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77<time datetime="2011-06-10T00:00:00-04:00" pubdate data-updated="true">Jun 10<span>th</span>, 2011</time></div>
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81 <a class='category' href='/blog/categories/10-04/'>10.04</a>, <a class='category' href='/blog/categories/10-10/'>10.10</a>, <a class='category' href='/blog/categories/11-04/'>11.04</a>, <a class='category' href='/blog/categories/11-10/'>11.10</a>, <a class='category' href='/blog/categories/12-04/'>12.04</a>, <a class='category' href='/blog/categories/gnome/'>Gnome</a>, <a class='category' href='/blog/categories/ubuntu/'>Ubuntu</a>
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86 <div class="entry-content"><p>I have gone and looked this up too many times. So for you and me both here is the long and short of it. The simple command that will move the windows buttons (minimize, maximize, and close) back to the right side, where all proper window buttons should be.</p>
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90</pre></td><td class='code'><pre><code class='bash'><span class='line'><span class="c"># move windows back to the right side in Ubuntu 10.04+</span>
91</span><span class='line'><span class="nv">$ </span>gconftool-2 --set /apps/metacity/general/button_layout <span class="nb">type </span>string menu:minimize,maximize,close
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95<p>Update: I have confirmed that this does also work with all Ubuntu distros up through 12.04</p>
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