Standard Scrollbars in Ubuntu 14.04

IMPORTANT!! I no longer recommend this method. See Unity Tweak Tool Issue.

The scrollbars in Ubuntu 14.04 are fine for most things, but they simply don’t work for me in Audacity. But luckily there is a way to remove the newer overlay scrollbars and replace them with the older scrollbars. Here’s how it’s done.

Open Terminal and copy and paste the following, then press enter and enter your password:

sudo apt-get remove overlay-scrollbar liboverlay-scrollbar-0.2-0 liboverlay-scrollbar3-0.2-0

That’s all there is to it.

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Jay Forrest is a long‑time Linux enthusiast who switched to Ubuntu in 2008 after a Windows XP virus convinced him to embrace open‑source software. A former host of the Linux User Podcast, Jay has worked in technical support for AOL, EarthLink, and Route 66 Casino, built his first 486 in the 90s, and has provided web design for businesses and nonprofits. He works with HTML, JavaScript, CSS, and basic PHP, and enjoys exploring open‑source software. As a former Fedora Ambassador, Jay is dedicated to sharing why Linux—secure, stable, and open—remains his platform of choice.