Questions tagged [screen]
Video and resolution shown by the monitor. Do NOT use this tag for GNU SCREEN.
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Distortion during window-resizing, typing in the address bar of firefox and in other places
I'm facing a screen distortion problem, when I'm trying to resize a window. It can be a window of any application, like file manager, VLC, Firefox, anything.
The distortions happen in flashes, like ...
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Autorotation screen doesn't work after installing Ubuntu 23.04
Before installing Ubuntu 23.04, on my Lenovo laptop the autorotation property works and the button to enable and disable this property appears on the top right menu. I can rotate the screen and the ...
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Turn off screen Ubuntu Server on Surface Pro 4
I am running Ubuntu Server 22.04 on a Surface Pro 4 and I would like to turn off the screen after the server boots (or reboots). Currently, the only way I can do this is by running the command setterm ...
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By accident I removed Desktop folder in Gnome desktop. Now I see all folders and files from ~/home on my desktop screen
I was doing some "house kipping" aka deleting some ancient files and folders to free the space on my disk. I worked in Doublecmd and somehow marked the Desktop folder. After deleting ...
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Screen brightness stuck at maximum
My Samsung laptop (series 7 Chronos, Radeon graphics, Core i5) came originally with Windows 8. When upgraded to Windows 10 the display brightness became stuck at maximum. The function keys also became ...
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Convertible laptop screen does not autorotate in Kubuntu
I have a HP x360 14a Chromebook (BLOOGUARD), and it supports automatic screen rotation in tablet mode in ChromeOS.
I installed Kubuntu 23.04 using MrChromebox.tech UEFI. How to enable automatic screen ...
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my screen goes black after 30 seconds of inactivity in Ubuntu 22.04
My screen goes black after 30 seconds of inactivity and when I press a key, it shows where it was and does not need any password. This problem won't occur when I use it for watching videos in ...
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Miracast: Ubuntu 18.04 > SmartTV
I own a SmartTV from Thomson that supports "Miracast" for "Screen Mirroring", and I have successfull tested it on Android-Device.
Now my question is what software I need in Ubuntu 18.04 to mirror the ...
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How to record the screen and webcam at the same time?
Is there a program for Ubuntu that can capture your screen and your webcam at the same time?
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Removing the splash screen on shutdown an startup. I want to be able to see the processes
I know this has been asked but on slightly different terms. I would like to remove it so that I can see the code behind. Not one off but every time it is shutdown and started.
Thaknk you in advance.
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Ubuntu 18.04.01 LTS No Screen Sharing Option
Under settings, sharing there is no option for Screen Sharing however on another machine with exactly the same image there is an option for Screen Sharing. Any assistance would be appreciated.
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How do I send a literal F6/etc. in byobu?
In a byobu screen, I ssh'ed into another computer and launched byobu on that computer. Now, I have byobu within byobu.
How can I send byobu keystrokes (F2, F3, F6, etc) to the inner byobu rather ...
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Ubuntu 20.04 VM always resizes screen to default size when booting
I have installed ubuntu 20.04 on virtualbox 6.0.20 and I have installed guest additions.
The issue is that if I resize the screen resolution to whatever size, even to predefined resolutions, it will ...
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Lubuntu 14.04 - Disable screen saver....for real this time?
I know this has been asked multiple times. I have tried multiple things, however nothing I seem to do stick. I am trying to disable the screen saver/screen blanking on Lubuntu 14.04. I've tried the ...
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Black screen flickering after update to 22.04
I've been using 20.04 and I updated to 22.04. After a few days a black flickering appears randomly, it's very annoying and it didn't happen before. Any idea what might be the cause?
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Disabling touch screen only temporarily [duplicate]
My touchscreen is cracked, so the pointer continuously clicks on the cracked area. That prevents me from using the computer normally.
I have tried the xinput disable 'ELAN Touchscreen' command, and ...
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`xcalib -i -a` controls only one of two screens - can it control both?
I am using 2 screens, and wish to invert the colors on both of them without using compiz (I'm using gnome shell).
