Is there a way to be rid of the 'dashboard tab'?

[KDEaster]

I don't know what this thing is called --



-- but can it be removed? I find it superfluous for my needs.

[Teunis]

This is the 'Toolbox', also known as a Hamburger

In Plasma 5.3 it's realy easy:
Right click the desktop select Desktop Settings and then Tweaks.
Uncheck the toolbox.

Plasma 5:
http://vizzzion.org/blog/2015/02/kil...ew-done-right/

On older versions you have to install a special widget called the 'Stealth Cashew', it has a transparency setting where you can specify how much you see.

[KDEaster]

Me have no Tweaks. I'm running Kub 15.4. Running Plas 5.2.2

[ronw]

5.3 is currently only available in the Backports PPA.

http://www.kubuntu.org/news/plasma-5.3

[eco2geek]

5.3 is currently only available in the Backports PPA.

Thank you very much for that info!

[Teunis]

I can testify 5.3 runs very well.