How Can I Disable Chrome's New User Menu?

Question

I upgraded Google Chrome to version 44.0.2403.89 and now I see new user menu.

Previously, there was a flag to disable it, but now there isn't. How can I remove this?

Answer 1

1. Copy Chrome's .desktop file to your user's local applications folder using Terminal¹:

   cp /usr/share/applications/google-chrome.desktop ~/.local/share/applications
   

2. Open the copied .desktop file with:

   scratch-text-editor ~/.local/share/applications/google-chrome.desktop
   

3. Find the line Exec=/usr/bin/google-chrome-stable %U

4. Replace it with Exec=/usr/bin/google-chrome-stable --disable-new-avatar-menu %U

5. Save and close the file.

6. Restart Google Chrome and enjoy. ;-)

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1. If you fixed Chrome's icon in Plank by this metod, skip this step.