Do you know that desktop menu on Kubuntu has several modes? The default one is called "Launcher", and the others are "Menu" and "Dashboard". This tutorial will help you change your application menu ("start menu") mode as you wish and make shortcut icons on Kubuntu 22.04 "Jammy Jellyfish". This is also applicable to any other versions of Kubuntu as well as other GNU/Linux as long as they use KDE Plasma Desktop. Now let's try it out!

 (Kubuntu 22.04 showing its application menu in classic mode and pointer points to a game in the Games category)

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Launcher mode

This is your default start menu appearance on Kubuntu 22.04. It is called "Launcher." It is a modern generation of Launcher in the past KDE versions.

Menu mode

This is the classic appearance of your start menu and it resembles that in Windows 95/98/XP/Vista. This mode is called "Menu".

Dashboard mode

This is the fullscreen start menu mode and it resembles that in Ubuntu Unity Desktop in the 2010's or Android. It is called "Dashboard."

Switching Menu Mode

1. Right-click application menu button.

2. Click Show Alternatives... 

3. Choices of mode will show.

4. Select mode "Menu" or "Launcher" or "Dashboard" then click Switch.

5. Click menu to see if it changed. Done.

6. To switch back, repeat steps 1-5.

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See Also

Kubuntu 22.04 Review - Keeping Modern Computing Friendly

Kubuntu 20.04 Review - The Familiar Operating System

Kubuntu 18.04 Review - The Friendly Operating System

Kubuntu 17.04 Review - The Zesty Zapus KDE

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