If you don't like the overlay scrollbars, you can remove them using the following command: sudo apt-get remove overlay-scrollbar liboverlay-scrollbar3-0.2-0 liboverlay-scrollbar-0.2-0 Then, restart your computer (performing a logout only may not be enough). To revert this change, install the packages back: sudo apt-get install overlay-scrollbar liboverlay-scrollbar3-0.2-0 liboverlay-scrollbar-0.2-0 And restart your computer.