Removing Ubuntu overlay scrollbar
12 Jun 2011 Leave a Comment
in Linux
Sometimes, one’s taste is someone’s distaste. Although Ubuntu seems to cater for the masses, there will be some who stray (not too much, just a bit) away from the general crowd. Starting with 11.04, Ubuntu comes with a new scrollbar. An overlayed scrollbar that’s thin and almost hidden until you poke it. There’s also this extra icons that I feel is not for me i.e. email icon and instant messaging icon. So here’s how you put this little annoyances behind you.
Removing overlay scrollbar
- Open Ubuntu Software Center
- Search for “overlay-scrollbar”
- Select on the result and click the Remove button
- It will ask if you want to remove “liboverlay-scrollbar-0.1-0″ as well. Select Yes.
Removing email and IM icon from GNOME Panel
- Open Ubuntu Software Center
- Search for “indicator-messages” for email icon and/or “indicator-me” for IM icon
- Select on the result and click the Remove button
