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A tool for multitasking in Ubuntu giving users several virtual desktops. Questions on setting up, turning off, customizing and working with workspaces are appropriate.

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Switch between open windows (not workspaces) with 3 finger swipe - Ubuntu 22.04

I'm using Ubuntu 22.04, and all multitouch gestures work well. But I'm looking for an option to switch between windows by swiping 3 fingers left/right. Basically, to activate the alt+tab or the super+...
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Envoking Dock or Workspaces freeze after waking up computer

After waking up the computer, moving the mouse down to the dock or evoking the workspaces (ctrl + alt + > or "Windows" key) results in a black screen. The only fix is to restart or log ...
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Annoying problem with Ubuntu moving application to different workspace

VERSION="22.04.1 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)" I keep Thunderbird on workspace #1. When I'm on workspace #2, and click on the docked icon, I am switched to WS#1. I then interact with Thunderbird, ...
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Workspace carrying over into other workspaces

I have a problem where if I am in workspace 2 and go to workspace 1, apps in workspace 2 carry over to workspace 1. I tried typing this command: gsettings set org.gnome.shell.app-switcher current-...
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Icons on taskbar Ubuntu 20.04

Look at the image So whenever I open an application and go into a different workspace it's still there and thats a problem and if you click on it, it redirects you to the workspace that is in it. ...
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Is it possible to hide the workspaces thumbnails in the application launcher?

Is it possible to remove the workspaces thumbnails under the search bar in the application launcher to make more room for the icons? Edit: With this change I'm hoping to have 4 rows of icons instead ...
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How can I make GNOME focus window on workspace I switched to on primary display?

So I have two monitors, Primary is on the right (due to HDMI cable length), Secondary is on the left. I have "switch workspaces only on primary display" option enabled. The problem is when I ...
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How can I add shortcuts to move windows to workspace 5 and above

I can add additional workspaces in the Multitasking option in Settings. Now in Keyboard shortcuts under Navigation, I can have shortcuts to "move window to workspace x" till workspace number ...
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How can I disable switching between different 'WORKSPACES' by scrolling mouse wheel over the dock?

I want to disable switching between different Workspaces by scrolling the mouse wheel when the pointer is over the dock of Ubuntu 22.04 LTS. I tried the following solutions: solution_1 solution_2 ...
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Activate workspace on user login

In Ubuntu 22.04 when a user logs in, he sees the workspace selector and has to click on a particular workspace to start. I don't use multiple workspaces and always have only one of them, so the ...
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Amazon Workspaces on ubuntu: copy / paste issue between multiple monitors

I am using Amazon workspaces on a Linux client: ubuntu. The Amazon workspaces are Windows 10. My issue is that I cannot copy / past anything across multiple monitors. I can copy and paste between the ...
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20.04 switching gnome to horizontal workspaces and now back to vertical has broken window titlebar menus

I have recently upgraded 2 xubuntu boxes from 16.04 to ubuntu 20.04. Changing from xfce to gnome inspired me to play with a few settings via gnome-tweaks, gnome-shell-extensions etc. One of the ...
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Gnome 42: Go to next active static workspace keyboard shortcut

I have 8 static workspaces and depending on the application type (e.g. browser, media, email etc), I distribute my windows between them. Sometimes I will have windows in workspace 1 (browser) and ...
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How to move window to other workspace with right side dock

I'm learning Ubuntu for the first time and I was looking into the workspace system. I've seen that you can move a window to other workspace by dragging a window in the Activities window to the ...
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Reorder workspaces in Ubuntu 22.04

In previous versions of Ubuntu, where workspaces have been organized vertically, I could reorder workspaces by dragging with mouse. That does not seem to work in new Ubuntu, where workspaces are ...
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Dual display with independent workspace sliding option, similar to mac

With additional monitor on ubuntu 22.04 I'm looking to slide the workspaces independently similar to mac. If I have Workspace1 and Workspace2 on External Monitor and then Workspace3 and Workspace4 on ...
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How to set custom shortcut involving only Left or Right Alt?

