Hiding taskbar and topbar in Ubuntu 19.04

Question

I'd like to have both the taskbar (Ubuntu Dock) and the topbar auto-hidden in Ubuntu 19.04. I've tried a number of extensions but they're not doing exactly that - mostly they hide then when a window or the cursor hovers over these regions.

Is there a way to have them auto-hidden so that only desktop icons show when I'm in the desktop view?

score 3 · Accepted Answer · answered Jan 08 '20 at 11:21

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To keep the Ubuntu Dock hidden until mouse-hover, run the following command in Terminal

gsettings set org.gnome.shell.extensions.dash-to-dock intellihide false

(reference: Ubuntu dock is stuck)

For the top bar, you may use a GNOME Shell extension called Hide Top Bar. You need to turn the intellihide features off from the extension's settings window:

answered Jan 08 '20 at 11:21

pomsky

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Exactly what I needed! – allan e Jan 08 '20 at 12:24
Autohide Topbar: For Ubuntu 20.04, sudo apt install gnome-shell-extension-autohidetopbar, installs gnome-tweaks among other dependencies. Requires Restart. Tweaks -> Extension -> Hide top bar – Pau Coma Ramirez Jan 06 '21 at 09:24

Hiding taskbar and topbar in Ubuntu 19.04

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