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I use CLI in Windows all day long, but I don't expect normies to have to learn it.

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[–] MimicJar@lemmy.world 4 points 4 days ago (1 children)

You can also setup custom dirs, https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/XDG_user_directories

All of mine (except Desktop) point to "$HOME/downloads"

[–] timbuck2themoon@sh.itjust.works 1 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Im halfway to grey beard at this point but didn't know this. Thanks.

[–] Bookmeat@lemmy.world 1 points 3 days ago (1 children)

That's because modern desktops (looking at you, Gnome) have decided that discoverability isn't worth their time. They want empty, pretty interfaces with minimal functionality.

[–] timbuck2themoon@sh.itjust.works 1 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

I use gnome and love it so not sure how that at all even relates here.

It's completely irrelevant to your de.