17:52 ? 00:00:00 /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/xfce4/panel/wrapper-2.0 /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/xfce4/panel/plugins/libsystray.so 5 14680076 systray Notification
nic 2651 2635 0 17:52 ? 00:00:00 /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/xfce4/panel/wrapper-2.0 /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/xfce4/panel/plugins/libnotification-plugin.so 6 14680077 notificat
nic 2653 2635 0 17:52 ? 00:00:00 /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/xfce4/panel/wrapper-2.0 /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/xfce4/panel/plugins/libpulseaudio-plugin.so 10 14680078 pulseaudio
nic 2654 2635 0 17:52 ? 00:00:00 /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/xfce4/panel/wrapper-2.0 /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/xfce4/panel/plugins/libactions.so 8 14680079 actions Action Button
nic 2655 2635 0 17:52 ? 00:00:00 /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/xfce4/panel/wrapper-2.0 /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/xfce4/panel/plugins/libnetload.so 13 14680080 netload Network Moni
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ToZ · 2020-02-14 06:35:26

bluecode wrote:

Thanks so much ToZ for your reply.
I'm hoping the following shows my incorrect menu, I haven't tried to post images to forums before. How should I be making a thumbnail image?
https://imgur.com/TdWUgs9

That looks like the whiskermenu. How exactly is it incorrect? Are you wanting to use the regular applications menu?

bluecode · 2020-02-14 06:56:57

I am wanting the original Ubuntu Studio setup. After doing a google image search it looked something like this:
https://imgur.com/AdE3Wj6

I don't know why Unity or other changes suddenly occurred.

Aravisian · 2020-02-14 07:02:13

bluecode wrote:

I am wanting the original Ubuntu Studio setup. After doing a google image search it looked something like this:
https://imgur.com/AdE3Wj6
I don't know why Unity or other changes suddenly occurred.

Toz is correct, that is the WhiskerMenu in both cases. It looks like in one, the panel has been moved to the bottom and in your next image, it was on the top as a top bar.
If you could, please right click the panel and select "Panel Preferences." Then you will see a pop up window with an option to lock of unlock the panel. Please unlock it.
Then, hover your mouse cursor over the End of the panel (Either end will work) and then click to grab and drag it up to the top. If restoring that position looks like what you have in mind, we have succeeded in solving one problem.
EDIT-- Correction: it looks like it is two rows and not all the way across in the second image. I need my eyes checked. For posterity, my original submission was: (Next, in that same Panel Preferences Pop up, adjust the slider to be 1 row instead of two and check that it goes all the way across- which I THINK is what you show in the second image.)
If that satisfies, then problem solved. The remaining problem is figuring out what caused it to change.
On a sidenote, being new to a system does not make you any less of a user, but makes the system unfamiliar. This change could be beneficial in that it is helping you explore the system and become more familiar. I would encourage you to continue to explore that Panel Preferences Popover window and see what powers you can unlock to suit your needs and wants to the fullest.:)

Last edited by Aravisian (2020-02-14 07:05:31)

bluecode · 2020-02-14 07:40:12

Thank you Aravisian! Please stay patient with me!
Have I posted the image menus correctly? The Ubuntu Studio menu is different, in content,
to what I currently have.

I now have this :
https://imgur.com/TdWUgs9

My original was more like this (with the Audio / Video Production areas etc) :
https://imgur.com/AdE3Wj6

Can you see what I mean?

Aravisian · 2020-02-14 07:45:26

bluecode wrote:

Thank you Aravisian! Please stay patient with me!
Have I posted the image menus correctly? The Ubuntu Studio menu is different to what I currently have.
I now have this :
https://imgur.com/TdWUgs9
My original was more like this (with the Audio / Video Production areas etc) :
https://imgur.com/AdE3Wj6
Can you see what I mean?

Hmmm, Yes, I think I do. Please also be patient with me.
It looks like both use Whiskermenu.
However, in the version you had/want, it includes a menu entry for "Ubuntu Studio Information."
The background theme has changed, from a white applications window, to being an inset off color from the category window.
Ordinarily, I would think it was just a simple theme change, however the presence of "Ubuntu Studio Information" in one but lacking in the other would require that a menu entry be changed and a theme cannot do that.
I think that I was wrong to first approach it that way.
That is not "Unity", however. Those look like XFCE4 Panel and Whiskermenu still. But The Ubuntu Studio portion seems removed from the desktop environment.

To find out how that changed, would need to know a lot more. But for now, can you open a terminal and enter the following command?

sudo apt-get install ubuntustudio-installer

bluecode · 2020-02-14 08:06:53

If this helps explain my menu option differences:
https://imgur.com/a/T9FX2lI

Last edited by bluecode (2020-02-14 08:16:40)

Aravisian · 2020-02-14 08:09:25

bluecode wrote:

I this helps:
https://imgur.com/a/T9FX2lI

Yes, the category items and the Application items have changed.
Have you tried the terminal command I suggested above?

bluecode · 2020-02-14 08:18:37

Yes, I ran "sudo apt-get install ubuntustudio-installer".

No change. Do I need to reboot?

