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Re:Reasons to prefer Linux over Windows (2014) by fctorial on Sunday November 15, 2020 @07:15PM (#25106387)
Chrome apps?
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Re:Reasons to prefer Linux over Windows (2014) by est31 on Sunday November 15, 2020 @07:27PM (#25106472)
.lnk files. Or on Linux, .desktop files. Can contain an URL. You click it, a browser opens. The tech is decades old at this point.
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Re:Reasons to prefer Linux over Windows (2014) by mixmastamyk on Sunday November 15, 2020 @08:33PM (#25106963)
I believe he meant an icon for the running window, not one on the desktop or menu.
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