[solution][ubuntu] How to get the buttons at the right place?

This is one of the things I am not so fond of ..

so here is the cure!

Open a command box and enter this:
[code:1:e7df0f2627]gconftool-2 –set /apps/metacity/general/button_layout –type string menu:minimize,maximize,close
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