menu problem under ubuntu 12.10[SOLVED]

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menu problem under ubuntu 12.10[SOLVED]

Post by sjs_bebop » Sat Nov 10, 2012 1:03 am

Hi All

I just upgraded my system to Ubuntu 12.10 and use the Gnome Legacy interface. All the menues that are usually along the top menu are missing. file, edit, view, tracks ... all missing. I checked on laptop and netbook I have and all look the same. From the ubuntu software install tool I think this is version 2.0.1-1 but can't get to the help menu to check about.

I tried to remove/reinstall and it looks the same.

I attached a screen shot of the window.

Suggestions???

Thanks
Steve S.

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Re: menu problem under ubuntu 12.10

Post by Gale Andrews » Sat Nov 10, 2012 3:56 am

sjs_bebop wrote:I just upgraded my system to Ubuntu 12.10 and use the Gnome Legacy interface. All the menues that are usually along the top menu are missing. file, edit, view, tracks ... all missing. I checked on laptop and netbook I have and all look the same. From the ubuntu software install tool I think this is version 2.0.1-1 but can't get to the help menu to check about.

I tried to remove/reinstall and it looks the same.

I attached a screen shot of the window.
Nothing was attached.

It's an Ubuntu bug affecting applications built with wxwidgets, see https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+sour ... bug/662077 .

One way of fixing it is to open a terminal and type:

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sudo apt-get purge appmenu-gtk appmenu-gtk3 appmenu-qt
A workaround is to CTRL + N to open a new Audacity window (which has its usual menus and icons), or Edit > Preferences and click OK.


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Re: menu problem under ubuntu 12.10[SOLVED]

Post by sjs_bebop » Sat Nov 10, 2012 3:23 pm

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    sudo apt-get purge appmenu-gtk appmenu-gtk3 appmenu-qt
Worked fine. Thank you Gale!

Steve S.

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