Sadly, GNOME so far does not support switching desktop in circulated mode. Super (Windows Logo key) + PageUp/PageDown to switch left/right.Ctrl+Alt+Left/Right to switch left or right desktop.Desktop thumbnails appear only when there are 3 or more desktops in automatic mode, or 2 or more in static mode.Ī keyboard shortcut key can be more efficient to make a desktop switch. Or, click the big desktop space in left or right to switch desktop. In that screen, user can either do mouse click to select desktop via the thumbnails under search box. Switch desktop via Overviewīy clicking on top-left “ Activities“, or hit Super (Windows logo key) on keyboard will open the overview screen. There are a few ways to switch desktops in GNOME: mouse clicks, keyboard shortcut, and touchpad gestures. Or increase number to have up to 36 desktops.įor Debian 11 or old Ubuntu with Gnome 3.x, install & use Gnome Tweaks to configure the settings in Workspaces tab. There, you may set number to 1 to disable multiple desktops. Then, navigate to “ Multitasking” in left, and enable “ Fixed number of workspaces” in right. In case you want to set a static number of desktops, open “ Settings” (aka Gnome Control Center) from system menu. Meaning GNOME creates and retrieves desktop automatically to keep only one more empty desktop as a standby!
When you close or move out all app windows from a desktop, it remove the desktop automatically. It automatically creates new desktop when your create or move an app window in the second desktop. The GNOME Desktop by default has 2 desktops.
#Ubuntu change workspace how to
Here, I’m going to show you how to create and use workspaces in GNOME desktops. In Linux, these virtual desktops are called workspaces. Most operating systems today have multiple desktops support! Which, can help grouping app windows in different virtual screens to improve user workflow. This is a beginner’s guide shows how to add new desktops and switch among them in Ubuntu, Fedora Workstation, and other Linux with GNOME Desktop, such as Debian, Manjaro.
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