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"Unable to create Ubuntu Menu Proxy" using GVim in Ubuntu

I get this error in the terminal window when I try

$ gvim ** (gvim:2350): WARNING **: Unable to create Ubuntu Menu Proxy: Timeout was reached

gvim starts, but then this error occurs. Any help is appreciated.

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The reason you get it is because by default Gvim does not have an application in Ubuntu. You can fix this by adding a global menu for Gvim.

Running the command UBUNTU_MENUPROXY= gvim instead of gvim will help you get rid of this warning. You can also consider aliasing gvim for the specified command.

For more information, see How to get a global application menu for gvim?

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