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From: Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid>
Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.misc
Subject: Re: What programs do you make sure are installed on a new Linux
 install?
Date: Thu, 11 Jul 2024 05:53:16 -0000 (UTC)
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On 11 Jul 2024 04:05:42 GMT, rbowman wrote:

> On Wed, 10 Jul 2024 22:22:07 -0000 (UTC), Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:
> 
>> On 10 Jul 2024 19:12:48 GMT, rbowman wrote:
>> 
>>> I was very happy when MS finally got around to multiple virtual
>>> desktops. Most Windows users don't even know what I'm talking about.
>> 
>> Probably because they still don’t work right. On Windows, they require
>> cooperation from the app in order to work. On *nix systems, they don’t.
> 
> They're better than the third party attempts at least.

Proprietary GUIs are just never designed to be customizable.