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Changing the menu buttons positions on Ubuntu 11.10

Published by Matheus (X-warrior) Bratfisch on October 13, 2011

Hello

I’m still setting up my Ubuntu 11.10 (Oneiric Ocelot). Let’s change the menu buttons (minimize, maximize, close) position to the right (again).

Open your Terminal
$ sudo apt-get install gconf-editor

Run it
$ gconf-editor

Go to “apps/metacity/general/”
Find “button_layout” and update the value to:

menu:minimize,maximize,close

Save, logout, login. Done!

Best Regards,
Matheus

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20 Comments

  3. Watchful_eye Watchful_eye

    I got the buttons on the right side since 10.04 (and the values are still edited in the way you put it here), but since 11.10 my buttons are only on the right side when they are in the window format.

    After maximizing a window, they are on the left again. Do you know how to change this? Thank you 🙂

    # October 15, 2011
  6. Peter Peter

    Not working at all. 🙁
    It used to work in 11.04 and before, but no longer for 11.10. Another regression?

    # October 20, 2011
  7. Wayne Wayne

    You need to “sudo gconf-editor”, otherwise the configuration can’t be edited.

    # October 21, 2011
  10. eduardo eduardo

    não consegui,diz que não foi possivel encontrar o pacote gconf-editor, alguem pode me ajudar ?

    # November 22, 2011
  11. Pedro Pedro

    I was able to change the buttons to the right side BUT it only works when the window is not Maximized…when i change the window to maximize the buttons go back to the left again 🙁
    any ideas to solve this?
    Cheers

    # February 12, 2012
  13. ruwan ruwan

    No man.it doesn’t work on 11.10…it works up to 11.04….

    # May 5, 2012

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