I am currently using ubuntu 22.04. I want to set a custom shortcut like <LEFT ALT> + Left/Right ----> to shift workspaces <Like a MAC> Whereas the <RIGHT ALT> must remain with all ...
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How to disable the popup shown when changing a workspace?

I use Ubuntu 20.04 and I would like to disable the popup shown when changing a workspace:
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Workspace switching independently ,ubuntu 22 with multiple monitors

How do I switch workspaces independently in ubuntu 22, while using independent monitors,just like mac and windows.
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Disallow overlapping maximized window

Tldr: I'd like to emulate macOS maximized window behavior: the maximized window fills the whole screen. Call this a maximized screen. no windows can be underneath the maximized window only modal ...
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Multiple (distinct) workspaces per monitor

Ubuntu 22.04 / Gnome 3 + tweaks. I am looking for a way, to have a "distinct group of workspaces per monitor", just like MacOS does (I think it's an incredible productivity increasing ...
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Super (Win button) + mouse scrolling won't switch desktop/workspace

When I was on wayland I used to switch desktop/workspaces by pressing the Super key and by scrolling with the mouse wheel. How to enable that behaviour in x11? Combinations like Super + Alt left + ...
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How to disable multiple workspaces on Ubuntu 22.04?

I would like to have only 1 workspace on ubuntu. How to do it?
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Can I map a shortcut to move to the previous workspace?

Is there a way to map a shortcut to go to the previously visited workspace?
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How to hide the workspaces from the app picker?

So, basically, I don't want the workspaces to show in the applications menu (app picker?) window. They're already there when I click activities, so I don't need the redundancy. Solutions? I imagine I ...
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How to get a grid of workspaces in Ubuntu 22.04?

In previous Ubuntu-releases, gnome shell extension could be used to get a grid of workspaces. 20.10, 18.04, ... Up to now, these extensions are not available for Ubuntu 22.04. Is there a way to get a ...
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Switch workspace on dual monitor 22.04

I run Ubuntu 22.04 on a dual monitor setup. When I switch workspace only my main-monitor is switching. I want both to switch. On older releases there was and option in gnome-tweaks to turn this ...
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Defaulting to or Persisting "Always on Visible Workspace"

How do I make the "Always on Visible Workspace" option persist across Suspend, login, and reboot? I use this option daily with the same few app windows. The "AoVW" option resets to ...
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How to move Ubuntu top bar to primary monitor (Ubuntu 20.04)?

How does one move the Ubuntu top bar (and also the alt-tab and workspaces popups) to the primary monitor? I have managed to get the Ubuntu dock to the primary monitor by fiddling with dconf. ...
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Workspace Matrix suddenly stopped working

This morning I woke up to start my Ubuntu 20.04 laptop, and all of a sudden my 2x2 workspace matrix became a column with 4 rows. My anger to this random change aside, the instructions I used the last ...
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How to disable swiping with 3 fingers from popping up a Virtual Desktop configuration window?

On a fresh Xubuntu 20.04 LTS installation with Chicago95, I've created 4 virtual desktops. When I swipe across my laptop trackpad with 3 fingers, a window for configuring my Workspaces shows up, ...
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xfce - Start a window on the workspace where the process is run

Most of the time I open a window from a virtual terminal on a workspace, say W1, via a shell. For instance zsh% libreoffice document.odt & Sometimes it can take a few seconds before the window ...
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(Ubuntu 20.04 LTS) Assign first workspace to secondary monitor in GNOME?

Is it possible to assign the first workspace to the secondary monitor, so that all windows in the first workspace appear on the secondary monitor, and all other workspaces appear on the primary ...
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(Ubuntu 20.04 LTS) Shortcut to switch focus between monitors in GNOME?

Is there a keyboard shortcut to switch the focus between monitors in GNOME on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS? I do not want to have to move the cursor between monitors, or Alt-Tab to the window on the other monitor....
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Ubuntu Budgie: Is there a way to show a window in all workspaces?

