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Ubuntu/ Gnome : Open an application in a specific workspace

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Mar 15, 202625771 views
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Problem

How do tell an application to open in a specific workspace? More info: I like to have my C++ IDE in workspace 2, my Java IDE in workspace 3, and my email, browser and miscellaneous in workspace four. I also use a shell script that executes upon log in: Of course currently it all opens in the curren…

Error Output

#!/bin/bash
gnome-terminal & # WS 1
netbeans-6-9-1 & # WS2
qtcreator-2-0-1 & # WS 3
firefox & # WS 4
thunderbird & # WS 4

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Fix for: Ubuntu/ Gnome : Open an application in a specific workspace

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I have tried the tool and found that the easiest solution that worked for me is to move window with the following command: Note that the workspace numbers starts from 0. Last you can move to your preferred workspace with the command:

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