Menu is not showing up on Ubuntu Bitcoin-Qt!

[Beef Supreme]

So I downloaded the Bitcoin-Qt from the Ubuntu Software Centre, and after it took one helluva long time to download the whole blockchain I noticed there are no menu icons!  No File, settings, debug, or encryption options!  Really bummed about it.

How can I get the menu to show up?

Oh yeah, I am running Ubuntu 13.10, and the client is called v0.8.5-gef14a26-beta.

[SlidingHorn]

Found this solution on the Ubuntu Forums...give it a try:

Code:

sudo gedit /usr/share/applications/bitcoin-qt.desktop

Find the line:

Code:

Exec=/usr/bin/bitcoin-qt %u

and paste the following after:

Code:

APPMENU_DISPLAY_BOTH=1

Close bitcoin-qt, then restart bitcoin-qt

[Beef Supreme]

Nope, getting

(gedit:5847): Gtk WARNING **:  cannot open display:

I did it with the client open, and then closed it and tried it again with the same result.

[SlidingHorn]

Nope, getting

(gedit:5847): Gtk WARNING **:  cannot open display:

I did it with the client open, and then closed it and tried it again with the same result.

I've had problems using gedit in sudo mode in the past.  Let's try it using vi instead...type exactly as I type:

Code:

sudo vi /usr/share/applications/bitcoin-qt.desktop

Type the following (you'll see it at the very bottom of your terminal) and hit Enter

Code:

/bitcoin-qt

I don't have the file myself, so if it doesn't take you to the line we were looking for last time right away, hit the ''n" key until you're there.  Once you're on that line hit:

Insert - End - Enter

Code:

APPMENU_DISPLAY_BOTH=1

Hit Escape

Type the following and hit Enter:

Code:

:wq

[Beef Supreme]

Thanks.

I will try it when I get home from work and let you know the result.

[Beef Supreme]

Nope, getting

(gedit:5847): Gtk WARNING **:  cannot open display:

I did it with the client open, and then closed it and tried it again with the same result.

I've had problems using gedit in sudo mode in the past.  Let's try it using vi instead...type exactly as I type:

Code:

sudo vi /usr/share/applications/bitcoin-qt.desktop

Type the following (you'll see it at the very bottom of your terminal) and hit Enter

Code:

/bitcoin-qt

I don't have the file myself, so if it doesn't take you to the line we were looking for last time right away, hit the ''n" key until you're there.  Once you're on that line hit:

Insert - End - Enter

Code:

APPMENU_DISPLAY_BOTH=1

Hit Escape

Type the following and hit Enter:

Code:

:wq

Nope.  Didn't work.

The code goes like this...

Name=Bitcoin
Comment=Bitcoin P2P Cryptocurrency
Exec=/usr/bin/bitcoin-qt
APPMENU_DISPLAY_BOTH=1  <----I added this part and tried to run it
Terminal=false
Type=Application
Icon=bitcoin
MimeType=x-scheme-handler/bitcoin;
Categories=Office;

[Beef Supreme]

Anybody else care to help solve this issue?