Just installed Ubuntu 12.04, then I did
sudo apt-get install gnome-shell
and windows have only a close button, how can I enable minimize / maximize? The old gconf-editor doesn't seem to work cause it has the three buttons in the config.
Just installed Ubuntu 12.04, then I did
sudo apt-get install gnome-shell
and windows have only a close button, how can I enable minimize / maximize? The old gconf-editor doesn't seem to work cause it has the three buttons in the config.
You need gnome tweak tool.
Click the Download button to install with Ubuntu Software Center:
Or you can install in Terminal:
sudo apt-get update; sudo apt-get install gnome-tweak-tool
Then open Advanced Settings to change the minimize and maximize buttons.
Install dconf-editor
:
sudo apt-get install dconf-tools
dconf-editor
Then navigate to:
org.gnome.shell.overrides >> button-layout
and set value to:
close,minimize,maximize: **OR** :maximize, minimize,close
Note that you might also perform this from console:
gsettings set org.gnome.shell.overrides button-layout close,minimize,maximize:
In current versions of Gnome, you may need to use this instead:
gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.wm.preferences button-layout 'close,minimize,maximize:'
gsettings set org.gnome.shell.overrides button-layout close,minimize,maximize:
May 13, 2012 at 0:33
close,minimize,maximize:menu
This is very simple guys, just type the following command in the terminal, it worked for me:
gsettings set org.gnome.shell.overrides button-layout ':minimize,maximize,close'
In Ubuntu 17.10 (and Debian 9 Stretch) with gnome 3.26.1 command is:
gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.wm.preferences button-layout ':minimize,maximize,close'
(thanks to Ohto Nordberg's reply).
I had the same problem where my Ubuntu 12.04 windows only showed the close button. I realize that it is possible to right click on the menu bar to get the missing minimize and maximize functionality but I wanted the buttons back.
I was going to install Ubuntu Tweak but found the "Advanced Settings" application. I just went to the "Shell" tab and set "Arrangement of buttons on the titlebar" from "Close Only" to "All". This restored the missing buttons onto my windows.
I hope this alternate solution helps people with the same problem.
I found this page when I was looking for an answer to this question. Thought some people would appreciate this information.
Here is the terminal command for those that are two lazy to open a link. Just wanted to give credit to the original contributor of this information.
gconftool -s /apps/metacity/general/button_layout -t string menu:minimize,maximize,close
For Ubuntu 14.04+, you might need to run the following:
gsettings set org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.xsettings overrides "{'Gtk/DecorationLayout': <':minimize,maximize,close'>}"
On 12.04 and 14.04, the answer given by @user161127 worked well for me (entering the following in the terminal)
gsettings set org.gnome.shell.overrides button-layout ':minimize,maximize,close'
However, on 16.04, I needed to use the path given by @JivanAmara instead:
gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.wm.preferences button-layout ':minimize,maximize,close'
Install ubuntu tweak.Open ubuntu tweak and go to Tweaks>Window and set "off" in Close button only . But I didn't like this type of solution though I'm sharing this solution.
To maximise, you can instead double-click on the window frame with the left button. To minimise, single-click the middle button on the window frame.
I ran into this after installing Gnome 40 where I lost the Firefox Minimize and maximize buttons. Up above, user wojox gave the command line tools for the Gnome Shell. This was important because Tweaks no longer works. In his/her answer, I failed to note the difference between the leading ':' and trailing ':' in the string. The trailing ':' moves the buttons to the left side of the menubar and the leading ':' puts them on the right side.
The choice is yours.
The simple command line solution (take note of ':' placement):
This gives right buttons
gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.wm.preferences button-layout ':minimize,maximize,close'
This gives left buttons
gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.wm.preferences button-layout 'minimize,maximize,close:'
You can also use the dconf editor. Note that dconf-editor is now its own package and there is no dconf-tools.
Install dconf-editor:
sudo apt-get install dconf-editor
dconf-editor
Then navigate to:
org.gnome.desktop.wm.preferences >> button-layout
and set value to:
close,minimize,maximize: OR :maximize, minimize,close
As an alternative to the buttons, you can still minimize/maximize windows by right-clicking on their titlebar and selecting the appropriate entry from the menu.
In Gnome tweak tool --> click on Shell in left column and then in right column for Arrangement of buttons in title bar select "all", instead of"close only".
The dconf-tool
editor solutions described by vanlong441 and by Todd Partridge worked for me. The only thing to add is you can change the side of the buttons on the window by moving the :
in the string, and change the order of the buttons by moving their names around. (Useful for personal preference and also pranking).
:
in different places) produce different behavior.
Aug 17, 2012 at 23:14
in lubuntu to show minimize maximize buttons to title bar of windows
sudo apt install `dconf-editor`
dconf-editor
ctrl+L & type to path:
/org/gnome/desktop/wm/preferences/button-layout
then use default value on
and type menu:minimize,maximize,spacer,close
to show minimize maximize buttons to windows
To right align buttons, put the colon in the beginning:
gsettings set org.gnome.shell.overrides button-layout :minimize,maximize,close