Move Minimize, Maximize and Close to the right in Ubuntu Unity

In more recent Ubuntu Versions, the minimize, maximize and close icons have moved to the left upper corner of the window.

If you want them to show up on the right side instead, follow this guide:

1. Open a terminal (e.g. click on Ubuntu Dashboard and type Terminal, then click on Terminal)
2. Copy and paste this text into the terminal (Ctrl+V doesn’t work here, use right-click -> insert)

gconftool-2 -s /apps/metacity/general/button_layout —type=string “menu:minimize,maximize,close”

3. Press Return / Enter
4. The icons should shift to the right immediately