{"id":10569,"date":"2020-07-26T15:02:36","date_gmt":"2020-07-26T15:02:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/?p=10569"},"modified":"2020-07-26T15:02:36","modified_gmt":"2020-07-26T15:02:36","slug":"quick-tip-how-to-remove-left-dock-panel-in-ubuntu-20-04","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/index.php\/2020\/07\/quick-tip-how-to-remove-left-dock-panel-in-ubuntu-20-04\/","title":{"rendered":"[Quick Tip] How to Remove Left Dock Panel in Ubuntu 20.04"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/classic-gnome-icon.png\" alt=\"gnome shell\" width=\"245\" height=\"250\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5741\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This simple tutorial shows how to remove the left panel (dock launcher) in Ubuntu 20.04 Gnome desktop.<\/p>\n<p>The left panel in Ubuntu 20.04 Gnome desktop is called <b>Ubuntu Dock<\/b>, a fork of Dash-to-dock extension. Via <i>System Settings<\/i>, you can change its position (left, right, bottom), icon size, and toggle auto-hide function.<\/p>\n<p>With <b>dconf editor<\/b>, you can do more settings, e.g., shorten the panel so it looks like Mac OS style dock launcher, show trash icon, and move &#8220;Show Applications&#8221; to top (or left).<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/remove-dock-600x343.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"343\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-10570\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/remove-dock-600x343.jpg 600w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/remove-dock-450x257.jpg 450w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/remove-dock.jpg 655w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>If you intend to remove this dock launcher in Ubuntu 20.04 LTS, it can be done easily by doing following steps.<\/p>\n<p><b>1.<\/b> Search for and open <b>Extensions<\/b> utility from system application launcher.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/launch-extensions-450x222.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"222\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-10572\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/launch-extensions-450x222.jpg 450w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/launch-extensions.jpg 486w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><b>2.<\/b> When the tool opens, scroll download and toggle off &#8220;Ubuntu Dock&#8221; extension.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/disable-dock.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"560\" height=\"321\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10571\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/disable-dock.png 560w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/disable-dock-450x258.png 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s it!<\/p>\n<p>Note: if you don&#8217;t see <b>Extensions<\/b> in &#8216;Show Applications&#8217; app launcher, either search for and install <code>Extensions<\/code> in Ubuntu Software, or run command in terminal:<\/p>\n<pre style=\"border:none;\">sudo apt install gnome-shell-extension-prefs<\/pre>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This simple tutorial shows how to remove the left panel (dock launcher) in Ubuntu 20.04 Gnome desktop. 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