How to assign a name to a workspace?

Question

I already tried to right click on workspace switcher, but it doesn't show anything.

Mitch · Accepted Answer · 2016-05-20 11:14:33Z

13

You can do that with Compiz. To install, just press Ctrl+Alt+T on your keyboard to open Terminal. When it opens, run the command(s) below:

sudo apt-get install compiz compizconfig-settings-manager compiz-plugins

Once installed, run the program, and navigate to Window Management --> Workspace Naming, and change the names to whatever you want.

enter image description here

Edit

I just installed using the command above on 14.04, and 16.04, and it works.

answered Mar 7, 2015 at 18:09

Mitch♦

107k24 gold badges211 silver badges269 bronze badges

Does not work in 14.04 LTS: ibin.co/2hnS9jImQN0n.png
– blueFast
May 20, 2016 at 11:05
1

Did you install using the whole command mentioned in the answer? I just installed on 14.04 & 16.04, and it works on both. Let me know.
– Mitch ♦
May 20, 2016 at 11:15
2

compiz-plugins was missing. Now it works! Thanks!
– blueFast
May 20, 2016 at 12:31
1

In order to get this to work in 17.04, I had to restart X Window server after changing the names.
– ijoseph
Jul 20, 2017 at 15:22
4

Is there a way to display the workspace name when using workspace switcher? (So I can see easily which is which, before switching)
– JS Lavertu
Jul 24, 2018 at 15:22

| Show 2 more comments

1 Answer 1