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It is true. The Ubuntu Tweak tool, and Gnome 3, along with whatever extension a user feels they need (like adding a restart button), works very well. Gnome 3 is an affordable, modern OS IMHO and I like it a lot. I have Ubuntu 12.04/Gnome 3 on all my PCs, from large double-monitor rigs to a 10" netbook display. And I am thrilled I don't have to reconfigure anything until October 2017 according to this chart:

https://wiki.ubuntu.com/LTS

Also, the low-tech folks with no budget who 'just needed a (recycled) computer' that I've turned on to it, have all taken to it well so far, with the most-minimal of hand-holding. So they are all good until October 2017 too. And I already know when to be ready for them, and when to get them ready too. October 2017 folks. Write it down.
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I know you already got a lot of answers to your question, but if you're using Ubuntu (I guess so, since you have the window buttons on the left side), then I recommend you install Ubuntu Tweak.

That software is amazing in discovering what you can do with your Ubuntu instalation.
And of course, it also has a 1-click solution to the window button problem.

http://ubuntu-tweak.com/

The easiest way is to install Ubuntu Tweak, it has a specific feature to drag these buttons to the right hand side: http://ubuntu-tweak.com/

1) Enter command in terminal: gconftool-2 --set “/apps/metacity/general/button_layout” --type string “:minimize,maximize,close”
Buttons are now how they have been as long as I can remember, as far back as Ubuntu 7.04. (Incidentally, they also match the Windows layout.)

2) Use Ubuntu tweak to customise to your heart's content.

3) Show the Ubuntu devs that you've had enough of their authoritarian tendencies and switch distributions.

I've been a loyal Ubuntu user for almost three years now, but this type of attitude is slowly disillusioning me.

Um ... who cares?

I'm writing this on Lucid beta1, and my window controls are in the upper right where I want them. As usual, my first download post-install was Ubuntu-Tweak, which has a handy configuration section that lets you order and position the window controls to your liking.

Open Source isn't a democracy, it's Open Source. That's kind of the point. With the source, you can write an app like Ubuntu-Tweak to overcome anything that you think is a deficit.

Um ... who cares?

I'm writing this on Lucid beta1, and my window controls are in the upper right where I want them. As usual, my first download post-install was Ubuntu-Tweak, which has a handy configuration section that lets you order and position the window controls to your liking.

Open Source isn't a democracy, it's Open Source. That's kind of the point. With the source, you can write an app like Ubuntu-Tweak to overcome anything that you think is a deficit.

If i'm not mistaken, the newest version of UbuntTweak has this ability.

http://ubuntu-tweak.com/

Just an FYI

People who don't want to hand-edit anything can also use Ubuntu Tweak, which has a nice little checkbox you can click for Chrome, in addition to many other nice applications like the OpenShot video editor.

Open Office(simple):
http://news.softpedia.com/news/How-To-Install-OpenOffice-org-3-0-in-Ubuntu-8-10-96449.shtml
5 seconds to google "open office 3.0 ubuntu 8.10"

Firefox (harder - not recommended)
http://betabuild.wordpress.com/2008/12/22/how-to-install-firefox-31-beta-2-on-ubuntu-810-intrepid-ibex/
5 seconds on google "firefox 3.1 ubuntu 8.10"

You can also enable additional repositories with ubuntutweak - http://ubuntu-tweak.com/ just need to add it to your repositores. Incudes both Open Office and Firefox beta.

There is actually one tool I use alot is Ubuntu Tweak which fixes some of the gripes that we Gnome users complain about.

Features of Ubuntu Tweak

        * View of Basic System Information(Distribution, Kernel, CPU, Memory, etc.)
        * GNOME Session Control
        * Auto Start Program Control
        * Show/Hide and Change Splash screen
        * Show/Hide desktop icons or Mounted Volumes
        * Show/Hide/Rename Computer, Home, Trash icon or Network icon
        * Tweak Metacity Window Managerâ(TM)s Style and Behavior
        * Compiz Fusion settings, Screen Edge Settings, Window Effects Settings, Menu Effect Settins
        * GNOME Panel Settings
        * Nautilus Settings
        * Advanced Power Management Settings
        * System Security Settings

http://ubuntu-tweak.com/

But you'd expect almost exactly 50% performance drop in I/O-bound benchmarks if the CPU and FSB were throttled to half speed...

That's exactly what I get on my lappy.

An easy thing to do to test this kind of issue is install Ubuntu-Tweak which gives you, amongst other things, an easy way to adjust power management on the fly. Set the power slider down and the policy to power save and encode something. Then set the slider up and the policy to "power" and encode the same thing, observing the cpu temp suddenly sky rocket.

I tend to set the policy to on demand - giving me good performance when I need it but also maximising power savings. Sometimes when I need to do something intensive, I turn things up. Gotta love that tool.