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I've recently updated Ubuntu 16 to Ubuntu 18.

I like the new GUI, but I would like to know how to move the workspace selector to the left of the screen, just below the Activities button.

I installed and use the gnome-tweaks GUI, but I wasn't able to find the solution to this problem.

pomsky
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Guillermo García López
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  • Can you clarify what you mean with the Workspace selector, eventually using a screenshot? Sure you are using the standard Ubunt version with the Gnome Desktop and not a derivative such as Ubuntu Mate or Xubuntu, which have workspace selectors on the bars? If you use another version, indicate it in your post. Or do you refer to the workspace selector that appears in the Activities overview? – vanadium May 25 '19 at 03:54

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If indeed you are using standard Ubuntu, and are referring to the workspace selector that appears on the right of the screen when you click the Activities button or press the Super key, then most probably you will like the Gnome Shell extension Workspaces to Dock. In first instance, this extension was designed to show the workspace selector as a dock on the desktop, similar as how the popular extension Dash to Dock (and also the Ubuntu Dock) turn the dash into a dock on the workspace.

To suit your preferences, you can configure the Workspaces dock to be on the left side of the screen. You will then need to move the Dock to the right or the bottom of the screen. However, Workspaces to Dock includes also functionality of the Dock, so you could eliminate the Dock and control both workspaces and applications from a single dock to the left of the screen. There are many options to control the feel, look and behaviour of the dock.

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