Is there a keyboard shortcut to make a window occupy half the screen? Is there a keyboard shortcut I can use to make a window occupy the left or right half of the screen? I'm using a modified version of Ubuntu. On Mac I just use Divvy but I'm not sure if there is a Linux tool to do the same thing.

If you install Compiz Config Settings Manager with:


sudo aptitude install compizconfig-settings-manager

You can then enable this functionality with Grid mode. Go to

**Systems > Preferences > CompizConfig Settings Manager**

and scroll down to Window Management. Then check Grid mode and, once you open the options for that mode, choose keybindings for `Put Left` and `Put Right`.