How to remove keyboard indicator?

Solution 1:

In version 13.10 and newer of Ubuntu you can just tick it off in Text 'entry settings' (last menu options when you click the keyboard icon). Tick off the 'show current keyboard' option.

Solution 2:

To completely remove the keyboard indicator we need to change one byte in the file

11.04 and before

/usr/lib/gnome-settings-daemon-2.0/libkeyboard.so

11.10 and after

/usr/lib/gnome-settings-daemon-2.0/libkeyboard.so

(make backup libkeyboard.so)

open file with root privileges through any hex editor (i use Bless)

and search for the byte signature FF 83 F8 01 0F

FF 83 F8 01 0F = if (g_slist_length (current_kbd_config.layouts_variants) > 1)

and change 01 to 02

FF 83 F8 02 0F

save file

FF 83 F8 02 0F = if (g_slist_length (current_kbd_config.layouts_variants) > 2)

if you have less than 3 keyboard layouts icon will be not shown

after this work need to reload gnome-settings-daemon

you can use reboot for this.

Solution 3:

If you find that the keyboard indicator is useless, you can easily remove the applet from top panel by following the steps below:

1. Open System Settings from Unity Launcher or from top-right corner shutdown menu. Then click on Text Entry

2. In the bottom of the window you’ll see “Show current input source in the menu bar” which is enabled by default. Uncheck the box and the indicator applet will disappear instantly.