Move Minimize, Maximize and Close Buttons Ubuntu

On Ubuntu 13.10 the following terminal commands help to configure the window control buttons and a few other things:

Move the Window Controls to the Right

gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.wm.preferences button-layout ':minimize,maximize,close'
Ubuntu Window Controls

Move the Window Controls to the Left

gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.wm.preferences button-layout 'close,maximize,minimize:'

While I was at it I also made a few other customisations:

Normal Scrollbar

gsettings set com.canonical.desktop.interface scrollbar-mode normal

Display Full Name on Panel

gsettings set com.canonical.indicator.session show-real-name-on-panel true

 Show Day and Date on Panel

gsettings set com.canonical.indicator.datetime time-format custom
gsettings set com.canonical.indicator.datetime custom-time-format '%a %e %b %l:%M'

dconf-editor

To browse and amend these settings dconf-editor can also be used:

sudo apt-get install dconf-tools
dconf-editor

 

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