Can I remove the Anchor icon from my Docky dock?
4 Answers
In order to remove the anchor icon from docky, you must first upgrade to the most recent version. To do this, you need to add the development PPA to your list of software sources. On Ubuntu 9.10 and later, you may do this by typing:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:docky-core/ppa
and then refreshing the list of packages with
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get upgrade
This may not trigger the update, in which case you should open Synaptic package manager, and search for docky. Finding the docky package, select it and use the menu item Package->Force Version. This will let you select the version of docky to install. The fix to remove the anchor icon requires version 1.0 or later.
Once you have the Docky-Core PPA version installed (the latest version is 2.2 against the 2.0.6 you find on the default repository), you may disable the docky icon by:
- Open gconf-editor by pressing Alt+F2 and typing
gconf-editor
. - Navigate to
apps/docky-2/docky/items/DockyItem
. - Deselect the
ShowDockyItem
key. - Restart docky.
After you have disabled your anchor icon, you may still access your docky preferences by right clicking any dividers you may have on the dock.
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1The final instructions are the same as gamerchick02's, but its very important that you have the latest version of docky installed to do this.– ZoeSep 30, 2010 at 15:28
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I thought this would be a cool thing to do, so I tried it out... it took me a while to figure out how to get the correct version in.– ZoeSep 30, 2010 at 19:18
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Thanks for the answer... I couldn't have figured out the "upgrade to the most recent version" part.– UserSep 30, 2010 at 23:19
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Great answer Zoe, I have been passively trying to figure out how to remove the anchor icon for a few days. This worked!– spoon16Nov 2, 2010 at 8:20
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Like Matthew said below, you need to add the PPA repository even if you have a newer version. And it's simpler to just follow his answer, since we need to open the terminal anyway.– cregoxMar 8, 2011 at 16:38
Yes, from an OMG!Ubuntu article:
- Press Alt + F2
- Type command
gconf-editor
and hit enter/return - Navigate to
apps/docky-2/docky/items/DockyItem
in the gconf-editor - Uncheck
ShowDockyItem
- Restart
Docky
Hope that helps. Also, see the Launchpad bug that addresses the issue.
Run these three commands:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:docky-core/ppa
sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade
gconftool-2 --type bool --set /apps/docky-2/Docky/Items/DockyItem/ShowDockyItem false
This does the exact the same thing as Zoe's answer (add the PPA, upgrade to the latest version, and hide the anchor item), but all automatically. You will have to restart Docky after you finish.
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As per your comment, neither updating Docky to 2.2 by adding the PPA nor running
gconftool
to force adding that setting into gconf-editor hided the Docky icon.– cregoxMar 8, 2011 at 16:46
gconftool-2 --type Boolean --set /apps/docky-2/Docky/Items/DockyItem/ShowDockyItem False
and restart Docky. Set final value to True
to turn it back on. Worked fine for me on 12.10. Source