The issue is in gtk+ there is a workaround on the upstream bug report. the workaround is to add it to the following to .gtkrc
style "notebook-borderless" = "default" { xthickness = 0 ythickness = 0 } widget "TerminalWindow.*.GtkNotebook" style "notebook-borderless" ** Changed in: gnome-terminal (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided => Low ** Changed in: gnome-terminal (Ubuntu) Status: New => Triaged -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/694468 Title: Unnecessary chrome when showing multiple tabs -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs