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GNOME desktop can mimic Windows with new Simple-taskbar extension

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The GNOME desktop environment can be customized to resemble Microsoft Windows through a new extension called Simple-taskbar. This extension allows users to replicate the Windows taskbar experience within GNOME. Additionally, the article mentions that the Flashback desktop environment offers a similar Windows-like interface without requiring extensions. AI

RANK_REASON The article discusses a new extension for a desktop environment, which falls under the category of software tooling.

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GNOME desktop can mimic Windows with new Simple-taskbar extension

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  1. The Register — AI TIER_1 English(EN) ·

    GNOME can look like Windows – and Flashback can do it without extensions

    New 'Simple-taskbar' is an option, but there's a simpler, stabler way

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