This brief tutorial shows you how to disable Ubuntu overlay scrollbars in Ubuntu 12.04 easily. This is not something everyone will want to do, but if you feel that this feature is not for you, then you may turn it off. Turning it off is easy and will return your system the default scrollbar that was previously standard in Ubuntu.

Objectives:

  • Turn off Ubuntu overlay scrollbars in Ubuntu 12.04 (Precise Pangolin)
  • Enjoy!

To get started, press Ctrl – Alt – T on your keyboard to open Terminal When it opens, run the commands below to disable it.

gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.interface ubuntu-overlay-scrollbars false

 

precise_scrollbars_1

 

 

Before:

precise_scrollbars

 

After:

precise_scrollbars_2

 

Notice the difference?

 

Enjoy!