How do i go about removing the menu bar?

[Decemius]

Hi,

I am running Ubuntu 15.04, I want to either disable, hide or permanently remove the bar at the top of my screen. I have searched the internet but had a hard time finding exactly what I need, or in a way that I understand. I have tried multiple tweak tools and the gconfig-editor, for some reason the gconfig-editor has only a few items in it, not the items others seem to have.

I'm not a terrible fan of the side bar either, would love to try linux without unity but am afraid to mess up. If I remove unity, can I always easily get it back? I can find tutorials for previous Ubuntu versions, but not this one, can someone tell me the commands necessary? Thanks.

 

[arochester]

According to this you can't disable, hide or permanently disable the menu bar http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2201585

You could try another desktop like xfce or lxde. How to change it? Look at http://www.psychocats.net/ubuntu/index.php ---the menu on the left "Playing Around"

 

[atanere]

There is a "Unity Tweak Tool" that will allow you to auto-hide the launcher on the side of your desktop, but it doesn't look like it will alter the top panel. See here if interested:
http://sourcedigit.com/15770-customize-ubuntu-15-04-top-20-awesome-tips-to-customize-ubuntu-15-04/

Other Ubuntu flavors, Kubuntu and Lubuntu, put the panel on the bottom instead of on top, if that would help. I don't know if they might allow you to hide them.

If you want to see numerous screenshots of dozens of different Linux distros, check out this page: http://www.linuxscreenshots.org/

Cheers!

 

[arochester]

You can move the panel in Xubuntu or Lubuntu to different places
https://askubuntu.com/questions/245919/how-can-i-change-xfce-bottom-panel-to-the-top/245920#245920

 

[Decemius]

Thanks for the replies, I'll have a look at it.