Hello everyone,
I’ve only been using Mint for a short time, and ever since I enabled the Menu button applet on the taskbars of my 4 screens… its behavior has been pretty chaotic. Coming from Windows, I like to keep the environment as close as possible to what I’ve been used to for years. I discovered that thanks to the Applets tool (by right‑clicking on the system taskbar), you get access to a ton of customizable options for each taskbar.
What I wanted was to have the Menu button at the bottom left of each screen, so that no matter which screen I’m working on, I could quickly access it with a single click, instead of having to go back to the main screen.
However, now that I’ve set up this functionality, when I press the Windows key (which opens the Menu dropdown), it pops up randomly on any of the 4 screens. It changes every day, but it never shows up on the main screen. How can I fix this?
I’ll leave my system specs in a spoiler below:
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System: Kernel: 6.8.0-85-generic arch: x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc v: 13.3.0 clocksource: tsc Desktop: Cinnamon v: 6.4.8 tk: GTK v: 3.24.41 wm: Muffin v: 6.4.1 vt: 7 dm: LightDM v: 1.30.0 Distro: Linux Mint 22.2 Zara base: Ubuntu 24.04 noble Machine: Type: Desktop Mobo: ASUSTeK model: 970 PRO GAMING/AURA v: Rev 1.xx serial: <superuser required> part-nu: SKU uuid: <superuser required> UEFI: American Megatrends v: 0501 date: 01/13/2016 CPU: Info: 8-core model: AMD FX-8320 bits: 64 type: MT MCP smt: enabled arch: Piledriver rev: 0 cache: L1: 384 KiB L2: 8 MiB L3: 8 MiB Speed (MHz): avg: 1554 high: 1812 min/max: 1400/3500 boost: enabled cores: 1: 1518 2: 1812 3: 1517 4: 1517 5: 1517 6: 1517 7: 1517 8: 1517 bogomips: 60680 Flags: avx ht lm nx pae sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 sse4a ssse3 svm Graphics: Device-1: AMD Tobago PRO [Radeon R7 360 / R9 OEM] vendor: Gigabyte driver: radeon v: kernel arch: GCN-2 pcie: speed: 5 GT/s lanes: 16 ports: active: DP-1, DVI-D-1, DVI-I-1, HDMI-A-1 empty: none bus-ID: 01:00.0 chip-ID: 1002:665f class-ID: 0300 temp: 50.0 C Display: x11 server: X.Org v: 21.1.11 with: Xwayland v: 23.2.6 driver: X: loaded: radeon unloaded: fbdev,modesetting,vesa dri: radeonsi gpu: radeon display-ID: :0 screens: 1 Screen-1: 0 s-res: 5760x2160 s-dpi: 96 s-size: 1524x572mm (60.00x22.52") s-diag: 1628mm (64.09") Monitor-1: DVI-D-1 mapped: DVI-0 pos: bottom-r model: NXM27FHD112 res: 1920x1080 dpi: 82 size: 598x336mm (23.54x13.23") diag: 686mm (27") modes: max: 1920x1080 min: 640x480 Monitor-2: DVI-I-1 mapped: DVI-1 pos: primary,bottom-c model: NXM27FHD751 serial: <filter> res: 1920x1080 hz: 60 dpi: 81 size: 600x330mm (23.62x12.99") diag: 685mm (27") modes: max: 1920x1080 min: 720x400 Monitor-3: DP-1 mapped: DisplayPort-0 pos: bottom-l model: DGM serial: <filter> res: 1920x1080 hz: 60 dpi: 305 size: 160x90mm (6.3x3.54") diag: 462mm (18.2") modes: max: 1920x1080 min: 720x400 Monitor-4: HDMI-A-1 mapped: HDMI-0 pos: top-left model: NXM24FHD1202 res: 1920x1080 dpi: 92 size: 531x299mm (20.91x11.77") diag: 609mm (24") modes: max: 1920x1080 min: 720x400 API: EGL v: 1.5 hw: drv: amd radeonsi platforms: device: 0 drv: radeonsi device: 1 drv: swrast gbm: drv: kms_swrast surfaceless: drv: radeonsi x11: drv: radeonsi inactive: wayland API: OpenGL v: 4.5 vendor: amd mesa v: 25.0.7-0ubuntu0.24.04.2 glx-v: 1.4 direct-render: yes renderer: BONAIRE (radeonsi ACO DRM 2.50 6.8.0-85-generic) device-ID: 1002:665f API: Vulkan v: 1.3.275 layers: 7 surfaces: xcb,xlib device: 0 type: cpu driver: N/A device-ID: 10005:0000 Audio: Device-1: AMD SBx00 Azalia vendor: ASUSTeK driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel bus-ID: 00:14.2 chip-ID: 1002:4383 class-ID: 0403 Device-2: AMD Tobago HDMI Audio [Radeon R7 360 / R9 OEM] vendor: Gigabyte driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel pcie: speed: 5 GT/s lanes: 16 bus-ID: 01:00.1 chip-ID: 1002:aac0 class-ID: 0403 API: ALSA v: k6.8.0-85-generic status: kernel-api Server-1: PipeWire