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How to add remove an icon in Kali Linux from the top panel in GNOME Fallback mode?

by blackMORE

 

This is more like a trivial question. But every once in a while you would like to add remove an icon in Kali Linux from the top panel in GNOME Fallback mode. The most common reason for adding a new icon is to add temperature sensors in top panel or menubar. in Kali Linux. Unlike some other distro like Ubuntu Kali is not concentrated on newbie friendly but more on applications side. That means you get open source driver’s for your devices and things tend to get pretty hot, so monitoring temperature or network activity is quite important. If you’re new to the world of Linux and Kali, you might not already know how to add remove an icon in Kali Linux from the top panel in GNOME-Fallback mode. In a forum where everyone is discussing about scripting and high end pentesting and recovering, you might feel uncomfortable to ask something like this trivial but hey, you already found this post, so now you’ll know in a minute on how to do it. So here’s the guide on how to do it.

Add an icon in Kali Linux top panel:

You can add items from the top panel or menubar by pressing:

ALT + Windows Key + Right Click on the item

If you have a Mac you can do:

FN + OPTION + COMMAND + Right Click on the item

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Remove an icon in Kali Linux top panel:

You can remove items from the top panel or menubar by pressing:

ALT + Windows Key + Right Click on the item

If you have a Mac you can do:

FN + OPTION + COMMAND + Right Click on the item

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That’s how you add remove an icon in Kali Linux from the top panel in GNOME Fallback mode. Hope this helps someone. Please share.

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28 comments

Davide March 22, 2014 - 2:39 pm

it don’t work for me

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blackMORE Ops March 22, 2014 - 3:10 pm

What were you trying to add or remove? I can post a video maybe…

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susan thomas May 17, 2014 - 11:45 pm

Thanks Worked like you posted thanks for the help

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wind July 12, 2014 - 3:16 am

thanks

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Alfa August 19, 2014 - 10:16 pm

i cannot find the add to panel windows

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joarc September 19, 2014 - 5:01 am

Hmm. Works for all sorts of stuff but not for the three extra network icons I have visible. Argh.

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blackMORE Ops September 19, 2014 - 6:52 pm

joarc,
Can you show me a screenshot? I think you’ve just added more network applets. Cheers,
-BMO

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Mourad Lamkas October 23, 2014 - 4:01 am

damn it! you are cool man thanks for all your works

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goplexk November 16, 2014 - 12:01 pm

my bottom panel hasbeen removed, how to call for show the bottom panel… ???
sorry about my bad language :) im indoneesian :) tq

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SUP3RD3AD November 20, 2014 - 6:07 pm

THANK YOU! i used to use Alt + Right click but when i installed compiz it removed that bind

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carolliep January 24, 2015 - 1:55 am

You are the best greatest man,Thank you so much for all your works.I learning Linux through you.Thank’s again.Keep it on.

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wrfly February 4, 2015 - 1:42 pm

thank U so much!

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Xeno March 2, 2015 - 12:46 pm

Thanks a lot for the tip, I had a problem removing some icons for quiet some time now.

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blackMORE Ops March 6, 2015 - 10:15 pm

Hi Xeno,
I’m sure after doing that, you were like duh! These little tricks are usually hard to find cause experienced tuxers uses these unknowingly (almost like muscle memory).
I’m glad I was able to help. Cheers,
-BMO

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SoD April 19, 2015 - 10:02 pm

i use kali 1.0.9 and my panel doesnt respond for alt+right click. and on icons it is just the gives me two options launch and preferences and i dont get the remove or add options plzz someone help me

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SoD May 1, 2015 - 6:56 pm

can anyone plzzz reply to ma problem here

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blackMORE Ops May 1, 2015 - 11:45 pm

There’s no reason why that should happen. What kind of laptop/desktop/keyboard you are using? Perhaps it’s something to do with your language selection or keyboard layout? Dvorak layout sometimes causes issues in different Linux distros.

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SoD May 8, 2015 - 12:01 am

I use lenovo g580 laptop and inbuilt keyboard is what i use
So, I dont see any problem with my hardware or language what if i have some gnome file missing….. because, i cant even use that enable button in that gnome extention site (Shell extensions as well). “https://extensions.gnome.org/”

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blackMORE Ops May 9, 2015 - 12:50 pm

Enable button from Gnome Extension site never worked for Kali Linux.

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SoD May 10, 2015 - 5:46 am

yes saw that post of yours in which i can run gnome completely instead of gnome fallback thanx maaan you are ausm!!!!! ;)

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SoD May 10, 2015 - 5:52 am

But my first problem isnt solved.I also saw that even Davide on March 22, 2014 at 2:39 pm comented the same do u have any idea??

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SoD May 17, 2015 - 8:40 pm

dude plz tell something whats wrong whith it
in my system uname -a shows
Linux localhost 3.18.0-kali3-amd64 #1 SMP Debian 3.18.6-1~kali2 (2015-03-02) x86_64 GNU/Linux

vikas June 4, 2015 - 12:05 am

can anyone tells me how to add wifi icon please

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dogstar June 26, 2015 - 11:53 pm

Thanks! this website is so helpful!

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wasdin September 5, 2015 - 4:14 pm

I’ve tried all “ways”:
– ALT + Right Click
– ALT + Windows + Right Click
– ALT + ALT-GR + RIGHT Click
– Super + ALT + Right Click
Nothing works for me – i cannot customize/move/adding anything to panel in Kali. Anyone can help?

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Marek September 15, 2015 - 7:36 am

I tried the same and maybe even more combinations. None of them worked. The top bar seems locked for good.

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don self November 22, 2016 - 7:04 pm

Hey can you please tell me that how to do this on kali 2.0 sana coz i am unable to do as you posted. i pressed windows + alt and right click but nothing appers. NOTE i am usin default desktop

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Dec July 20, 2017 - 6:02 am

Anyone got a fix for a US keyboard?
Thanks

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