Do you feel like your Ubuntu desktop turns messy the moment you open more than a few apps? Always dragging windows around, hoping to keep things a little more organized?
Well, you’re not alone. By default, Ubuntu uses a customized version of the GNOME desktop environment, which believes in simplicity above all else, which means: fewer buttons, fewer options, and a heavy push toward Workspaces.
GNOME wants you to treat each workspace as a neat little desk, with only one or two windows on it, but if you’re like me, that feels too limiting. I prefer a desktop where I control my windows, not the other way around, and that’s where GNOME Extensions come in handy.
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