v: 1.0.5 status: active with: 1: pipewire-pulse status: active 2: wireplumber status: active 3: pipewire-alsa type: plugin Network: Device-1: Intel I211 Gigabit Network vendor: ASUSTeK driver: igb v: kernel pcie: speed: 2.5 GT/s lanes: 1 port: d000 bus-ID: 04:00.0 chip-ID: 8086:1539 class-ID: 0200 IF: enp4s0 state: up speed: 100 Mbps duplex: full mac: <filter> Device-2: MEDIATEK MT7922 802.11ax PCI Express Wireless Network Adapter vendor: AzureWave ASUS PCE-AXE59BT driver: mt7921e v: kernel pcie: speed: 5 GT/s lanes: 1 bus-ID: 05:00.0 chip-ID: 14c3:7922 class-ID: 0280 IF: wlp5s0 state: down mac: <filter> IF-ID-1: wg0-mullvad state: unknown speed: 10000 Mbps duplex: full mac: N/A Bluetooth: Device-1: IMC Networks Wireless_Device driver: btusb v: 0.8 type: USB rev: 2.1 speed: 480 Mb/s lanes: 1 bus-ID: 4-2:2 chip-ID: 13d3:3568 class-ID: e001 serial: <filter> Report: hciconfig ID: hci0 rfk-id: 0 state: up address: <filter> bt-v: 5.2 lmp-v: 11 sub-v: 2206 hci-v: 11 rev: 716 class-ID: 7c0104 Drives: Local Storage: total: 6.37 TiB used: 2.98 TiB (46.8%) ID-1: /dev/sda vendor: Seagate model: ST4000DM004-2CV104 size: 3.64 TiB speed: 6.0 Gb/s tech: HDD rpm: 5425 serial: <filter> fw-rev: 0001 scheme: GPT ID-2: /dev/sdb vendor: Seagate model: ST1000DM003-1ER162 size: 931.51 GiB speed: 6.0 Gb/s tech: HDD rpm: 7200 serial: <filter> fw-rev: CC45 scheme: MBR ID-3: /dev/sdc vendor: Crucial model: CT1000MX500SSD1 size: 931.51 GiB speed: 6.0 Gb/s tech: SSD serial: <filter> fw-rev: 046 scheme: GPT ID-4: /dev/sdd vendor: Toshiba model: MQ04UBF100 size: 931.51 GiB type: USB rev: 2.1 spd: 480 Mb/s lanes: 1 tech: HDD rpm: 5400 serial: <filter> scheme: MBR Partition: ID-1: / size: 915.32 GiB used: 272.05 GiB (29.7%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/sdc2 ID-2: /boot/efi size: 511 MiB used: 6.1 MiB (1.2%) fs: vfat dev: /dev/sdc1 Swap: ID-1: swap-1 type: file size: 2 GiB used: 768 KiB (0.0%) priority: -2 file: /swapfile USB: Hub-1: 1-0:1 info: full speed or root hub ports: 5 rev: 1.1 speed: 12 Mb/s lanes: 1 chip-ID: 1d6b:0001 class-ID: 0900 Device-1: 1-2:2 info: SINO WEALTH Wired Gaming Mouse type: mouse,keyboard driver: hid-generic,usbhid interfaces: 2 rev: 1.1 speed: 12 Mb/s lanes: 1 power: 500mA chip-ID: 258a:0051 class-ID: 0301 Device-2: 1-3:3 info: SINOWEALTH Game Mouse type: mouse,keyboard driver: hid-generic,usbhid interfaces: 2 rev: 1.1 speed: 12 Mb/s lanes: 1 power: 480mA chip-ID: 258a:1007 class-ID: 0301 Device-3: 1-5:4 info: Areson Corp 2.4G Receiver type: keyboard,mouse driver: hid-generic,usbhid interfaces: 2 rev: 1.1 speed: 12 Mb/s lanes: 1 power: 100mA chip-ID: 25a7:fa23 class-ID: 0301 Hub-2: 2-0:1 info: full speed or root hub ports: 5 rev: 2.0 speed: 480 Mb/s lanes: 1 chip-ID: 1d6b:0002 class-ID: 0900 Device-1: 2-4:4 info: Toshiba America External USB 3.0 type: mass storage driver: usb-storage interfaces: 1 rev: 2.1 speed: 480 Mb/s lanes: 1 power: 500mA chip-ID: 0480:0901 class-ID: 0806 serial: <filter> Hub-3: 3-0:1 info: full speed or root hub ports: 5 rev: 2.0 speed: 480 Mb/s lanes: 1 chip-ID: 1d6b:0002 class-ID: 0900 Hub-4: 4-0:1 info: full speed or root hub ports: 4 rev: 2.0 speed: 480 Mb/s lanes: 1 chip-ID: 1d6b:0002 class-ID: 0900 Device-1: 4-2:2 info: IMC Networks Wireless_Device type: bluetooth driver: btusb interfaces: 3 rev: 2.1 speed: 480 Mb/s lanes: 1 power: 100mA chip-ID: 13d3:3568 class-ID: e001 serial: <filter> Hub-5: 5-0:1 info: full speed or root hub ports: 5 rev: 1.1 speed: 12 Mb/s lanes: 1 chip-ID: 1d6b:0001 class-ID: 0900 Hub-6: 6-0:1 info: full speed or root hub ports: 2 rev: 1.1 speed: 12 Mb/s lanes: 1 chip-ID: 1d6b:0001 class-ID: 0900 Hub-7: 7-0:1 info: full speed or root hub ports: 4 rev: 1.1 speed: 12 Mb/s lanes: 1 chip-ID: 1d6b:0001 class-ID: 0900 Hub-8: 8-0:1 info: hi-speed hub with single TT ports: 2 rev: 2.0 speed: 480 Mb/s lanes: 1 chip-ID: 1d6b:0002 class-ID: 0900 Hub-9: 9-0:1 info: super-speed hub ports: 2 rev: 3.1 speed: 10 Gb/s lanes: 1 chip-ID: 1d6b:0003 class-ID: 0900 Hub-10: 10-0:1 info: hi-speed hub with single TT