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Martin Zeltin
Asked: 2011-06-05 21:33:52 +0800 CST

How to kill unity panel & unity launcher? [duplicate]

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I'd like to find out which process is responsible for Unity panel and launcher.. In case I'd like to close one of them, which process to I have to kill?

Thanks!

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  1. Best Answer

    Both Unity and the Launcher are part of the Unity Compiz plug-in, so to kill Unity , terminate compiz from the System Monitor.

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    However you can't Kill compiz and have the Launcher or Unity running.

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  2. If you have compiz config manager installed, you can disable unity plugin, witch also results in killing unity.

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  3. Why not just stop logging into the unity desktop and start using the "Ubuntu:Classic" option which gives you the old Ubuntu 10.10 style panel and menu configuration? Than you can easily remove unity and/or any associated plugins from Synaptic Manager without risking crashing your system due to Unity still running in the background.

    Log Out and choose "Ubuntu:Classic" at the bottom of the screen as the desktop you want to login to.

    Login Manager in System Settings: and choose "Ubuntu:Classic" from a drop down menu for your all future logins if that's what you want.

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