I'm very new to Ubuntu. I have just installed it on my pc and i liked it. But as i'm from Windows background i like the taskbar at the bottom and not at the left position. So is there any way to move it to bottom position? I searched on the net and found a solution but it is for 32 bit version 11.10 and i'm using version 14.04 LTS the latest one on 64 bit machine. Thanks for your kind help.
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I know this question is for 14.04, but as this is one of the first results for "moving taksbar to bottom", I think it will be helpful to others like me who want to do this on Ubuntu 16.04:
Just execute the following command:
gsettings set com.canonical.Unity.Launcher launcher-position Bottom
Or, if you prefer something more detailed, and more options, install unity tweak tool, as explained in the accepted answer.
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1This is it. This is what you should use with 16.04+. It also works on 17– Gaspa79Jul 17, 2017 at 14:29
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In case you want to use unity you can achieve similar thing:
Install unity-tweak-tool:
sudo apt-get install unity-tweak-tool
Run
unity-tweak-tool
and in Launcher choose autohide.Install cairo-dock using:
sudo apt-get install cairo-dock
Run cairo-dock and add the applications in the dock you wanna use.
In case you wanna use gnome you can use gnome-session-flashback and delete the taskbar above and you can achieve desired functionality:
sudo apt-get install gnome-session-flashback
You can refer complete tutorial on:
http://www.webupd8.org/2014/04/how-to-install-and-tweak-gnome.html
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1This adds a Mac OS-like task bar at the bottom, but also keeps the Unity system tray thing (it doesn't show any tasks) at the top. The taskbar is such a basic and fundamental UI element for any OS. I'm amazed at how impossible it is to configure it in Unity vs. cough Windows. Mar 9, 2016 at 1:38
If you're using XFCE, you simply right click the panel -> Panel preferences. Then drag it whereever you like. Like so:
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- Go to ‘System Settings > Appearance’
- Select the ‘Behavior’ tab
- Find the section headed: ‘Show the Menus for a Window’
- Check (click) the circle next to ‘In the window’s title bar’
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1This most definitely does not answer the question, but I still like this change too! Thanks for the tip! Dec 13, 2017 at 4:52
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I assume you are using the main edition of Ubuntu 14.04 x64. Unfortunately the desktop environment of main edition called Unity lacks any ability of customization - you can't move anything.
You can try installing other desktop environments such as Xfce. You can read how to install Xfce in your Ubuntu 14.04 in this site. In Xfce you can move "panels" (taskbars) to either top or bottom of the screen and you can also customize the contents (applets) of the taskbar.
Use Just Perfection extension (https://extensions.gnome.org//extension/3843/just-perfection/)
In Pop OS, I needed to:
- press win key, type 'settings'
- go to 'System Settings > Desktop > Dock'
if you click on panel preferences (right click), you can move the panel whilst in this mode (on my computer it is highlighted with a red dashed border). The icons don't line up but its better then before. You also delete the panel, by using the plus or minus on the panel preferences pane.
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1Context: This is only available on XFCE, not the default Ubuntu Desktop.– neojpAug 31, 2017 at 2:43
launcher
at the left side? Or thepanel
at the top of the screen?