Questions tagged [display-settings]
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How to turn off a display in Console/Boot Screen only
I'm having some trouble configuring my laptop's displays to behave as desired. My laptop is an ASUS Zenbook ux535, and it has an additional screen built into the touchpad. On Windows, this screen is ...
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How can I use an MST split screen (Dell UP2414Q) as a single screen on Linux and Wayland?
I'm trying to use a Dell UP2414Q screen on Linux. This is a 24" 4K display. Because it's an early use of 4K technology, the screen uses multi stream transport (MST) over the Displayport cable, ...
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Portable 2nd Laptop Monitor with Xubuntu
I recently purchased a YXK 15.6” portable display on Amazon. It has a usb-c to usb-c cable connection and also a hdmi to a smaller hdmi cable connection option.
When I connect it via usb-c to my MSI ...
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Running fedora 41 and need to cap the max refresh rate at n hz, 60 specifically
I have Wayland running which also uses Mutter. I have been searching for quite a while and can't find anyway to lock this in.
The reason I need this done is when I shut my laptop, or other random ...
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How can I re-enable my Steam Deck display in Desktop Mode?
I followed the instructions in this post to disable my Steam Deck's display when in Desktop Mode which is basically the following:
by going into settings > display configuration > device (...
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Reflect x-axis (mirror screen) on Linux tty without GUI and without xrandr -x
I want to run old computers without GUI.
If I use the command xrandr -x in a Linux system (with GUI),
the whole screen is reflected (mirrored) around the Y-axis
(along the X-axis).
So text is mirror-...
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How to change screen scale in Debian 12 using MATE desktop environment?
I recently just created a virtual machine in VMware Player with the OS. Debian 12 and the MATE desktop environment (with X11 window manager). The problem I have is regarding the resolution and scaling ...
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debian xfce screen resolution reverts randomly and after suspend
I've come over to Debian from Ubuntu - great!
I'm using xfce4 as the desktop environment.
One issue is my chosen screen resolution reverts to a default - both randomly while I'm on the PC (just ...
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Command that spits out exact display mode used? (Including DSC, chroma subsampling, etc.)
Are there any commands out there that will tell me something like:
Current display mode: 3840x2160, 120Hz, 10-bit, YCbCr422 (DSC unsupported)
Available display modes:
* 3840x2160, 120Hz, 8-bit, RGB444
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How can I deactivate the lock screen on Linux Mint 21.2 Cinnamon?
I am just setting up a media center based on Linux Mint 21.2 Cinnamon and have created a user with restricted rights. As the system is to be controlled during operation, it should not go into sleep ...
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Avoid the fluxbox slit taskbar side panel auto hide
This is my question: how to configure the Fluxbox slit side panel (taskbar which contains dockable apps) for avoiding to auto-hide?
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How to check whether my Vestel TV is in standby mode? (X11, HDMI)
I would like to automatically change my xrandr settings depending on whether my second monitor (a Smart TV) is switched on or off.
No check or utility that I could think of could differentiate between ...
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How to force all new windows to open in primary monitor on GNOME?
I am currently using two monitors side-by-side with my Linux desktop running GNOME. I have been using the Join Displays option to make the most out of my space. As time progressed new windows started ...
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How to resolves output HDMI-1 not found on LInux Mint 20.2, cannot setup dual screen
I recently installed Linux Mint on my machine. However, I'm currently facing an issue with setting up a dual-screen configuration. I have connected my second monitor using an HDMI cable, but it is not ...
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Is there any way to generate `monitors.xml` programmatically?
I use a script in order to setup my system in an unattended fashion.
On my last reinstall, I've found that the file ~/.config/monitors.xml is not created automatically. While I can create it by ...
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