How to show your username on panel in Ubuntu

Опубликовано: 16 Март 2026
на канале: Sikandar Digital Nomad
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By default current logged-in username doesn't show on panel, so you can enable it easily.
Here's how you can show your username on the panel in Ubuntu
1. Open a terminal window.
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2. Type in the following command then hit Enter.

gsettings set com.canonical.indicator.session show-real-name-on-panel true
3. You can turn off the user name display in the panel with this command.

gsettings set com.canonical.indicator.session show-real-name-on-panel false