How to change the location of the 'close' and 'minimize' window buttons?

I want to change the location of the 'close' and 'minimize' window.
The default location is on upper left - and I want it to be on upper right.

Screenshot attached enter image description here

edited Mar 12 '16 at 17:36

muru

asked Mar 12 '16 at 11:16

Yanshof

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5

Possible duplicate of askubuntu.com/questions/174292/…

– Kalamalka Kid
Mar 12 '16 at 11:26

It's impossible right now. Our only chance is to vote on this bug.

– Dan Dascalescu
Sep 9 '16 at 23:16

add a comment |

I want to change the location of the 'close' and 'minimize' window.
The default location is on upper left - and I want it to be on upper right.

Screenshot attached enter image description here

edited Mar 12 '16 at 17:36

muru

asked Mar 12 '16 at 11:16

Yanshof

1861312

5

Possible duplicate of askubuntu.com/questions/174292/…

– Kalamalka Kid
Mar 12 '16 at 11:26

It's impossible right now. Our only chance is to vote on this bug.

– Dan Dascalescu
Sep 9 '16 at 23:16

add a comment |

I want to change the location of the 'close' and 'minimize' window.
The default location is on upper left - and I want it to be on upper right.

Screenshot attached enter image description here

edited Mar 12 '16 at 17:36

muru

asked Mar 12 '16 at 11:16

Yanshof

1861312

I want to change the location of the 'close' and 'minimize' window.
The default location is on upper left - and I want it to be on upper right.

Screenshot attached enter image description here

unity windows software-recommendation gui

edited Mar 12 '16 at 17:36

muru

asked Mar 12 '16 at 11:16

Yanshof

1861312

edited Mar 12 '16 at 17:36

muru

asked Mar 12 '16 at 11:16

Yanshof

1861312

edited Mar 12 '16 at 17:36

muru

edited Mar 12 '16 at 17:36

muru

edited Mar 12 '16 at 17:36

muru

asked Mar 12 '16 at 11:16

Yanshof

1861312

asked Mar 12 '16 at 11:16

Yanshof

1861312

asked Mar 12 '16 at 11:16

Yanshof

1861312

5

Possible duplicate of askubuntu.com/questions/174292/…

– Kalamalka Kid
Mar 12 '16 at 11:26

It's impossible right now. Our only chance is to vote on this bug.

– Dan Dascalescu
Sep 9 '16 at 23:16

add a comment |

5

Possible duplicate of askubuntu.com/questions/174292/…

– Kalamalka Kid
Mar 12 '16 at 11:26

It's impossible right now. Our only chance is to vote on this bug.

– Dan Dascalescu
Sep 9 '16 at 23:16

Possible duplicate of askubuntu.com/questions/174292/…

– Kalamalka Kid
Mar 12 '16 at 11:26

It's impossible right now. Our only chance is to vote on this bug.

– Dan Dascalescu
Sep 9 '16 at 23:16

add a comment |

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You can do this with unity-tweak-tool

sudo apt-get install unity-tweak-tool

Now go to Appearance > Window Controls and set it to Right

enter image description here

answered Mar 12 '16 at 11:21

Mark Kirby

14k146298

done it - but i can't save it .. and i don't see any change.

– Yanshof
Mar 12 '16 at 11:40

Try a reboot to restart the window manager.

– Mark Kirby
Mar 12 '16 at 11:42

1

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 9 '16 at 23:07

@DanDascalescu He said unity-tweak-tool, not ubuntu-tweak. They are different

– Anwar
Sep 23 '17 at 16:30

No Window Controls anymore in Unity tweak too

– Dims
Jul 31 '18 at 9:14

add a comment |

You can do this with the gnome-tweak-tool.

$ sudo add-apt-repository universe

$ sudo apt install gnome-tweak-tool

Than you go to Window Titlebars and change the option by placement to left.

answered Jan 13 at 17:18

DonFilipe

You are answering an extremely old question of when ubuntu used unity. So your's is not the correct answer, refer to the accepted answer for the correct solution (unity-tweak-tool).

– dsSTORM
Jan 13 at 18:47

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You can do this with unity-tweak-tool

sudo apt-get install unity-tweak-tool

Now go to Appearance > Window Controls and set it to Right

enter image description here

answered Mar 12 '16 at 11:21

Mark Kirby

14k146298

done it - but i can't save it .. and i don't see any change.

– Yanshof
Mar 12 '16 at 11:40

Try a reboot to restart the window manager.

– Mark Kirby
Mar 12 '16 at 11:42

1

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 9 '16 at 23:07

@DanDascalescu He said unity-tweak-tool, not ubuntu-tweak. They are different

– Anwar
Sep 23 '17 at 16:30

No Window Controls anymore in Unity tweak too

– Dims
Jul 31 '18 at 9:14

add a comment |

You can do this with unity-tweak-tool

sudo apt-get install unity-tweak-tool

Now go to Appearance > Window Controls and set it to Right

enter image description here

answered Mar 12 '16 at 11:21

Mark Kirby

14k146298

done it - but i can't save it .. and i don't see any change.

