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Is there a Linux window manager that allows separate virtual desktops (workspaces) on separate monitors?

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Mar 15, 202615501 views
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For instance, in Gnome, I can set up multiple Gnome workspaces. But when I add a second monitor, all I get is my current workspace extended onto the second monitor. I hate it. Every time I run a full screen application I lose the second monitor, and have to go re-enable the stretched desktop after …

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Awesome Window Manager has this functionality. I use it, though only on a single screen, but the entire WM seems to be built around the idea of multiple screens. If you edit the rc.lua configuration file, you can specify different sets of workspaces…

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