Move Window Buttons Back to the Right in Ubuntu 10.04 / 10.10
One of the more controversial changes in the Ubuntu 10.04 beta is the Mac OS-inspired change to have window buttons on the left side. We’ll show you how to move the buttons back to the right.
Or run this via console:
gconftool-2 --set /apps/metacity/general/button_layout \
--type string "menu:minimize,maximize,close"
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