Aravisian · 2020-02-14 08:27:33

bluecode wrote:

Yes, I ran "sudo apt-get install ubuntustudio-installer".
No change. Do I need to reboot?

Did it show an installation take place? Did it say anything was upgraded? Or did the terminal messages say that you are using the latest version?
Yes, you might reboot OR log out, then log in. When you go to log in, however, at the upper right there should be an option to change the desktop Environment. You may see the XFCE logo up at the upper right. Please take a look up there and select the Desktop Environment Option and ensure that you are logging in to the correct desktop - then enter your password and log in as normal.

bluecode · 2020-02-14 08:33:48

The install gave all of the following :
sudo apt-get install ubuntustudio-installer
[sudo] password for nic:
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required:
accountsservice-ubuntu-schemas activity-log-manager gir1.2-gst-plugins-bad-1.0
gstreamer1.0-adapter-pulseeffects gstreamer1.0-autogain-pulseeffects
gstreamer1.0-convolver-pulseeffects gstreamer1.0-crystalizer-pulseeffects
libgeonames-common libgeonames0 libtimezonemap-data libtimezonemap1
libunity-control-center1 linux-headers-lowlatency python-dbus.mainloop.pyqt5
ubuntustudio-lowlatency-settings ubuntustudio-performance-tweaks zam-plugins
Use 'sudo apt autoremove' to remove them.
The following additional packages will be installed:
pulseaudio-module-jack ubuntustudio-controls
The following NEW packages will be installed:
pulseaudio-module-jack ubuntustudio-controls ubuntustudio-installer
0 upgraded, 3 newly installed, 0 to remove and 7 not upgraded.
Need to get 98.6 kB of archives.
After this operation, 537 kB of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue? [Y/n] y
Get:1 http://nz.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu eoan-updates/universe amd64 pulseaudio-module-jack amd64 1:13.0-1ubuntu1.1 [19.8 kB]
Get:2 http://nz.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu eoan/universe amd64 ubuntustudio-controls all 1.11.3 [53.8 kB]
Get:3 http://nz.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu eoan/universe amd64 ubuntustudio-installer all 0.06 [25.0 kB]
Fetched 98.6 kB in 1s (188 kB/s)
Selecting previously unselected package pulseaudio-module-jack.
(Reading database ... 516982 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to unpack .../pulseaudio-module-jack_1%3a13.0-1ubuntu1.1_amd64.deb ...
Unpacking pulseaudio-module-jack (1:13.0-1ubuntu1.1) ...
Selecting previously unselected package ubuntustudio-controls.
Preparing to unpack .../ubuntustudio-controls_1.11.3_all.deb ...
Unpacking ubuntustudio-controls (1.11.3) ...
Selecting previously unselected package ubuntustudio-installer.
Preparing to unpack .../ubuntustudio-installer_0.06_all.deb ...
Unpacking ubuntustudio-installer (0.06) ...
Setting up pulseaudio-module-jack (1:13.0-1ubuntu1.1) ...
Setting up ubuntustudio-controls (1.11.3) ...
Setting up ubuntustudio-installer (0.06) ...
Processing triggers for mime-support (3.63ubuntu1) ...
Processing triggers for hicolor-icon-theme (0.17-2) ...
Processing triggers for gnome-menus (3.32.0-1ubuntu1) ...
Processing triggers for man-db (2.8.7-3) ...
Processing triggers for bamfdaemon (0.5.3+18.04.20180207.2-0ubuntu1) ...
Rebuilding /usr/share/applications/bamf-2.index...
Processing triggers for desktop-file-utils (0.24-1ubuntu1) ...

Aravisian · 2020-02-14 08:36:37

Setting up ubuntustudio-controls (1.11.3) ...
Setting up ubuntustudio-installer (0.06) ...

Ok try log out and login and check your desktop environment before you enter your password and log in and -fingers crossed.
I need to drive up to the airport for an hour and a half so will be slow to return to the thread after this post.

bluecode · 2020-02-14 08:45:57

Hi Aravisian. I did a full reboot. The menu options and icons etc stay stubbornly the same!!

Thanks heaps to you and ToZ for your help!

Last edited by bluecode (2020-02-14 09:03:14)

Aravisian · 2020-02-14 09:53:49

bluecode wrote:

Hi Aravisian. I did a full reboot. The menu options and icons etc stay stubbornly the same!!
Thanks heaps to you and ToZ for your help!

I am sorry, I have never used Ubuntu Studio, so I do not know a lot about it.
Looking at your output above:

  accountsservice-ubuntu-schemas activity-log-manager gir1.2-gst-plugins-bad-1.0
  gstreamer1.0-adapter-pulseeffects gstreamer1.0-autogain-pulseeffects
  gstreamer1.0-convolver-pulseeffects gstreamer1.0-crystalizer-pulseeffects
  libgeonames-common libgeonames0 libtimezonemap-data libtimezonemap1
  libunity-control-center1 linux-headers-lowlatency python-dbus.mainloop.pyqt5
  ubuntustudio-lowlatency-settings ubuntustudio-performance-tweaks zam-plugins

Those are pacakges that are listed as "no longer needed" which implies that something was uninstalled somehow that would use them.
Or that something was replaced in an update: However since you are noting that something is missing...
The previous posts had you install the Ubuntu-Studio-Installer. With my lack of experience, I considered it may run by installation.
However, maybe it did not and perhaps you need to run that installer.
In terminal, what happens if you enter:

ubuntustudio-installer

ToZ · 2020-02-14 12:49:57

If its a menu items issue, perhaps something was overwritten in ~/.config/menus. Try renaming that folder (to say menus.old to keep it around in case you still need it) to see if there is a difference. By renaming or removing that folder, it will revert to using the default one.

