How to re-enable workspaces on Ubuntu 13.04 Raring Ringtail

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enableworkspacesCanonical (the makers of Ubuntu) decided to remove the highly useful workspaces on default Ubuntu installations. But have no fear, this guide re-enables the workspaces within a minute or so.

It’s actually a lot easier than i thought, so ignore below and just open Settings -> Appearance and click on Behavior. Now you can re-enable workspaces with the “Enable Workspaces”-checkbox.

I’ve also updated the screenshot to better illustrate this.

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First off we need to install unity-tweak-tool, either click on the link or type in the following commands in a Terminal (Ctrl + Alt + T)

sudo apt-get install unity-tweak-tool

Now open unity-tweak-tool using the Terminal:

unity-tweak-tool

In the window, click the “Workspace Settings”-icon (check the picture above) and flip “Workspace Switcher” to “On”.

Workspaces have now been re-enabled on your machine and it’s a persistent settings, so you don’t need to redo this if you reboot your machine.

Tommie Podzemski

Building software for close to 30 years. Chief Product Officer at Yalta, and through my own company TomPod AB I build and run a portfolio of smaller products. I write here about development, product and running things.

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