Frantumn Asked: 2012-05-26 07:13:19 +0800 CST2012-05-26 07:13:19 +0800 CST 2012-05-26 07:13:19 +0800 CST Open windows in center of screen 772 I'd like to have all of my windows open in the center of my screen instead of the top left corner. Is this possible? If so, where do I configure this? window 3 Answers Voted Best Answer tuks 2012-05-26T07:20:18+08:002012-05-26T07:20:18+08:00 If you are using Gnome with Compiz, install CompizConfig Settings Manager. You can find it here: Or install it via Terminal: sudo apt-get install compizconfig-settings-manager Then open it and go to Window Management > Place Windows, enable it, and in "Placement Mode" choose Centered. user41209 2016-05-24T07:47:16+08:002016-05-24T07:47:16+08:00 For newer version of gnome (3.14 or higher) compiz has been removed. you can now Open windows in center of screen by check center-new-windows in /org/gnome/mutter/ using dconf-editor. rugk 2018-11-03T14:24:37+08:002018-11-03T14:24:37+08:00 Actually, in recent versions of Ubuntu it is enabled by default. And since GNOME v3.30 there is also a visible option in GNOME Tweaks: Just select "Center New Windows" under "Windows".
If you are using Gnome with Compiz, install CompizConfig Settings Manager.
Or install it via Terminal:
Then open it and go to Window Management > Place Windows, enable it, and in "Placement Mode" choose Centered.
For newer version of gnome (3.14 or higher) compiz has been removed. you can now Open windows in center of screen by check
center-new-windowsin/org/gnome/mutter/usingdconf-editor.Actually, in recent versions of Ubuntu it is enabled by default. And since GNOME v3.30 there is also a visible option in GNOME Tweaks:
Just select "Center New Windows" under "Windows".