{"id":8171,"date":"2018-09-20T12:16:29","date_gmt":"2018-09-20T12:16:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/?p=8171"},"modified":"2018-09-20T12:16:29","modified_gmt":"2018-09-20T12:16:29","slug":"windows-style-single-bottom-panel-in-ubuntu-18-04","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/index.php\/2018\/09\/windows-style-single-bottom-panel-in-ubuntu-18-04\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Get Windows 7+ Style Single Bottom Panel in Ubuntu 18.04"},"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 quick tutorial is for those who want to <b>remove the top and left panel, instead use Microsoft Windows style a single bottom panel<\/b> in Ubuntu 18.04 Gnome desktop.<\/p>\n<p>Without installing other desktop environments, e.g., Cinnamon and KDE, this can be done easily via Gnome shell extensions called <a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/home-sweet-gnome\/dash-to-panel\" target=\"_blank\">dash to panel<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Dash to panel combines the top panel and left dock launcher into one single panel. So your Ubuntu deskop will look like:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/ubuntu1804-singlepanel.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/ubuntu1804-singlepanel-600x337.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"337\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-8172\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/ubuntu1804-singlepanel-600x337.jpg 600w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/ubuntu1804-singlepanel-450x253.jpg 450w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/ubuntu1804-singlepanel-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/ubuntu1804-singlepanel.jpg 1366w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>1.<\/b> To install the extension, search for and install <code>Dash to Panel extension<\/code> in Ubuntu Software utility:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/dash2panel-extension-600x321.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"321\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-8173\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/dash2panel-extension-600x321.jpg 600w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/dash2panel-extension-450x241.jpg 450w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/dash2panel-extension-768x411.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/dash2panel-extension.jpg 842w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Once installed, restart your machine to apply changes.<\/p>\n<p><b>2.<\/b> To configure the panel appearance, either use Gnome Tweaks or <i>right-click<\/i> on application menu and select &#8220;Dash to Panel Settings&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/dash2panel-settings-450x229.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"229\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-8174\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/dash2panel-settings-450x229.jpg 450w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/dash2panel-settings.jpg 547w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s it. 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