How do I get Wingpanel to replace the default Gnome Panel?

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I've installed wingpanel, but as I launch it, the regular Gnome Panel won't disappear. I also tried wingpanel --replace but it doesn't change the situation. However, when executing killall gnome-panel, for those few seconds of a panel free desktop, the Wingpanel appears on the top right corner, just to disappear as Gnome Panel is restored. Any advice on how to make this work is appreciated.

score 5 · Accepted Answer · edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:24

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To completly disable Gnome Panel run gconf-editor and navigate through Desktop → Gnome → Session → Required Components and double click on panel and remove value gnome-panel (make the field blank).

How do I use the gconf editor?

edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:24

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answered Feb 08 '11 at 14:24

Vojtech Trefny

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Or replace it with wingpanel. This section is there to make sure whatever panel solution you want is always running. Take advantage of it. – Oli Feb 08 '11 at 14:31

How do I get Wingpanel to replace the default Gnome Panel?

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