I found a workaround, edit ~/.xsessionrc add: PATH=/home/username/bin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/local/games:/usr/games go to ~/bin ln -s `which alacarte` mozo relogin the graphical session, and the right-click the menu button and choose 'Edit menus' should now work. (note: editing ~/.profile to update PATH does not work for this workaround)