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Linux is a family of open source Unix-like operating systems based on the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released on September 17, 1991 by Linus Torvalds. Linux is typically packaged in a Linux distribution (or distro for short).

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Why tile? (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I feel like my eyes can only look at one thing at a time. I just have shortcuts to switch between programs.

Why do you prefer using a tiling WM and how do you use the tiling functionality in your workflow?

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

¯\_(ツ)_/¯ whatever works for you, but that sounds painful to me. Why is only using the center of the screen so important?

I'll clarify that I only use the more complicated layouts on my big monitor at home; when I am on a laptop it's single window or side-by-side for the most part.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago

I am just a regular user but on a smaller screen ie. 13 inch 1440x900 I just have a single maximized window visible even if I have multiple apps open like web browser because I can't see anything if I have multiple windows.