I can use xcalib -invert -alter as suggested in this question, but it only inverts ...
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Ubuntu 16.10 screen flicker after monitor wake up
In Ubuntu 16.10, when my monitors wake up on my 3rd generation Intel Core i7 laptop (HD 4000 graphics), I get flickering on both my built in laptop screen and my external display. It goes away when I ...
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Shortcut for Resolution Change using NVIDIA
Back several ubuntu versions ago I could resize the screen using Ctrl + Alt + - (For higher resolution) OR Ctrl + Alt + + (For lower resolution).
Now they do not seem to work. How can I add them again ...
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Black screen problem in Ubuntu 22.04
I am using Ubuntu 22.04 LTS on my Dell laptop with [intel core i3 processor, amd-64 architecture, inbuilt graphics]. Recently I have updated my laptop to Ubuntu 22.04 from 20.04.
After installing, it ...
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Blank screen after locking screen
I just updated my Xubuntu 14.10 desktop to 15.04 and I'm having the following issue:
When I lock my computer (or when the inactivity timer locks it for me), the screen goes blank and I cannot get ...
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Ubuntu screen goes black after loading youtube
While loading YouTube videos on Ubuntu 14.4 my screen goes black and yet everything still works, lights on the keyboard and the video plays. No amount of pressing buttons (ctrl+alt+f1, power button, ...
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Terrible screen tearing on Ubuntu 14.04 LTS with Nvidia proprietary driver [closed]
So I installed Ubuntu about a week ago after finally getting around to sorting out my partitions. Everything has gone great except that I get screen tearing on anything that goes fullscreen. I've ...
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Mirror single window
Is there a way to mirror a single window on my screens?
I want to mirror just one window between two screens, not the whole monitor.
At the moment I am using Ubuntu 15.10.
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cannot move cursor to external monitor
I just connected my external monitor and it all works fine. I tested this even in windows. But on ubuntu I cannot take the cursor to the external monitor. It just doesn't move there and it gets stuck ...
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Adding a virtual screen to xorg.conf 11.04 (third display over vnc)
I currently have an nvidia gtx470 with 2 x 22" 1920x1080 displays on twinview.
Since I have a spare laptop (old but works) and screen (22" 1680x1050).
A vnc server would be set up (viewonly) to the ...
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How can I draw selection rectangle on screen for my script?
I am trying to make a simple screencasting bash script. I want to get screen selection coordinates by drawing a red rectangle with mouse. I can use xdotools to get coordinates but how can I draw ...
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Ubuntu 22.04.2 - Screen flickering / glitches
I've been struggling with that for the last week. I've checked similar questions, and the proposed solutions worked only for a moment or reduced the glitches, but they didn't fix the issue. Also, I ...
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Maintain terminal session after reboot?
I recently installed and started using guake terminal. I really enjoy the way it keeps terminal sessions active after closing the window, however whenever I reboot I have to rerun some of the tabs ...
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Screensaver/blanking problem
I have upgraded to 12.10 and then downgraded again to 12.04 LTS because of the screensaver or screen blanking problem. After 10-12 minutes the screen goes black/blank when i dont do anything (idle). I ...
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How to record desktop with audio on ffmpeg
My code is:
ffmpeg -y -f x11grab -f alsa -i hw:0 -framerate 30 -video_size 1600x900 -i :0.0+0,0 -c:v libx264 -pix_fmt yuv420p -qp 0 -preset ultrafast moetoVideo.avi
but i get this error:
Guessed ...
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Can you help me write a script to set a new default brightness for the screen/keyboard after login?
On my Macbook Pro Ubuntu alsways boots with...
keyboard brightness at maximum illumination
screen brightness at maximum illumination
...both which I need almost never during normal usage.
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Redshift/Flux/brightness-controller Stopped Working
I haven't used Ubuntu 16.04 LTS on my laptop for a while. Today, after I performed a system upgrade, it seems that neither Redshift nor Flux is able to change the screen color anymore. There's just ...
