Change the position of Unity Launcher in Ubuntu. How to move Unity launcher to the bottom of the desktop Ubuntu 16.04, Ubuntu 14.04, Ubuntu 15.04, Ubuntu 15.10 and Ubuntu 14.10 Systems. Ubuntu 16.04 lets move Unity launcher to the bottom or any other position on the Desktop.
There are two ways to move the Unity launcher – Terminal commands and Dconf Editor.
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https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/unity/7.4.0+16.04.20160318-0ubuntu1
Using Command Line
Open Terminal (Ctrl+Alt+T) and run the following commands:
To move the Unity Launcher to bottom
gsettings set com.canonical.Unity.Launcher launcher-position Bottom
To move the Unity Launcher to left
gsettings set com.canonical.Unity.Launcher launcher-position Left
Using Dconf Editor
Install dconf Editor – run the command:
sudo apt-get install dconf-editor
- Once installed, open for dconf Editor from Ubuntu Dash.
- Navigate to com > canonical > unity > launcher (see left hand side options)
- In the right side option pane, click on launcher-position and change its value between ‘left’ and ‘bottom’.
- Exit the dconf editor.
Please note that the changes are reflected immediately. You don’t need system restart.