Also have a look at ~/.local/share/desktop-directories. Is there any content in there?

Maybe also post back the results of:

env | grep xdg

...to see if any environment variables have been switched.

bluecode · 2020-02-15 05:30:26

Thanks Aravisian. I ran the Installer software and it came up with this program :
https://imgur.com/aBIU4dV

I didn't enable Backports, but did end up running and installing all packages.
Unfortunately still no changes!

bluecode · 2020-02-15 05:41:38

Hi ToZ. I think you are thinking of something similar to my original thoughts.
I think the menu structures might be defined in the files that I mention in my
first post? Does that seem right? I'm not sure of how to rename, copy files
under Ubuntu given the write protection attributes?

Terminal command "env | grep xdg" returns:
XDG_CONFIG_DIRS=/etc/xdg/xdg-xfce:/etc/xdg:/etc/xdg

MrEen · 2020-02-15 06:10:04

Before I joined this forum I had a very similar experience with Mint. All I had done was a Ctrl-Alt-F1 to check an instruction for someone, then Ctrl-Alt F7 to get back to the GUI and my menu had changed even to the point I had the mouse icon instead of Mint's own menu icon. Rebooting was no help.

I never did figure out how to solve it as I though it was a perfect opportunity to test my Timeshift snapshot, which worked to restore the system. I just now looked to see if Timeshift created any logs that might here, but they're not useful I'm afraid.

I'm hoping someone can help you get this solved as I've shied away from ever trying the same thing again and I'm betting whatever fixes you would have fixed me.

Aravisian · 2020-02-15 06:24:51

MrEen wrote:

Before I joined this forum I had a very similar experience with Mint. All I had done was a Ctrl-Alt-F1 to check an instruction for someone, then Ctrl-Alt F7 to get back to the GUI and my menu had changed even to the point I had the mouse icon instead of Mint's own menu icon. Rebooting was no help.
I never did figure out how to solve it as I though it was a perfect opportunity to test my Timeshift snapshot, which worked to restore the system. I just now looked to see if Timeshift created any logs that might here, but they're not useful I'm afraid.
I'm hoping someone can help you get this solved as I've shied away from ever trying the same thing again and I'm betting whatever fixes you would have fixed me.

Come to think of it... Now that you say that- I have had that happen to me that my Whiskermenu arbitrarily reset itself to default. I didn't hit any keys before hand, it happened after a reboot.
I didn't think much of it, other than annoyed, and just set my menu back up to my usual standard.

BlueCode, please right click your Whisker Menu and open the Menu Editor. Look through it and see if Ubuntu Studio software is listed in it, but UNChecked.

bluecode · 2020-02-15 07:09:06

Hey guys, thanks for your persistence in trying to help me.

I didn't think of right clicking on the whisker menu icon. It comes up with "Whisker Menu" and four tabs : Appearance / Behaviour / Commands / Search Actions. I don't see any option for the "Menu Editor". I see no options for "Ubuntu Studio".

Aravisian, it did go wrong for me, after a reboot. It then went, without prompting into what I think was Unity. I logged out, and then went in under XCFE. But it had changed the Whisker menu options and icons.

Like I said, I'm knew to Ubuntu. Is there anyway of doing a system restore, like a MS Windows Restore Point? Is that what you mean MrEen, by a timeshift? Please educate me! (I love time-machines)!

MrEen · 2020-02-15 07:23:28

Timeshift is an app that performs something similar to Windows Restore. You can check it out here: https://github.com/teejee2008/timeshift

Linux Mint devs fell in love in love with the idea and now include it as part of the install. You'll want to use the PPA version I believe as I don't think the Ubuntu repos carry it.

Two cautions on it's use:

1. Setting up automatic snapshots can fill a drive quickly if you're not careful.

2. Even though it allows use on your home directory, it's off by default. I'd recommend leaving it that way, as there's no way to pick and choose what you restore. It's all or nothing, so recent files/changes got wiped out the one time I used it. Use another method for backing up your personal files.

Regarding what Aravisian said, does right clicking on the menu icon show "Edit Applications"? That's what you should click on. Sounds like you clicked on Preferences.

bluecode · 2020-02-15 08:07:42

Thanks for the timeshift info MrEen, and your precautions!

When I right click whisker icon, options are :
(Whisker Menu ) / Properties / Above / Move / (Edit Applications) / Remove / Panel

Parts in brackets are greyed out - so I can't select the "Edit Applications" option.

I can only select : Properties / Above / Move / Remove / Panel >

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