How to delete Apps and Files & Folder (lenses) icons from Launcher?

Hi there, I've been looking for some information about how to delete those Icons (Applications and Files & Folders).

Why? Simple, because I understand that Ubuntu's button (BFB) it's a better solution, I can reach to the same options and I understand that there is not any good reason for have 3 different buttons for the same target.

From BFB I can find apps, files, folders.

Deleting those items (I've proposed into Ayatana) we recover more space, good space.

So, do you know how to delete theme, or just hide them?

Thanks!

Martín.

Solution 1:

Run the command gksu gedit /usr/share/unity/places/applications.place and add ShowEntry=false line below Shortcut=a and below ShowGlobal=false for removing the application lens.

Run the command gksu gedit /usr/share/unity/places/files.place and add ShowEntry=false line below Shortcut=f for removing the fie lens.

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