I actually wrote a bit on how to disable the sidebar in Unity so that it doesn't show up, ever[1]. Since you can't sever it entirely for everything else, stoppi

I actually wrote a bit on how to disable the sidebar in Unity so that it doesn't show up, ever[1]. Since you can't sever it entirely for everything else, stopping it from showing up is the best you can do. I did this because I like the Unity top bar integration and indicator panels which has a nice sleek look to it. [1]: http://jonalmeida.com./posts/2014/05/08/ubuntu-14-04-without-unity-launcher/ http://jonalmeida.com./posts/2014/05/08/ubuntu-14-04-without...