Ubuntu users have long been accustomed to the system menu, which features a variety of icons that can be clicked to open different applications. However, some users may find that the icons are not displaying properly or at all on their systems. This article will show you how to enable icons on the system menu in Ubuntu. To enable icons on the system menu in Ubuntu, open up a terminal window and type: sudo dpkg-reconfigure -phigh system-menu This command will prompt you for your password. Once you have entered it, press Enter to continue. On the next screen, select “Icons” from the list of options and press Enter again. On the next screen, select “Enabled” from the list of options and press Enter again. Finally, press Esc to close out of the configuration window. ..
In case you didn’t notice, have no idea what we’re talking about, or just want visual confirmation, here’s the system menu by default:
Notice that the Applications menu has icons, as does the Places menu.
Enable Icons on the Ubuntu System Menu
Enabling the icons is a very simple matter—either open up a terminal window, or hit Alt+F2 to bring up the Run Application dialog, and then paste in the following command:
At this point you’ll immediately notice that the icons have arrived. Yay!
If you want to disable the icons again, do the same thing, but put False at the end.
That’s all there is to it. Note that this tip was sent in by reader Dave. Thanks!
