Assign applications to desktop

How can I assign applications to open on specific desktops? i used spaces but seems it's gone
I still have the applications i used to have assigned to different spaces now assigned to desktops
but how can i cinfigure it now? how come when i change the desktop backgriund i have to to it in every different desktop?
Thanks

Go to the Desktop you want to use. Right-click the application's icon in the Dock. Select Options > Assign To > This Desktop.
Desktops can have different backgrounds, if you want. A new Desktop get the same background as Desktop 1, until you change it. But changing a background only applies to the current Desktop.

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