How to Move an X Window in Linux
The X Window System (also called "X11") is a graphical user interface and a set of network protocols for interacting with applications running on remote hosts. X11 is the base layer for graphical environments such as KDE and GNOME, used on machines running the Linux operating system. Each application can open one or more windows on the graphical desktop; windows from different applications coexist, with one on the foreground and the remaining ones in the background. You can move an X Window around the screen by using the computer mouse.
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Instructions
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Log in to your Linux computer.
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Create the window you want to move by launching the corresponding Linux application.
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Move the mouse pointer (that looks like an arrow pointing to the upper-right) until the tip is on the title bar at the top of the window. Click the left mouse button and hold it down, then move the mouse. The whole X Window will follow your mouse movements. Release the button when the X Window is in the location you want.
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Tips & Warnings
Some non-default configurations of X11 may require that you press the right mouse button to move a window.
