<p>This solved it on Ubuntu:</p>

<pre><code>sudo apt-get remove appmenu-qt5
</code></pre>

<p>and the menu was visible when bitcoin-qt (bitcoin-0.13.0rc1, compiled from source) restarted.</p>

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2016-07-23T09:03:56.437Z
2016-07-24T08:15:06.707Z
2016-07-24T08:15:06.707Z
sumBTC
<p>This happens with many Ubuntu Apps. The simplest solution is to tap <kbd>Alt</kbd> any type the name of the menu item you wish to find.</p>

<p><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/f6yay.png" alt="enter image description here"></p>

<p>Alternatively, hit <kbd>Ctrl</kbd>-<kbd>Alt</kbd>-<kbd>F2</kbd>, log in, type <code>DISPLAY=:0.0 unity --replace</code> hit Enter, and then do <kbd>Ctrl</kbd>-<kbd>Alt</kbd>-<kbd>F7</kbd>. The menu bars and the windowing system will reload.</p>

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Manishearth
<p>When I run bitcoin-qt on Ubuntu 12.04, I see this:</p>

<p><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/ByZIB.png" alt="enter image description here"></p>

<p>As you can see, there is no menu on the top menu bar.  There is the "beginning" of a menu with the word "Bitcoin" but there are no "File", "Settings", or "Help" menu titles.  Clicking on the word "Bitcoin" in the menu bar does nothing.</p>

<p>According to <a href="http://computriks.com/en/bitcoin-encrypt-wallet" rel="nofollow noreferrer">this</a> it seems there should be a menu.</p>

<p>How do I get the menu to work?</p>

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No menu in Ubuntu bitcoin-qt
RentFree
# No menu in Ubuntu bitcoin-qt

(Asked by: username_0 on 2013-05-02)

When I run bitcoin-qt on Ubuntu 12.04, I see this:

![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/ByZIB.png)

As you can see, there is no menu on the top menu bar. There is the "beginning" of a menu with the word "Bitcoin" but there are no "File", "Settings", or "Help" menu titles. Clicking on the word "Bitcoin" in the menu bar does nothing.

According to [this](http://computriks.com/en/bitcoin-encrypt-wallet) it seems there should be a menu.

How do I get the menu to work?

**Tags:** bitcoin-core, ubuntu, bitcoin-qt-setup


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## 2 answers

### Answer by username_2 on 2013-05-02. Score: 5 | Accepted answer

This happens with many Ubuntu Apps. The simplest solution is to tap `Alt` any type the name of the menu item you wish to find.

![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/f6yay.png)

Alternatively, hit `Ctrl`-`Alt`-`F2`, log in, type `DISPLAY=:0.0 unity --replace` hit Enter, and then do `Ctrl`-`Alt`-`F7`. The menu bars and the windowing system will reload.


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### Answer by username_1 on 2016-07-23. Score: 2

This solved it on Ubuntu:

```
sudo apt-get remove appmenu-qt5

```

and the menu was visible when bitcoin-qt (bitcoin-0.13.0rc1, compiled from source) restarted.


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