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random event changes screen brightness automatically
I'm a new Ubuntu user, installed Ubuntu 16.04 (on my MSI laptop) a couple of days ago, and I've loved it so far but there's something that's been bothering me... the screen brightness changes randomly....
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Laptop screen doesn't work after standby - hit or miss [closed]
I have an Acer Aspire 5750 and if i let my computer sit for 4hrs - 48 hrs, when i open up the laptop lid, my screen is black. The computer is still on, but it won't wake up.
I use Ctrl+Alt+L to lock ...
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Ubuntu 18.04 go dim despite it's turn off
I have turned off dim screen when inactive, but it doesn't work. I even checked via gsettings get org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.power idle-dim if it's really turned off, and the command says, that ...
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change Kubuntu laptop display scale
I' ve install the kubuntu 18.04 into my HP ZHAN 99 G1. At first it display in 1080P and have no scaling(maybe, because it have tiny logo and tiny font), but after I have tried to install latest Nvidia ...
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How to increase the screen brightness control sensitivity?
In Ubuntu 13.04, when I use the keyboard hotkeys to control my screen brightness, I only get 5 steps to go from the darkest to the brightest level, for a total of 6 levels.
However, I noticed a ...
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Is there any screen recorder with zoom functionality?
I have Kazam as screen recorder, but it does not have real-time zoom functionality. On youtube, I saw some videos recorded under ubuntu and they are zooming in-out while recording. Do you have any ...
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A Weird GUI Problem With GNOME Programs
My Ubuntu OS' version is 18.04.1 LTS.
When I start gedit, this is the result gedit screenshot:
Same problem arises with GNOME Calculator:
I think some things wrong with GNOME programs. I wish to ...
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Can't adjust brightness on a HP Pavillion Dv3
I can not adjust the screen brightness on my HP Pavillion Dv3-2154ca, using Ubuntu 11.10. My Fn-f7/f8 keys don't work (they just show a changing screen brightness bar, with no effect), and adjusting '...
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After system update, screen size very small
Please help! I am pretty "newb" to linux and have no idea what to do.
I got the message "your system must reboot to complete updates" (or similar). After rebooting I am greeted with a giant login ...
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My screen turns off when I watch movies on YouTube [duplicate]
When I use VLC or other media player, I can watch the movie until the end without touching the PC. If I watch a movie on YouTube using Chromium or Firefox my screen will turn off as is set in System ...
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How do I stop the lock screen from dimming to black?
I've spent a ton of time searching for this on Google, and I still can't seem to find it. Please read fully before answering, because the majority of the answers I'm finding are about preventing ...
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How to run scripts on screen sleep / wake
I'm wondering how to run a script when the screen times out and when it wakes. I am not talking about hibernate or suspend, but only when the screen turns off.
The reason is I have a LED keyboard and ...
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Ubuntu 22.04 after update screen brightness control disappeared from the bar and brightness is at 100%
I have Ubuntu 22.04.3 LTS running in my Dynabook laptop Intel i7-1165G7 as my daily development machine.
Today, back to work after a few days of vacation, I did sudo apt update and sudo apt upgrade.
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Variant on the NotWakingUpAfterSuspend problem
I looked at many posts about this problem, but I could not find one that solved mine.
After I suspend or sleep my computer, it wakes up. I know because CtrlAltF1 shows me a console. But my desktop ...
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How to share Ubuntu desktop screen to a smart TV?
Is there any software I can install in Ubuntu desktop 16.04 to enable sharing screen to a smart TV just like in Windows? How to install and configure it?
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Screen refresh/display problem in Xubuntu 14.04
I have just installed Xubuntu 14.04 as a dual boot on a desk top (Pentium R 4 CPU, 2.66 GHZ, 2G RAM) running XP home edition. In some situations when in Xubuntu I am having what seem to be screen ...
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Clean install of Ubuntu 14.04 - Screen goes black after login, but mouse works
Disclaimer there are MANY questions on this topic and none of them apply to my situation.
Note the following:
The system previously ran Ubuntu 12.04 Desktop 32bit without issue.
This is a clean ...