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I'm using the Mate desktop, with multiple workspaces. In Mate, I can right-click on the title bar of any window and move the window to another workspace (a context menu with options "Move to ...
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Running Linux Mint 22.1 xia with cinnamon desktop. Workspaces have been working fine up until a couple of days ago. Now when I open any apps they appear on the screen in all workspaces but are only ...
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When I run graphical programs in GNOME shell, they sometimes (but not always) start with "Always on Visible Workspace". I don't know what is different between the times they do and don't ...
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I have a Debian 12 system and am wondering how I can increase the number of workspaces from 4 to N. Executing this cmd echo $DESKTOP_SESSION returns mate.  So the DE is mate.
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In Ubuntu 20.04 (Gnome) and earlier, one could show a given window in all workspaces simultaneously. Can that be done in 22.04 (Gnome Shell 42.9). If I have Gedit with configuration data as App Z, and ...
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Could it be that Linux thinks by default that there is a second monitor, even if none is attached? I might also have forgotten about having changed the settings myself long time ago. When I'm pressing ...
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I can't find anywhere the gnome action of "quit all open applications" - which seems strange as it's such an obvious thing to do. Does it exist in gnome (or anywhere - in wayland/xorg/system)...
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I use i3 and assign specific apps to specific workspaces using assign [class="<WM_CLASS value>"] workspacenumber But when I try this with Libreoffice it doesn't work. I run: xprop | ...
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How can I get Ubuntu 22.04.02 to maintain window position after a reboot for programs that are included in Startup Application list? To give a general description of the problem, when I reboot my ...
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I am running Arch Linux with Cinnamon as my desktop environment. I have set up a few workspaces, and use workspace 1 for work and workspace 2 for non-work stuff. I use Chromium as my work web browser ...
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I combine work and study, so I need a separate set of tabs for each task. For example: for work it is chrome with work-related tabs, vscode, obsidian.md and others, and for study - chrome, but with ...
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I have a laptop and a separate screen I plugged via HDMI what I want to do that I use the laptop screen for workspace1 and external screen for workspace2 this may explain butter: each workspace will ...
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I am using Ubuntu 22.04 with Pop OS (Gnome-based) with multiple desktops. Currently, I have the following default behavior when I launch an application (either from the terminal or a desktop shortcut):...
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I have installed same version of aws workspace on an archlinux with gnome and also on a pc with ubuntu In the unbuntu pc I am able to copy paste text in and out of the aws workspace where as in the ...
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I need to change the name of a workspace on a remote machine. I've looked at the documentation for xfconf-query and I've managed to list the workspace names using xfconf-query -c xfwm4 -p /general/...
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