How to remove things from task bar

[Liam Proven]

On Tue, 3 May 2022 at 23:48, Bob <ubuntu-qygzanxc at listemail.net> wrote:
>
> The thing that is on the left side of the display.  It has the icons for tasks
> that I have opened and my favorites.  So to me that is a task bar.

I do not want to be rude or mean, first let me say that. But what you
call it is not important compared to what the rest of the world calls
it.

You should check with Google if you are not 100% certain that you
*know* the correct terms, or all you will do is confuse everyone.
Always be as specific as you can and state info rather than leaving it
to assumptions.

An example of the terminology here:
https://askubuntu.com/questions/1126811/what-are-the-elements-of-the-gnome-desktop

I just Googled "parts of the GNOME 3  desktop"

That is not a taskbar. Taskbars contain an app launcher menu, a clock,
and usually some status icons.

GNOME calls that the Dash.

GNOME splits those functions I describe across the Dash and a top panel.

Ubuntu pre-installs an extension called "Dash to Dock" which turns
part of the Overview screen (the thing you get when you press
Activities) into an ever-present dock with some extra shortcuts and
things.

So, depending on what you pick on the login screen, you might be
looking at and talking about the GNOME dash or the Ubuntu dock, but it
isn't a taskbar.


> The update to 22.04 added a mount icon for some partitions.  A previous update
> (not an upgrade) had added the trash icon to the "task bar".
>
> Those two items I did not want because they took up space on the "task bar"
> that required scrolling to get to someother icons.  A previous message point me
> to a place I could turn off the unwanted changes.

OK...

Do you have the GNOME Extensions helper app installed?

If not, add it.

https://linuxconfig.org/how-to-install-gnome-shell-extensions-on-ubuntu-22-04-jammy-jellyfish-linux-desktop

Then you can easily see in one place what additions and extras you
have and can disable them.

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