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

Question

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.

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Possible duplicate of https://askubuntu.com/questions/174292/how-can-i-move-all-the-window-controls-to-the-right-or-left — Kalamalka Kid, Mar 12 '16 at 11:26
It's impossible right now. Our only chance is to vote on [this bug](https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/unity/+bug/1622043). — Dan Dascalescu, Sep 09 '16 at 23:16

score 3 · Accepted Answer · answered Mar 12 '16 at 11:21

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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

answered Mar 12 '16 at 11:21

Mark Kirby

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
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Ubuntu Tweak 0.0.7 [no longer has an option to change the location of the window controls](https://bugs.launchpad.net/unity-tweak-tool/+bug/1309942/comments/8). It's also no longer maintained. – Dan Dascalescu Sep 09 '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 09:14

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Jan 13 '19 at 17:18

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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 '19 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 '19 at 18:47

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