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1. Install dconf-editor (note NOT gconf-editor!) Open a terminal (ctrl-alt-t) then type: sudo apt-get install dconf-tools 2. Open dconf-editor Open the dconf-editor (alt+f2) then type: dconf-editor 3. Navigate to org → gnome → shell → overrides → button-layout. Change it to close,minimize,maximize: Before 4. Changes will be updated immediately After Thanks to  jokerdino  see  http://askubuntu.com/a/113995

This post will show how to use Glade to list combo box items with GTK3 since I could not find any other tutorials and it took me a while to figure it out.  No coding necessary! Step 1:  Insert the combo box. A GtkComboBox will be created. Inserting the combo box into the GTK dialog Step 2: Select the combo box.  In the General Properties click the ... button next to ComboBox Model and click new.   A new GtkListStore will be created and set to the combo box's model. Adding a new liststore model to the Combo Box Step 3: With the combo box selected, open the Combo Editor by clicking the edit button from the toolbar. Opening the Combo Editor Step 4; Add some columns to the combo box's liststore.  Use type: gchararry for text.  Insert any other model columns at this time as well. Step 5: Insert data into the liststore by scrolling down in the Combo Editor and clicking the + to add a new row.  Enter the data needed for each row. Step 6: Click the Hierarc

Every now and then I happen to get my sound to stop working in Ubuntu 11.10.  Sometimes this occurs when suspending and then resuming but most recently it stopped after switching the sound output from my laptop to an HDMI port.  Here's a quick way to fix this without restarting. Open a terminal (ctrl+alt+t) and type: sudo /sbin/alsa force-reload Enter your password and it'll reload the ALSA sound drivers (see below).  Now go back into the sound settings and everything should work! More info can be found here: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1861174

The problem If you go to one of Penn State's campus' and have a laptop running ubuntu linux  it's pretty easy to log on to the internet.  For security reasons, Penn State protects their wireless connections using either a VPN or user authentication.  Most of the 'tech' guys don't know how to do much more than run an installer program, which is all that is necessary if you have a windows or mac os but when it comes to linux, they're clueless. The benefit If you use ubuntu, your in luck.  Ubuntu 10.04 comes ready right out of the box to connect to psu's v2 network.  I would say it's even easier than on windows because it connects you automatically every time you open your laptop. The solution So how do you set it up? Click on the wireless icon on the top panel and select the psu ssid. A dialog will open up, fill in the following information under the wireless security : Network nam