ports: 2 rev: 2.0 speed: 480 Mb/s lanes: 1 chip-ID: 1d6b:0002 class-ID: 0900 Hub-11: 11-0:1 info: super-speed hub ports: 2 rev: 3.0 speed: 5 Gb/s lanes: 1 chip-ID: 1d6b:0003 class-ID: 0900 Sensors: System Temperatures: cpu: 38.0 C mobo: N/A gpu: radeon temp: 51.0 C Fan Speeds (rpm): N/A Repos: Packages: 3732 pm: dpkg pkgs: 3690 pm: flatpak pkgs: 42 No active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/element-io.list 1: deb [signed-by=/usr/share/keyrings/element-io-archive-keyring.gpg] https: //packages.element.io/debian/ default main Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/font-manager-staging-noble.list 1: deb [signed-by=/etc/apt/keyrings/font-manager-staging-noble.gpg] https: //ppa.launchpadcontent.net/font-manager/staging/ubuntu noble main Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/google-chrome.list 1: deb [arch=amd64] https: //dl.google.com/linux/chrome/deb/ stable main Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/home:Alexx2000.list 1: deb http: //download.opensuse.org/repositories/home:/Alexx2000/Debian_13/ / Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/kubuntu-ppa-backports-noble.list 1: deb [signed-by=/etc/apt/keyrings/kubuntu-ppa-backports-noble.gpg] https: //ppa.launchpadcontent.net/kubuntu-ppa/backports/ubuntu noble main Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/mediaarea.list 1: deb https: //mediaarea.net/repo/deb/ubuntu noble main Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/microsoft-edge.list 1: deb [arch=amd64] https: //packages.microsoft.com/repos/edge/ stable main Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/mullvad.list 1: deb [signed-by=/usr/share/keyrings/mullvad-keyring.asc arch=amd64] https: //repository.mullvad.net/deb/beta beta main Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/official-package-repositories.list 1: deb http: //packages.linuxmint.com zara main upstream import backport 2: deb http: //archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu noble main restricted universe multiverse 3: deb http: //archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu noble-updates main restricted universe multiverse 4: deb http: //archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu noble-backports main restricted universe multiverse 5: deb http: //security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ noble-security main restricted universe multiverse Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/phoerious-keepassxc-noble.list 1: deb [signed-by=/etc/apt/keyrings/phoerious-keepassxc-noble.gpg] https: //ppa.launchpadcontent.net/phoerious/keepassxc/ubuntu noble main Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/spotify.list 1: deb https: //repository.spotify.com stable non-free Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/syncthing.list 1: deb [signed-by=/etc/apt/keyrings/syncthing-archive-keyring.gpg] https: //apt.syncthing.net/ syncthing stable-v2 Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/vscodium.list 1: deb [arch=amd64,arm64 signed-by=/usr/share/keyrings/vscodium-archive-keyring.asc] https: //paulcarroty.gitlab.io/vscodium-deb-rpm-repo/debs vscodium main Info: Memory: total: 32 GiB available: 31.24 GiB used: 6.66 GiB (21.3%) Processes: 359 Power: uptime: 2h 19m states: freeze,mem suspend: deep wakeups: 0 hibernate: disabled Init: systemd v: 255 target: graphical (5) default: graphical Compilers: gcc: 13.3.0 Client: Cinnamon v: 6.4.8 inxi: 3.3.34
What happens if you press the menu button multiple times?
Does the menu location have any correlation to the monitor that the cursor is on?
Hello, Sorry for the delay in responding. When pressing the Menu button several times, it keeps unfolding on the same screen. Even if I move the cursor across the other screens and press the button again, the menu still unfolds on the same screen.
I have tried restarting the computer, switching users, and logging out without any success. The only thing I manage doing this is that the menu unfolds on another screen at random.
