Wednesday, February 5, 2014

Move Window Control Buttons to the Right Ubuntu 12.04

For Ubuntu 12.04

1.  In the Terminal, enter this code sudo apt-get install gconf-editor to install Configuration Editor if it's not in your system.

2.  Press Alt-F2, then type gconf-editor into the box, and press Enter to run it.

3.  Browse to apps > metacity > general, look for "button_layout" on the right panel.

4.  Change the value in the "button_layout" from close,minimize,maximize: to :minimize,maximize,close   and press the Enter key.


The above works for all control buttons on non-maximized windows. When a window is maximized, the control buttons are however fixed to the left of the Global Menu.


Note: If dconf-editor is not available, you can install it by running sudo apt-get install dconf-tools in the Terminal.

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