Plasma allows you to have multiple desktops on your computer.

Virtual desktops are helpful to keep tasks organized and avoid clutter. For example, you could have one virtual desktop for work, one for school, and one for personal use.

Plasma arranges virtual desktops in a grid. You can configure the rows of the grid to suit your needs.

Solus Plasma has one virtual desktop and one row by default.

Configure virtual desktops

  1. In the System Settings screen, go to Workspace > Workspace Behavior > Virtual Desktops.
  2. Define the number of rows in the grid.
  3. Create a new virtual desktop.
    • Click Add.
    • (Optional) Click the Rename button to change the name of the virtual desktop.
  4. Repeat the previous step to add multiple virtual desktops.

  1. (Optional) Configure the behavior of the virtual desktops.

    • Navigation wraps around: Lets you cycle through your virtual desktops in a loop using keyboard shortcuts or mouse gestures.
    • Show animation when switching: Displays animations when switching between virtual desktops.
    • Show on-screen display when switching: Displays the name of the current desktop when switching between desktops.
    • Show desktop layout indicators: Displays the virtual desktop grid when you switch between desktops.

  2. Click Apply.