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A system like the workspaces in Unity7 had an icon on the dock or something similar that give you the possibility of cycle through virtual desktops with mouse buttons or wheel.

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For who is not familiar with Unity7 workspaces and virtual desktops, this is a useful video to understand.

How can I do the same on GNOME Shell (17.10+)?

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    You should make your question more clear and easier to understand, see as well how to ask a good question. Thank you.
    – Videonauth
    Nov 14, 2017 at 16:08
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    Are you asking about how to switch between different workspaces while remaining in the same desktop environment?
    – karel
    Nov 14, 2017 at 16:31
  • I edited the question, hope it's more clear now.
    – cialu
    Nov 14, 2017 at 16:42

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Place the mouse pointer on Show Applications icon and scroll with the wheel:

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On keyboard: Ctrl + Alt + Arrow Keys (unless you have Horizontal workspaces)


2022-11: It seems this isn't working anymore (not sure when). This should always work.

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    I've done this accidentally so many times and could never figure out how I did it. Thanks! 🙏🏽
    – jac
    Sep 12, 2021 at 7:26
  • I came here becuse, like @jac said, I did it by accident. It's definitely working on Ubuntu 22.04 Feb 13, 2023 at 16:17
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Click on "Activities". In the Activities overview use your mouse wheel or touchpad scroll switch between workspaces.

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  • My fault, it's the classic GNOME behavior!
    – cialu
    Nov 15, 2017 at 7:42
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You can also use the Desktop Scroller GNOME Shell Extension which will let you "Switch between workspaces by scrolling at the edges of the screen or over the desktop background."

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At least as of Ubuntu 22.04, you can hold down the Super/Windows key and use the mouse scroll wheel to switch between workspaces.

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You can use my repository to navigate using Alt+ scroll between workspaces:

https://github.com/bit-willi/gnome-navigation-between-workspaces-using-mouse-shortcut

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Scrolling the mouse wheel while the mouse pointer is over the Show Applications button will change the workspace

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