I can confirm this bug as well. Following @Marcel's instructions worked as a great work around. A co-worker of mine also has this issue. Hopefully there is an update to fix this soon.
-- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1069207 Title: Unable to edit or add items to main menu To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/alacarte/+bug/1069207/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs