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My Ubuntu 18.04.04 cannot install numerous applications that are designed to allow quarter-window snapping.

I'm running Gnome 3.28.2

I'm running Metacity on GNOME Flashback I think. My shell version is GNU bash, version 4.4.20(1)-release (x86_64-pc-linux-gnu) This is the best GNOME window manager IMHO.

  1. How can I snap a window in a corner with 18.04?

This shows how to install "Put Windows" but it doesn't fit my shell version. I clicked on the GitHub page, but the instructions do not show how to install for shell version 4.

I successfully installed sudo apt install gnome-shell-extensions chrome-gnome-shell

It appears that "Put Windows" doesn't work for Metacity. Furthermore, it appears to me that gnome-shell-extensions doesn't work for Metacity.

I've also tried install ShellTile & gTile at the command line, but this also failed.

How can I get the quarter-window capability with Metacity?

con
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You have to use X-Tile for custom window tiling.

cd ~/Downloads
wget http://www.giuspen.com/software/x-tile_3.3-0_all.deb
sudo apt-get install ./x-tile_3.3-0_all.deb

and you will get something like:

GNOME Metacity with X-Tile

Or better - install MATE desktop to use its preinstalled tiling features:

MATE corner tiling

N0rbert
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