Unite makes GNOME Shell look like Ubuntu Unity Shell.
Unite is a GNOME Shell extension which makes a few layout tweaks to the top panel and removes window decorations to make it look like Ubuntu Unity Shell.
- Adds window buttons to the top panel for maximized windows.
- Shows current window title in the app menu for maximized windows.
- Removes titlebars on maximized windows.
- Hides window controls on maximized windows with headerbars.
- Moves the date to the right, fixes icons spacing and removes dropdown arrows.
- Moves legacy tray icons to the top panel.
- Moves notifications to the right.
- Hides activities button.
Settings are provided to enable/disable or customize the available tweaks.
Since version 2
applications on wayland with client side decorations are supported using CSS.
Make sure you have installed xorg-xprop
, download the latest release and extract it into ~/.local/share/gnome-shell/extensions
. To get the complete Ubuntu Unity layout you can combine it with Dash to Dock extension.
- Debian/Ubuntu:
apt install x11-utils
- Fedora/RHEL:
dnf install xorg-x11-utils
- Arch:
pacman -S xorg-xprop
The easiest way to install this extension is via the official Gnome Shell Extensions resource page here.
Arch Linux: AUR package
Unite Shell is available as open source under the terms of the GPLv3
This extension is inspired by or uses parts of code from the extensions Pixel Saver, TopIcons Plus, Extend Left Box.