In most desktop environments, you can set a window to be visible in all workspaces or virtual desktops. I can not find this option in Ubuntu Budgie: Is it possible? If not officially supported, are ...
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Move Workspaces Overview to Top in GNOME (like MacOS)

I'm wondering if there's a way to move the Workspaces Overview (GNOME) to the top, like in MacOS. If you don't know what I mean by "workspaces overview," I'm talking about when you go into ...
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cannot use keybinding for move-to-workspace-9/10 with parentleft/parentright

Ubuntu 20.04.3 LTS Gnome 3.36.8 tried: gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.wm.keybindings move-to-workspace-9 "[\"<Shift><Super>parenleft\"]" gsettings set org.gnome....
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Moving window of same application to different ubuntu workspace

I'm new to Ubuntu, and I'd like to find out how to move one Chrome window to another workspace. So far I've seen links that talk about moving different applications to different workspaces. Could ...
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Switching between workspaces does not refresh the view

When I switch from one workspace to another, the second workspace will have a view of one of the applications of the previous workspace painted on it, I can not interact with this view! If you wish, ...
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How to rename workspaces on Ubuntu 20.04

I decided today to use workspaces on Ubuntu 20.04. I see that every workspace I create is named: Workspace 1, Workspace 2, etc. Is there a way to rename that to meaningful names such as Study, Video, ...
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How to Move WorkSpace windows? How to move Show Applications?

I am new to Ubuntu, Mostly work off Manjaro. I am trying to move the WorkSpace Menu to either the tool bar or to the far left of the screen when it comes up underneath the activities bar? Is this ...
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Hide workspace sidebar

If I set a multiple (dynamic) workspaces option in gnome, the sidebar of an empty workspace doesn't hide until I open a window, a folder, or something. However, the open sidebar hides some desktop ...
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Where is task manager / task switcher configuration stored in a system with LXQT + Openbox?

I am using LUbuntu 20.04, which comes with LXQT + Openbox. I am searching for the config files to see why my task switcher is showing all applications in all desktops instead of only applications from ...
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Task switcher on Lubuntu 20.04 showing all tasks instead of task from current workspace

I am using Lubuntu 20.04.03 LTS (Ubuntu + LXQT, bassically), fresh install. I can configure Task Manager to show only windows from current desktop (workspace), but the task switcher still shows ...
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Updated windows always on top in all workspaces

I'm running 21.04 and Xorg. I use multiple workspaces a lot. There are certain apps whose windows end up at the top of the Alt+Tab list in every workspace whenever certain events occur. An app that ...
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Bind "workspace down" and "workspace up" to mouse buttons using Xbindkeys on Ubuntu 20.04

The standard shortcut to switch workspaces are Ctrl+Alt+Pgdown or Ctrl+Alt+Pgup and I want to bind these commands to buttons in my mouse. Therefore, I can achieve what I want using xbindkeys and ...
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After upgrading (!?) to Ubuntu 20.04.3 Workspaces effects only one (of two) monitors

I'm a happy user of Workspaces. I upgraded to Ubuntu 20.04.3 and appear to have broken Workspaces. I have 2 monitors. When I click "Activities" or , I enter the Workspaces switcher. I have (...
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How to prevent Gedit from opening a launched file in an instance on another workspace

Using Ubuntu 21.04 with pure Gnome Shell 3.38. Consider this example scenario: I have 2 workspaces open, workspace-1 and workspace-2. In workspace-2, the Gedit app is open. In workspace-1, the Gedit ...
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Work spaces naming is not working

This one is ground to dust all around, but I still cant get it to work. All I want is to name my work spaces in Ubuntu. what is the easiest way to get this to work? I'm running 20.04LTS on a T14 Gen1 ...
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Difference in different application opening and workspace

I have 2 questions related to launching applications Ubuntu 20.04. When opening system applications like gnome-terminal, if another application or window is focused then the opening window is opened ...
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