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# Ubuntu Workspace Customization
- URL: https://blog.novaugust.net/ubuntu-workspace-customization/
- Published: 2012-02-16T13:58:46.000Z
- Updated: 2012-07-03T11:59:23.000Z
- Author: Matt Enlow
- Tags: Smarts, post, ubuntu, workspace, #Import 2026-06-21 14:43

I took my little baby netbook to the lab today and found a lovely cable to hook up it to a 21" monitor with. The transition messed with some of my screen settings, and it took me a little bit of searching to find where in ubuntu the number of workspaces could be altered, along with the number of rows and columns to display them in. So, for the next time I do this to myself, or for any interested, here's where you can find it.

As with pretty much all desktop settings in Ubuntu, you start off by running

> gconf-editor

in a command line. In there, you navigate to 

> /apps/compiz/general/screen0/options

[![](http://www.novaugust.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/gconf-editor-workspace-settings-700x582.png "gconf-editor workspace settings")](http://www.novaugust.net/blog/2012/02/ubuntu-workspace-customization/gconf-editor-workspace-settings/?ref=blog.novaugust.net) 

From there, edit the *hsize*, *vsize*, and aptly named *number\_of\_desktops* to your heart's content.

[![](http://www.novaugust.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/my-workspace-settings-700x393.png)](http://www.novaugust.net/blog/2012/02/ubuntu-workspace-customization/my-workspace-settings/?ref=blog.novaugust.net)

[](http://www.novaugust.net/blog/2012/02/ubuntu-workspace-customization/my-workspace-settings/?ref=blog.novaugust.net) My workspace setup on Ubuntu 10.04