How to manage the icons in the top bar (14.04 & metacity)

14.04 gnome icons desktop-environments metacity

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Hold Alt while right-mouse clicking on the said icon.

A menu should then appear giving you the options to either move it or remove from panel.

If it's not worked use both of Logo+Alt. the key Logo is win logo key on your keyboard.

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COil

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Updated on September 18, 2022

Comments

COil over 1 year

I've installed Virtual-box and this icon appeared in the desktop top bar.

I know how to add icons with drag & drop but how to remove one?

When trying to drag&drop it in the desktop trash icon, I have a pop-up saying that I don't have the permission to put it in the trash.
- αғsнιη over 9 years
  
  Did you try to remove by drag & drop again or right-click and somethings like remove, etc?
- COil over 9 years
  
  @KasiyA: Yes, but it triggers a copy of the short-cut on the desktop.
- αғsнιη over 9 years
  
  I mean is: drag into trash.
- COil over 9 years
  
  Pop-up saying that I don't have the permission to put this in the trash. :)
COil over 9 years

Do you know how to reset how to get back to the default settings?
αғsнιη over 9 years

@COil Type this command unity --reset-icons in Terminal.