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Desktop Deep Dive

or macOS, Ubuntu at first glance appears dramatically different. But don’t worry, soon it will feel just like home. Your first port of call might be the Applications menu, which you can access by clicking in the top left of the screen, or by pressing the Super (Windows) key. This shows any running applications, or if there aren’t any it will show frequently used ones. So the first time you click it this view will be barren. You’ll find a grid of installed applications by clicking in the bottom right, so have a nose around

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