– Yanshof
Mar 12 '16 at 11:40

Try a reboot to restart the window manager.

– Mark Kirby
Mar 12 '16 at 11:42

1

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 9 '16 at 23:07

@DanDascalescu He said unity-tweak-tool, not ubuntu-tweak. They are different

– Anwar
Sep 23 '17 at 16:30

No Window Controls anymore in Unity tweak too

– Dims
Jul 31 '18 at 9:14

add a comment |

You can do this with unity-tweak-tool

sudo apt-get install unity-tweak-tool

Now go to Appearance > Window Controls and set it to Right

enter image description here

answered Mar 12 '16 at 11:21

Mark Kirby

14k146298

You can do this with unity-tweak-tool

sudo apt-get install unity-tweak-tool

Now go to Appearance > Window Controls and set it to Right

enter image description here

answered Mar 12 '16 at 11:21

Mark Kirby

14k146298

answered Mar 12 '16 at 11:21

Mark Kirby

14k146298

answered Mar 12 '16 at 11:21

Mark Kirby

14k146298

answered Mar 12 '16 at 11:21

Mark Kirby

14k146298

done it - but i can't save it .. and i don't see any change.

– Yanshof
Mar 12 '16 at 11:40

Try a reboot to restart the window manager.

– Mark Kirby
Mar 12 '16 at 11:42

1

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 9 '16 at 23:07

@DanDascalescu He said unity-tweak-tool, not ubuntu-tweak. They are different

– Anwar
Sep 23 '17 at 16:30

No Window Controls anymore in Unity tweak too

– Dims
Jul 31 '18 at 9:14

add a comment |

done it - but i can't save it .. and i don't see any change.

– Yanshof
Mar 12 '16 at 11:40

Try a reboot to restart the window manager.

– Mark Kirby
Mar 12 '16 at 11:42

1

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 9 '16 at 23:07

@DanDascalescu He said unity-tweak-tool, not ubuntu-tweak. They are different

– Anwar
Sep 23 '17 at 16:30

No Window Controls anymore in Unity tweak too

– Dims
Jul 31 '18 at 9:14

done it - but i can't save it .. and i don't see any change.

– Yanshof
Mar 12 '16 at 11:40

Try a reboot to restart the window manager.

– Mark Kirby
Mar 12 '16 at 11:42

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 9 '16 at 23:07

@DanDascalescu He said unity-tweak-tool, not ubuntu-tweak. They are different

– Anwar
Sep 23 '17 at 16:30

No Window Controls anymore in Unity tweak too

– Dims
Jul 31 '18 at 9:14

add a comment |

You can do this with the gnome-tweak-tool.

$ sudo add-apt-repository universe

$ sudo apt install gnome-tweak-tool

Than you go to Window Titlebars and change the option by placement to left.

answered Jan 13 at 17:18

DonFilipe

You are answering an extremely old question of when ubuntu used unity. So your's is not the correct answer, refer to the accepted answer for the correct solution (unity-tweak-tool).

– dsSTORM
Jan 13 at 18:47

add a comment |

You can do this with the gnome-tweak-tool.

$ sudo add-apt-repository universe

$ sudo apt install gnome-tweak-tool

Than you go to Window Titlebars and change the option by placement to left.

answered Jan 13 at 17:18

DonFilipe

You are answering an extremely old question of when ubuntu used unity. So your's is not the correct answer, refer to the accepted answer for the correct solution (unity-tweak-tool).

– dsSTORM
Jan 13 at 18:47

add a comment |

You can do this with the gnome-tweak-tool.

$ sudo add-apt-repository universe

$ sudo apt install gnome-tweak-tool

Than you go to Window Titlebars and change the option by placement to left.

answered Jan 13 at 17:18

DonFilipe

You can do this with the gnome-tweak-tool.

$ sudo add-apt-repository universe

$ sudo apt install gnome-tweak-tool

Than you go to Window Titlebars and change the option by placement to left.

answered Jan 13 at 17:18

DonFilipe

answered Jan 13 at 17:18

DonFilipe

answered Jan 13 at 17:18

DonFilipe

answered Jan 13 at 17:18

DonFilipe

You are answering an extremely old question of when ubuntu used unity. So your's is not the correct answer, refer to the accepted answer for the correct solution (unity-tweak-tool).

– dsSTORM
Jan 13 at 18:47

add a comment |

You are answering an extremely old question of when ubuntu used unity. So your's is not the correct answer, refer to the accepted answer for the correct solution (unity-tweak-tool).

– dsSTORM
Jan 13 at 18:47

You are answering an extremely old question of when ubuntu used unity. So your's is not the correct answer, refer to the accepted answer for the correct solution (unity-tweak-tool).

– dsSTORM
Jan 13 at 18:47

add a comment |

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