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I'm using Ubuntu 17.10. I want the Panel to be always transparent instead of dynamic transparency.

pomsky
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You may use a GNOME shell extension called Dynamic Panel Transparency to achieve this.

  1. Install the extension from the link above.
  2. Reload the page. A settings icon should appear.
  3. Click on the settings icon. A window should pop up.
  4. Go to the "Background" tab and "Enable custom opacity".
  5. Set low values for both "Maximized Opacity" and "Unmaximized Opacity".
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Note: You may have to restart the shell/session to see the change. In an Xorg session press alt+f2, then type r and press enter. In a default Wayland session log out and log in again.

Tested in an Xorg session, but not in a Wayland session.

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  • Have you tested this process? I tried to answer this question, but doesn't worked for me, transparency is only partial as Ubuntu Extension override some transparency level. – ob2 Nov 11 '17 at 10:41
  • @olivierb2 I tested in an Xorg session, but not in a Wayland session. works fine in Xorg. Have you logged out and log in again? – pomsky Nov 11 '17 at 10:43
  • Okay, I was trying under Wayland only, maybe this is why. – ob2 Nov 11 '17 at 10:47
  • @olivierb2 I see. I have added a caveat to my answer. – pomsky Nov 11 '17 at 10:49
  • The extension works, but there's still an unwanted behavior. When window is maximized - half of the top panel is filled with colour and only the upper part is transparent. Any way to get rid of it? – Val Oct 29 '18 at 22:41
  • @Val That's a colour gradient effect, pretty sure can be fixed by tweaking the shell theme css. Please consider asking a new question. – pomsky Oct 30 '18 at 04:26