QuBes Application Menu - how to set get QuBes menu back

[curious_cat_8P]

Hi

i have changed the xfce4 panel and the QuBes menu / application menu disappeared.

There is a discussion about application menu on the forum:

Reverting Back to Qubes OS 4.1 Applications Menu?

Remember the 4.1 banner simple easy and very usable, now we got the 4.2 list which lags a lot and is very unnecessary in my opinion. [qubes-os-2] [Screenshot_2025-03-03-17-00-02-46_cbf47468f7ecfbd8ebcc46bf9cc626da] Am i the only one who has problems with this list type?

but, i am trying to put back the default QuBes menu

i tried looking for an ‘item’ to be added, but nothing was found.

Moreover, there is no configuration for QuBes panels on:

Settings > Panels profile

PLEASE DO NOT UPLOAD YOUR CONFIG - MY FAULT
THERE MAY BE PERSONAL INFO INCLUDED - SEE COMMENTS BELOW

> if somebody is feeling extra generous and kind :pleading_face:
> you could export / save your default Qubes panel configuration and upload it here
> it will be saved under: ~/.local/share/xfce4-panel-profiles/<qubes_panel_config>.tar.bz2

thanks

[parulin]

You can get back your launcher back this way without downloading a file from an unknown source and load it to dom0 (please, don’t do that!):

• open the Panel preferences or run xfce4-panel -p
• go to the Items tab
• click on Add and add a Launcher
• then go back to the Items tab, select the Launcher and click on Edit the currently selected item (an icon combining a document with a wrench )
• select Add one or more existing items to the launcher ( plus icon), then Open Qubes Application Menu and add it.

You’re done!

Extra step: backup your profile

Related feature request: Default Qubes xfce4 panel profile · Issue #10491 · QubesOS/qubes-issues · GitHub

[parulin]

@curious_cat_8P

if somebody is feeling extra generous and kind
you could export / save your default Qubes panel configuration and upload it here
it will be saved under: ~/.local/share/xfce4-panel-profiles/<qubes_panel_config>.tar.bz2

Note that doing so might reveal personal informations, like the wifi hotspot name you are using!

[curious_cat_8P]

sorry, my bad - i was expecting only the config of the panel.

• i will update the post if i can

thanks for the info

[curious_cat_8P]

@parulin

• open the Panel preferences or run xfce4-panel -p
• go to the Items tab
• click on Add and add a Launcher
• then go back to the Items tab, select the Launcher and click on Edit the currently selected item (an icon combining a document with a wrench )
• select Add one or more existing items to the launcher ( plus icon), then Open Qubes Application Menu and add it.

Thanks @parulin

I was looking for an icon ‘Q’
and, in fairness, launcher gives me the impression of a gui for a user’s specific command to be added into the gui/panel

Extra step: backup panel profile == done!

Cheers