How do I remove the message bar saying "For quick access, place your bookmarks..."

At the top of my Chromium (Ubuntu) window, there is a bar saying "For quick access, place your bookmarks here on the bookmarks bar. Import bookmarks now..."

I do not want a bookmarks bar at all. How do I get rid of this message?

Solution 1:

There is unfortunately no way to get rid of the bar unless you import your bookmarks. It will always appear on the new tab page, but if you press CTRL+Shift+B it will get rid of it on every other tab, as the checks/unchecks the "Always show bookmarks bar" button in settings.

Sources: Hours of scouring Google Forums and personal experience

https://productforums.google.com/forum/#!topic/chrome/M3sK9CJqVZ8 https://productforums.google.com/forum/#!topic/chrome/BpRQ75q4AWk

(I had 8 more links but I don't have enough rep to add them)

Solution 2:

Unfortunately unchecking View->Show bookmarks bar does not help. Instead open Menu->Settings->Appearance and uncheck "Always show the bookmarks bar".

Solution 3:

Use the Blank new tab page extension...works perfect.