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Don't forget one of Linux's best features: How to use multiple workspaces

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Windows users have long been jealous of workspaces—also called virtual desktops or multiple desktops—on Linux. But many Linux desktops have hidden this feature by default in recent years. Soon, Windows users will have multiple desktop workspaces enabled by default—and many Linux users won’t. That’s crazy! Virtual desktops have long been one of the standout features of the Linux desktop, and it shouldn’t be lost. Here’s how you can get started with workspaces on Ubuntu’s Unity or another desktop environment today.

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BFM ·
What the author is really complaining about are UIs like Unity and Gnome3 Shell. They mimic cellphone and tablet interfaces but do not make very efficient use of screen real estate afforded by large flat-screen monitors. Adding access to multiple desktops only marginally improves this basic problem. He should select from a group of desktops like Cinnamon, Mate, KDE, Xfce, and a couple of others. That will give him a selection of various weight desktops. More important, any one of them will let him use a workstation as a workstation.
CFWhitman ·
I believe the author talks about how to add workspaces in Cinnamon as well as Unity. I've never used Unity or Gnome 3 Shell, but I've pretty much always used workspaces in Linux, even when I was on IceWM, Fluxbox, or Openbox. Since I started using Linux and got used to workspaces, I've always really missed them when I was forced to use Windows. Previous efforts to put workspaces in Windows didn't really work right. I wonder if this new one will.
flufferbeer ·
@BFM,

>> What the author is really complaining about are UIs like Unity and Gnome3 Shell. They mimic cellphone and tablet interfaces ......

Yeah, and the Loonity UI is yet another of $huttleworth2much's desire to have one-size-fits-all for all devices under the [non-Oracle] Sun.

2c

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