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[ubuntu] Where is the old layout...12.04 sucks

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http://ubuntuforums.org – Is it my imagination or does 12.04 suck. I can't find squat. Right now I need to find out where I can edit the execute command for an application. I used to go to the main menu edit area. Where is that located now. I can't find any menus except for the few items on the left dide of my desktop. The top icon shows lots of applications but no main menu. (Hardware)

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Submitted by colm on 11/11/2012

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i recently installed ubuntu 12.04....

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