The window buttons weren't just moved from the right to left corners in the Ubuntu 10.04 beta, they were rearranged in order. Being a Linux system, though, you can fix what you don't like with a few tweaks.


At the How-To Geek's home away from Lifehacker, Trevor points out something we'd known of before: the gconf-editor tool can rearrange the window buttons in a GNOME desktop (and hide desktop icons, and change a few other deep switches). For those dissatisfied with the button change-up, it simply puts window buttons back to the way they were.


If you're comfortable with gconf-editor , head to to the apps/metacity/general folder, select the button_layout item, and change the value there to menu:maximize,minimize,close . If you're in need of a visual and detailed walkthrough, Trevor has you covered at the post.

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Move Window Buttons Back to the Right in Ubuntu 10.04 [How-To Geek]