How to Fix the Window Buttons in Ubuntu Lucid
Window buttons in Ubuntu have always been at the top right of the window, arranged, left to right, Minimize, Maximize and Close. Like so:
In the most recent Alpha release of Ubuntu, the window buttons have been moved to the top left of the window and rearranged, like so:
Here is how to move the buttons back to their original location and order.
- Press Alt-F2 and run gconf-editor
- In the tree on the left, navigate to apps/metacity/general
- Right-click button_layout and click Edit key…
- Change the value to :minimize,maximize,close and click OK
- Quit gconf-editor
- There is no step 6
The colon in “:minimize,maximize,close” represents the window’s title. You can shuffle those elements around however you like. No one will yell at you.
