How do I move the Unity title bar buttons to the right side?

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Can I put the title bar buttons in Unity on the right side somehow, or is that impossible?

You can move buttons of the unmaximized Windows to the right side with command gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.wm.preferences button-layout ':minimize,maximize,close' But Window buttons in panel for maximized windows don't respect org.gnome.desktop.wm.preferences like normal windows do :( See bug 1072755 for more info. — Mantas Baltix, Jun 06 '13 at 07:02
It's impossible right now. Our only chance is to vote on this bug. — Dan Dascalescu, Sep 09 '16 at 23:17

sligocki · Accepted Answer · 2013-02-16T00:04:26.047

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You do this using gsettings:

gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.wm.preferences button-layout ':minimize,maximize,close'

or gconf-editor which has more complicated instructions listed at:

http://handytutorial.com/move-window-buttons-to-right-in-ubuntu-12-10-12-04/

edited Feb 16 '13 at 00:04

answered Feb 04 '13 at 21:21

sligocki

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This doesn't work on 15.10! – azerafati Apr 07 '16 at 05:10
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Didn't do anything in 16.04. Do I need to log back in or something? – Dan Dascalescu Sep 09 '16 at 22:48

score 3 · Answer 2 · edited Sep 20 '11 at 02:49

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FWIW, hopefully this will save someone else who is googling this issue the time.. Ubuntu Tweak nor gconf-editor will fix this problem. Seems to be a known issue with Unity. Seems there is no solution in the works either.

Closest thing I saw to a somewhat resolution. Seems to be pawned off on Unity:

edited Sep 20 '11 at 02:49

poolie

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answered Sep 20 '11 at 00:58

meegosh

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score 2 · Answer 3 · answered May 21 '11 at 01:21

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impossible as of now, and most likely it will stay impossible, unless someone wants to write a nasty hack.

answered May 21 '11 at 01:21

nerdy_kid

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Not anymore: see http://handytutorial.com/move-window-buttons-to-right-in-ubuntu-12-10-12-04/ – sligocki Feb 04 '13 at 21:22

score 1 · Answer 4 · answered May 21 '11 at 03:51

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Ubuntu Tweak can do that for you in the Windows Management Settings. You can get it at http://ubuntu-tweak.com

answered May 21 '11 at 03:51

fragos

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partially true, if using metacity then YES if using emerald then NO , you have to set it from the emerald manager – Uri Herrera May 21 '11 at 04:00
Ubuntu Tweak 0.0.7 no longer has an option to change the location of the window controls. It's also no longer maintained. – Dan Dascalescu Sep 09 '16 at 23:03

score 0 · Answer 5 · edited Apr 23 '12 at 09:33

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Configuration Editor > Apps > Metacity > General > Button layout edit key to minimize, maximize, close

Log out or type nautilus -q in a terminal to restart Nautilus. Also while, you're there, may as well check the boxes for Metacity to be composite manger and effects

edited Apr 23 '12 at 09:33

Yi Jiang

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answered Apr 10 '12 at 04:56

Dewb

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score 0 · Answer 6 · edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:25

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Moving min/max/close buttons back to right hand side for full screen windows

Look the last post. I could help you...

edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:25

Community

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answered May 21 '11 at 01:21

FTapia

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