You can have buttons like in Windows, Mac OS, Ubuntu, etc. There available some other options, check them out. To add the minimize button, open Tweaks again and in the appearance tab select Minimize left layout: I am also conservative in my habits, so I prefer to have the minimize button: But it seems that only elementary-specific applications behave this way. The Elementary OS team argues that instead of the minimize button, you should use the close button and the application should stay pre-loaded in the memory after you close it, so next time you open it, it opens very fast. Add minimize buttonĮlementary OS has only close and maximize buttons by default: The major advantage you can now use Ctrl+C to interrupt the running process in the terminal. These shortcuts may feel little awkward if you are new Linux user but believe me after you get used to them you will appreciate them. So, to disable these natural copy-paste shortcuts in the terminal and return the standard ones, open Tweaks and in the Terminal tab disable natural copy-paste.Īfter that, you will have to use Ctrl+Shift+C and Ctrl+Shift+V to copy and paste in the terminal. I prefer to use the standard shortcuts and I think new users should learn them too. For example, Ctrl+C is usually used to interrupt the process in the terminal window. However, these shortcuts are not standard and confusing for users who have some experience of using the terminal. Elementary OS tries to be friendly for new Linux users and I understand that. Disable natural copy-paste in terminalĪnother non-standard behavior of elementary OS is that by default you can use Ctrl+C and Ctrl+V to copy and paste in the terminal. Now, you can use your mouse pointer click in a traditional way with one-click to select and double-click to open. Go to Settings → Tweaks → Files, and disable single-click: This is when elementary Tweaks come to play. I also believe many new Linux users are used to double-click. Some users seem to like this behavior, but I do not. It is also the default behavior of Plasma 5. The file manager of elementary OS uses a single click to open files and folders by default. I will show how I used it in the next things to do after installation of elementary OS. Tweak will be available in your elementary OS Settings after the installation: Sudo add-apt-repository ppa:philip.scott/elementary-tweaks
Sudo apt install software-properties-common