As one of the more user-friendly Linux distributions, Linux Mint is a popular choice for Linux newcomers.
For many users coming from Windows, one of the draws of Linux Mint is the start menu.
The start menu makes it easy to find and fire up the applications on your system.
It should be very familiar to Windows users.
you might customize the start menu is the favorites bar on the left when you open it up.
You may want to add or remove items from the list, though.
Similarly, add a new item, click and drag it from the start menu into the favorites bar.
Click and drag items to and from the favorites bar.
There are, however, some items you cant remove from the favorites bar.
These cant be removed from the favorites bar.
However, if you really dont like them, it is possible to turn off the entire favorites bar.
Right-choose the Linux Mint icon, then click Configure.
Now when you pop launch the start menu, the entire favorites bar will be hidden.
Switch to the Menu tab, then deactivate the Show favorites and session buttons slider.
The favorites bar in Linux Mint can provide easy shortcuts to commonly used programs.
